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Earth is the climate and sustainability journalism desk at Annenberg Media. We aim to take a multimedia approach to climate journalism and focus on the people at the center of the climate crisis.

Making LA: USC Architecture students design sustainable structures for LA2028 Olympic Games

The semester-long project aims to have each student answer what the city means to them and design sustainable structures for the city, from concession stands and media centres to stadiums.

By Amy Wang●

An ethical guide to traveling

The world is changing, and travel is changing along with it. Here's your guide to going from annoying tourist to respected traveler.

By Aadya Chidanand●

Scenes from a Hollywood climate protest

Climate activists all around the country organized a “national day of action” in the memory of Joye Braun, a Lakota activist who erected the first structure at Standing Rock Sioux Reservation to protest the Keystone XL pipeline.

By Shreya Agrawal and Michael Chow●

Depolarizing the ‘polar bear’

The climate crisis affects every life on Earth, but solutions are stunted by the partisan nature of the debate.

By Shreya Agrawal●

Water and Dust: How a California lake became a toxic ecological time bomb

Once the largest lake in California, the Salton Sea has been receding for decades and has now become an environmental disaster that is killing wildlife and threatening the health of local residents.

By Jeremy Lindenfeld and USC Impact●

Can we continue to grow crops in the desert?

Californian farmers are becoming increasingly stressed about water in a parched state, but struggle with the balance between conserving water and feeding the nation.

By Shreya Agrawal●

Californian small farmers on the drought

Californian farmers are becoming increasingly stressed about water in a parched state, but struggle with the balance between conserving water and feeding the nation.

Bleed out the blue: how one student group is using the crosstown rivalry to collect clothes for donation

Run by the Trojan Pride Committee, this clothing drive encourages USC community members to get rid of any UCLA-blue-colored clothes.

By Ethan Galbraith, Logan Drone and Chris Ajose-Nixon●

Tapping the farm vote in Arizona’s key U.S. Senate race

Arizona is a key battleground state this midterm election. If elected, Republican challenger Blake Masters will join hundreds of climate deniers in Congress who refuse to take action on environmental issues.

By Shreya Agrawal●

Purging Plastics, Polluted Politics

California's landmark plastics act aims to curb plastic pollution, but has significant loopholes that enable the fossil fuel industry to produce more plastic.

By Philip Salata, Jeremy Kole, Shreya Agrawal and Arun Cherukuri●

Scenes from a Venice beach cleanup

Some images from a Surfrider Foundation beach cleanup at Venice Beach on Jul. 16, 2022. Credit: Philip Salata.

By Philip Salata●

USC Cinematic Arts presents its inaugural Eco Film & Media Arts Festival

Filmmakers and USC student directors will join together Friday evening to bring awareness to the climate crisis through short films.

By Ethan Galbraith, Andie Kalinowski and Chris Ajose-Nixon●

Fashion influencer Jackie Rodriguez links planet-conscious living to generational wealth

The conversation around sustainable fashion can help more than the environment.

By Citlalli Chávez-Nava●

PHOTOS: Climbers clean up Joshua Tree National Park

Climbers and locals came together to give the national park a makeover in the inaugural Joshua Tree Facelift event.

By Michael Chow●

Big companies and big philanthropists on the big climate issue

Leaders from big tech and venture capital firms gathered at a climate event by the New York Times to discuss their contributions to solving the climate crisis.

By Mei Zhang●