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.

2024 in Books

12 Dec 2024 7 min read

Here are the books I've read this year. Or at least the ones I can remember reading!

Chasing Gold

05 Dec 2024 6 min read

It's official: Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele wants to reverse the country's mining ban. Activists are promising a fight.

I (We) Deserve It All

28 Nov 2024 6 min read

It's hard to feel gratitude after yet another failed COP, but we've got to try, right?

In My Head, Neurons Blaze

21 Nov 2024 5 min read

A stream of thoughts from yours truly — on history, weather, and how they all come together.

Fuck Paradise

14 Nov 2024 5 min read

I choose hardship. I choose creative imagination. I choose soul.