Yessenia Funes

Yessenia Funes

Yessenia Funes is a journalist covering climate and environmental justice. She is editor-at-large of Atmos, an independent magazine. She's written for The Guardian, Vogue, and more.

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.

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.