Justin Worland

Justin Worland is a Washington D.C.-based writer for TIME covering energy and the environment.

Gap, Ariz. | Nellie Yellowhorse, 90, at her family’s ranch home in the Navajo Nation; she lives with her two elderly sisters in the house, which has no running water

America’s Clean Water Crisis Goes Far Beyond Flint. There’s No Relief in Sight

This project was supported by the Pulitzer Center The wheels are still atta...

This project was supported by the Pulitzer Center The wheels are still attached to the house trailer that Pamela Rush calls home, but the 49-year-old mother of two is trapped. A lifelong resident of Lowndes...

Emissions rise from smokestacks at the Kentucky Utilities Co. E.W. Brown generating station in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015.

A Group of Big Businesses Is Backing a Carbon Tax. Could It Be a Solution to Climate Change?

The long list of big companies backing a carbon tax as a solution to climat...

The long list of big companies backing a carbon tax as a solution to climate change grew this week with financial giant J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. endorsing a legislative plan billed as a centrist...

With their high body temperatures, bats can carry a lot of viruses without suffering from them.

The Wuhan Coronavirus, Climate Change, and Future Epidemics

A previously unknown strain of coronavirus has dominated headlines in recen...

A previously unknown strain of coronavirus has dominated headlines in recent weeks, and alarmed public health officials with its rapid spread and virulent nature. But it’s really no surprise to the scientists who study infectious...

Georgieva took office as managing director of the International Monetary Fund in October

The Finance Industry Groggily Awakens to Climate Change

For years, climate activists have warned that a warming planet would bring ...

For years, climate activists have warned that a warming planet would bring devastation, disrupting not only developing countries and coastal communities but also the foundations of the global economy. Still, investors continue to pump billions...

Greta Thunberg, at TIME's youth activism panel session on the opening day of Davos.

How Davos Became a Climate Change Conference

The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting, informally known as Davos for th...

The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting, informally known as Davos for the Swiss ski town where it’s held, is typically a conference about the economy and geopolitics. It makes sense that in 2020, as Australia...