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.

Trains > Cars

Why do working-class New Yorkers hate congestion pricing so much?

Fuego

About 16 percent of the firefighters battling the blazes in Southern California are incarcerated.

Over 8,000 Gone in 2024

Extreme weather events likely fueled by the climate crisis killed at least 8,381 people in 2024, according to my original data analysis.

Holiday Blues

I'm resting ahead of the new year. I hope you are, too.

All We Do Is Win, Win, Win

OK, maybe that's not always true — but let's take some time to celebrate the wins, yeah?