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.

Stay Open

Donald Trump will be president again. We cannot succumb to despair.

You Can't Escape the Flames

I saw a wildfire burning while at a wedding upstate. It won't be long until the flames come for us all.

Protect Whom?

As world leaders gather in Colombia in an effort to save biodiversity, how are they factoring in the people already dying to protect it?

Love/Hate

The U.S. has a love-hate relationship with immigrants. In the face of climate catastrophe, they deserve so much more.

Under Water

Extreme weather events often leave women and their children especially vulnerable to their abusers.