HEATED A newsletter for people who are pissed off about the climate crisis.
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Climate coverage is shrinking. We're expanding it.by Emily Atkin on February 26, 2026Announcing a new weekly video podcast!
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Sam Alito has an oil money problemby Emily Atkin on February 25, 2026
Nearly 30 percent of Alito’s individual stock portfolio is directly tied to fossil fuels.
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Trump is wiping out all climate regulation. Big Oil may regret it.by Julia Kane on February 10, 2026
For decades, oil majors fought climate regulation. Now, they’re afraid Trump’s extreme rollbacks could leave them on the hook to pay for what they’ve done.
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Actually, I do know how to do thisby Emily Atkin on February 3, 2026
In retrospect, paying attention to polluters may be one of the best ways to understand what’s currently happening in the United States.
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I don't know how to do thisby Emily Atkin on January 26, 2026But I'm going to keep doing it anyway.
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Air pollution denial is now EPA policyby Emily Atkin on January 13, 2026Dirty air may kill people, but Trump's EPA won't count the bodies.
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RFK Jr. forgot what makes us healthyby Emily Atkin on January 9, 2026Healthy food is not healthy if it destroys the environment that produces it.
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It's time to embrace climate conspiracyby Emily Atkin on January 7, 2026Trump’s Venezuela oil play exposes what climate reporting has documented for decades—if we’re willing to say it out loud.
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Exxon’s new greenwashing ployby Emily Sanders on December 18, 2025The oil giant claims it can eliminate more than 90 percent of emissions from gas-powered AI facilities. Critics say that’s nonsense.
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The anti-Teflon chefby Emily Atkin on December 11, 2025Andrew Zimmern talks about why he supported California’s proposed PTFE phase-out—and what he thinks of the celebrity chefs who opposed it.
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Why are famous chefs fighting PFAS bans?by Emily Atkin on December 10, 2025The answer, in retrospect, is obvious—and it’s part of a larger campaign to stop bans on Teflon cookware nationwide.
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Al Gore's case for optimismby Emily Atkin on December 4, 2025Gore talks to HEATED about COP30, the Gates memo, and why he thinks billionaires should face far more scrutiny in the climate fight.
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AI’s water problem is worse than we thoughtby Emily Atkin on November 25, 2025A new investigation reveals how Amazon is amplifying Oregon’s nitrate pollution crisis.
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Climate disaster is not ambianceby Emily Atkin on November 21, 2025Especially not for an illicit affair with a politician who helped a climate-denying administration come to power.
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Bari Weiss vs. climate changeby Emily Atkin on November 6, 2025At The Free Press, Weiss consistently rebrands tired fossil fuel talking points as courageous, rebellious dissent.
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The fall of the CBS News climate teamby Emily Atkin on October 31, 2025David Ellison, the new pro-Trump chief executive of Paramount Skydance, has dismantled the best climate change reporting team in cable news.
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What’s “essential” to Trump’s EPA? More mercury pollution.by Emily Atkin on October 22, 2025As thousands of EPA workers are sent home during the shutdown, the ones dismantling mercury rules for coal plants are still clocking in.
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What should we expose next?by Emily Atkin on October 10, 2025An invitation to shape the future of HEATED's climate coverage.
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The political killings you don’t hear aboutby Siri Chilukuri on September 29, 2025Across the globe, standing up for the planet can be a death sentence—and the perpetrators are almost never held accountable.
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Trump delivers dumbest climate speech of all timeby Emily Atkin on September 24, 2025The president's easily-debunked 10-minute climate tirade at the U.N. was so stupid and unoriginal, it was actually kind of funny.
