Yessenia Funes

Yessenia Funes

Yessenia Funes is an environmental journalist telling stories of society's most oppressed. She's been published in The Guardian, Yale Climate Connections, The Verge, Vox, and more. Think of this newsletter as a digital postcard from a friend.

Going Dark

My reporting led me to look at my own privacy practices — something we should all be more careful about now.

The Infinitely Sacred

I interview author and cartoonist Madeleine Jubilee Saito about her debut comic collection and the role art plays in securing climate justice.

Field Notes From Altadena

I'm in Southern California to learn about wildfires. The flames will return, so how do people prepare?

On Trial

The company behind the Dakota Access oil pipeline has hit Greenpeace with a $300 million lawsuit. The long-awaited trial kicked off this week.