Climate + Data
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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
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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.
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We’re running out of time to flatten the curve — for climate change
These charts show how quickly we have to act.
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As coronavirus ravages Louisiana, ‘cancer alley’ residents haven’t given up the fight against polluters
As coronavirus ravages Louisiana, 'cancer alley' residents haven't given up the fight against polluters
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Fertilizer is a major pollutant. Why doesn’t the government regulate it as one?
Fertilizer is a major pollutant. Why doesn't the government regulate it as one?
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We broke down the last decade of climate change in 7 charts
Where did the past 10 years get us? These seven charts below begin to hint at an answer to that question.