And So It Begins
Donald Trump promised chaos, and he's not disappointing. Plus: an original playlist we can all listen and cry to together.
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.
Imagine We Win
Here's an excerpt from this year's winner for Grist's cli-fi project Imagine 2200.
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.