Yessenia Funes

Yessenia Funes

Yessenia Funes is an environmental journalist telling stories of society's most oppressed. She's been published in The Guardian, Yale Climate Connections, The Verge, Vox, and more. Think of this newsletter as a digital postcard from a friend.

Savor the Good

A conversation on Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's victory in Brazil.

In Cancer Alley

I'm in New Orleans for a Beyond Plastics reporting briefing.

Ilhan Omar Is Mother

The congresswoman's legacy will be shaped by her own commitments to climate justice — and her daughter's.