"The Washington Post produced high-quality and wide-ranging climate coverage. Then it fired most of its climate reporters."

"The beginning of February brought bad news for those of us who follow the climate story. The Washington Post under owner Jeff Bezos summarily laid off anywhere from 300 to 375 WaPo reporters — including most of the journalists on the climate desk.

The Post’s stories have often led the field of high-quality and wide-ranging climate coverage. Again and again, those stories have risen to the top in my own collections of useful readings on various climate-change topics. 

Here are some highlights of the Post’s climate journalism over recent years, up to and including last week’s bloodbath."

SueEllen Campbell reports for Yale Climate Connections February 17, 2026. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"The Washington Post And The Tragic Decline Of Newspapers" (Report Earth) [3]

"At Bezos's Washington Post, Democracy May Still Die in Darkness, But Journalism is Dying in Daylight" (Andy Revkin Substack) [4]