Elizabeth Kolbert is a regular contributor to Yale Environment 360 and has been a staff writer for the New Yorker since 1999. She won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction for The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, which was based in part on reporting she did for Yale Environment 360. Her latest book is Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future.
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What’s Causing the Recent Spike in Global Temperatures?
October 10, 2024
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To Foil a Deadly Pest, Scientists Aim for a Beetle-Resistant Ash Tree
June 25, 2024
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Assisting Evolution: How Far Should We Go to Help Species Adapt?
February 9, 2021
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Interview
Tackling Climate Change? Governor Jay Inslee Has a Plan for That
May 30, 2019
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Interview
Why Bill McKibben Sees Rays of Hope in a Grim Climate Picture
April 30, 2019
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Interview
Facing Pushback, Markey Makes the Case for the Green New Deal
March 5, 2019
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Interview
Climate Solutions: Is It Feasible to Remove Enough CO2 from the Air?
November 15, 2018
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From Obama’s Top Scientist, Words of Caution on Climate
December 8, 2016
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What’s Causing Deadly Outbreaks of Fungal Diseases in World’s Wildlife?
January 19, 2016
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In Galápagos, An Insidious Threat to Darwin’s Finches
September 26, 2013
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UN Climate Chief: Talks Are Making Slow, Steady Progress
November 21, 2012
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At Edge of Peruvian Andes, Tracking Impacts of Warming
September 10, 2012
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Bill McKibben on Keystone, Congress, and Big-Oil Money
April 2, 2012
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In Aeolus Cave, A Search for the Vanishing Bats of the Northeast
March 24, 2011
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A Warning by Key Researcher On Risks of BPA in Our Lives
November 24, 2010
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Despite Rough Ride on Climate, Yvo de Boer Departs an Optimist
June 21, 2010
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The Anthropocene Debate: Marking Humanity’s Impact
May 17, 2010
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A New Approach in the Senate To Putting a Price on Carbon
April 21, 2010
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The Copenhagen Diagnosis: Sobering Update on the Science
November 24, 2009
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Obama’s Science Adviser Urges Leadership on Climate
August 13, 2009