Skip to content
Opinion
Link copied to clipboard
Link copied to clipboard

Will a coronavirus mirage of clean air, water inspire climate action — or make things worse? | Will Bunch

A coronavirus shutdown brings smog-free skies, cleaner streams and traffic-free streets. But will it inspire us to fight climate change when it's over?

Chicago's Lake Shore Drive is barren of its usual vehicle traffic, Monday, March 23, 2020. The coronavirus pandemic could test a generation in ways they have never faced. One expert likens the impact to that of the Great Depression. As they're being asked to study at home and distance socially to help their more vulnerable elders, how will they cope? (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Chicago's Lake Shore Drive is barren of its usual vehicle traffic, Monday, March 23, 2020. The coronavirus pandemic could test a generation in ways they have never faced. One expert likens the impact to that of the Great Depression. As they're being asked to study at home and distance socially to help their more vulnerable elders, how will they cope? (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)Read moreCharles Rex Arbogast / AP
    by Will Bunch | Columnist
    Published