Planet A Magazine

Water, Waste, Health, Wildlife—16 climate stories of our time

  • Beat The Heat 

    Beat The Heat 

    As concerns over a rapidly warming climate spread nationwide, New York legislators seek a solution to the heat and cold stress that has plagued workers for decades.

  • No Room to Breathe

    No Room to Breathe

    A worker pauses for a coffee break next to rush hour traffic piling onto the Major Deegan Expressway in Mott Haven. Ani Freedman The South Bronx has suffered through decades of air pollution and high asthma rates‭. ‬Locals‭, ‬activists‭, ‬and scientists are fed up‭.‬ Ani Freedman Maritza Franklin talks about the South Bronx like she…