Nuclear energy is making a global comeback as a supposed climate fix, but Indigenous communities say its toxic past and present make it far from clean.Yessenia Funes reports for Atmos.In short:Thirty-one countries, including the U.S., have pledged to triple nuclear energy by 2050, touting it as a ze...
Yessenia Funes is an editor-at-large at Atmos Magazine. She is an environmental journalist who focuses on the intersection of race and the environment, with a keen interest in climate policy, ClimateTech, and global warming. Yessenia's work has been featured in prominent publications such as Yale Climate Connections, National Geographic, and The Guardian.














