Climate advocate Rafe Pomerance dies at 79 (opens in new tab)

Rafe Pomerance, an environmental lobbyist and activist described by The New York Times as a pivotal figure in drawing public attention and political support to climate change, has died at 79. The Times published the obituary on May 24, 2026, under the headline “Rafe Pomerance, the Paul Revere of Climate Change, Dies at 79”. The article appeared on Reddit’s climate forum the same day, in a post that repeated the Times description of him as an activist who helped draw attention and political su...