Climate + Data

Climate change spans borders and generations. It’s big and complex, and for all these reasons, it can be difficult to wrap our heads around. Our data journalism desk helps make the complex more legible. Through data reporting and data visualization, we dive deep into climate change, environmental justice, and climate solutions data — only coming up for air when we’ve got some interesting findings to share.

In This Series

Dying oil companies’ parting gift: millions in cleanup costs

One Texas oil and gas company left the state responsible for almost $10 million after its 2019 bankruptcy.

Naveena Sadasivam Science
The art of repeal: illustrating Trump’s toxic legacy — and Biden’s daunting task ahead

Illustrating Trump’s toxic legacy — and Biden’s daunting task ahead…

Clayton Aldern Politics
Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia pledged to slash emissions. They failed.

In a decade full of big talk and epic battles, climate action fizzled in Cascadia.

Peter Fairley Science
6 reasons 2020 wasn’t as bad for climate change as you thought

Even during a global pandemic, with powerful forces working against it, momentum toward a less fiery future kept pace.

Emily Pontecorvo & Zoya Teirstein Science
The EPA cut back enforcement during COVID. These researchers are assessing the damage.

“Pollution affected deaths, at least in the short term, by causing existing COVID-19 cases to worsen.”…

Naveena Sadasivam Climate & Energy
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Extreme heat is worse in redlined neighborhoods

As you move through a city, you probably notice summer heat can be a lot worse depending on which neighborhood…

Rachel Ramirez Equity
Texas relaxed environmental enforcement during the pandemic, state data show

A Grist analysis found that Texas pursued 20 percent fewer violations of environmental laws after its stay-at-home order, compared to…

Naveena Sadasivam Climate & Energy
Pennsylvania regulators promised to keep an eye on polluters during the pandemic. They’re struggling.

Inspections of oil, gas, and mining in Pennsylvania have dropped off by 70 percent since the COVID-19 shutdown.

Naveena Sadasivam Climate & Energy
We’re running out of time to flatten the curve — for climate change

These charts show how quickly we have to act.

Clayton Aldern Science