Inside Climate

China is the largest producer and exporter of cars in the world, but you won’t find its vehicles on U.S. streets, due to tariffs that have made them virtually impossible to import. Travel to places like Mexico, Argentina, and many European countries and you’ll quickly notice the prevalence of Chinese cars, especially electric vehicles. Now, Canada is the next destination: The country has significantly decreased tariffs ...

As Climate Week NYC kicks off on Sept. 20, Inside Climate host Jake Bolster speaks to U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and asks why so many Democrats are leaning away from climate messaging at a time when the fossil fuel industry’s influence is dramatically reshaping federal policy. If Democrats regain control of the Senate in the 2026 midterm elections, Whitehouse could take a leadership role on the Judiciary Com...

Environmental regulations, particularly pertaining to the oil and gas industry, have undergone a dramatic overhaul during President Donald Trump’s second administration. To understand how the rollbacks are impacting people, Inside Climate News investigated a jet fuel pipeline spill that has tainted the drinking water source for more than 200 homes in Pennsylvania. Nearly two years since the spill was discovered, homeowners co...

This summer’s punishing heat waves have forced many people to run their air conditioners more frequently, causing utility bills to climb. U.S. residential energy costs have risen by 30 percent in the last five years as energy-hungry technology like AI and aging infrastructure add stress to an over-worked electric grid. The problem is particularly bad in Alabama, a state with high poverty rates and a utility with the highest a...

Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, commonly referred to as CAFOs, are the backbone of America’s livestock industry. The majority of the beef, pork and chicken products Americans buy are raised and fattened at these facilities. Billions of animals are housed at these operations, which generate well over a billion tons of manure each year. These factory farms foul water, wreck the lives of neighbors and are a significant s...

Sloth World imported more than 60 wild sloths from the tropical forests of South America and was due to open in Orlando, Florida, sometime in 2026. The company billed itself as the world’s “only slotharium” that was “dedicated to sloth education.” It had already begun selling tickets, but before it opened, Inside Climate News discovered dozens of sloths were dying under its care. The reaction was swift...

No city in the United States has ever run out of water, but Corpus Christi, Texas, came dangerously close earlier this year, due to severe drought and water-intensive industrial activity. Could the city have been more prepared if it had included appropriate climate forecasting into future water planning? Why hasn’t more been done to provide viable solutions, like a desalination facility? Texas-based ICN reporters Dylan Baddou...

Welcome to Inside Climate, a new podcast from the staff of Inside Climate News. As the ICN newsroom grows and expands, so is its reporting. For the show’s debut episode, co-host Kiley Price sits down with ICN founder and publisher David Sassoon to talk about how ICN has changed since it first launched in 2007. Sassoon gives the inside scoop on what it was like winning the Pulitzer Prize in 2013, and how the newsroom aims to a...

Something new and exciting is coming from our newsroom, and you’re getting a sneak peek:

INSIDE CLIMATE
A podcast from Inside Climate News

Inside Climate is hosted by ICN reporters Jake Bolster and Kiley Price, who delve into top headlines with colleagues across the country—countering misinformation, exposing environmental injustices and scrutinizing solutions.

This new podcast replaces ICN Sunda...