HEATED | Emily Atkin | Substack

31:43

I have plastic chemicals in my pee

And you probably do, too.

Jun 29 • Emily Atkin

The gas industry is sneaking into kids’ science classes

The Switch Energy Alliance markets its free classroom materials as “objective.” But they are backed by the fossil fuel industry, a HEATED investigation…

Jun 24 • Marin Scotten

Wildfire season doesn't have to be like this

The 2026 wildfire season was always going to be bad. But the Trump administration is making it worse.

Jun 18 • Emily Atkin

33:13

3 facts to ruin your World Cup watch party

It's a tough job. But somebody has to do it.

Jun 12 • Emily Atkin

Why Sheldon Whitehouse keeps calling out Big Oil

"If I had a motto, it would be: persist through frustration," the Senator told HEATED in an expansive interview.

Jun 4 • Tracy Wholf and Emily Atkin

30:44

Most Popular

Organic farmers expose RFK Jr.'s delusion

Mar 4, 2025 • Emily Atkin

Trump energy chief says there are upsides to ecological collapse

Feb 20, 2025 • Emily Atkin

I don't know how to do this

Jan 26 • Emily Atkin

Climate science isn't giving your kid anxiety

Apr 16, 2025 • Emily Atkin

Recent posts

Can Patagonia™ own Patagonia?

And more importantly, should it?

Jun 2 • Emily Atkin

50:53

Why Kate Marvel left NASA

The prominent climate scientist explains how pronouns have become more important than the planet at the nation's space agency.

May 28 • Emily Atkin

42:14

Why Shein bought Everlane

On this week’s podcast episode, Tracy and I go deep about fashion industry greenwashing.

May 21 • Emily Atkin and Tracy Wholf

Everlane was never eco-friendly

Everlane helped sell the idea that buying lots of new clothes could be good for the climate. Now that marketing belongs to Shein.

May 18 • Emily Atkin

14:19

Hantavirus is a climate story

Scientists tell HEATED the hantavirus outbreak is a warning that climate change is scrambling the boundaries between humans, wildlife, and disease.

May 14 • Emily Atkin

40:12

Trump’s NOAA cuts would save less than a day and a half of Iran War spending

There's always money for war. But when it comes to protecting people from climate disasters, suddenly we're told the cupboard is bare.

May 7 • Emily Atkin

40:56

UPDATE: Trump’s DOJ swoops in to save Big Oil

Trump’s DOJ just sued Minnesota to stop its climate deception case, right as it was finally allowed to move toward discovery.

May 5 • Emily Atkin

40:23

Plastic detox update #1

I expected there’d be a high financial cost to avoiding plastic. I didn’t realize there’d be a social cost, too.

Apr 30 • Emily Atkin

19:07

Republicans introduce extreme bill to ban lawsuits against Big Oil forever

Shouldn't Democrats... be saying something about this?

Apr 23 • Emily Atkin

HEATED

HEATED

A newsletter for people who are pissed off about the climate crisis.

Recommendations

Public Domain

Jacob Carter

The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak

Tim Mak

Talking Climate

Katharine Hayhoe

Popular Information

Judd Legum