Environmental Justice

Standing up for our health and homes.

Kicking the Habit: Air Travel in the Time of Climate Change

by Joseph Nevins

posted Dec 13, 2010

Air travel is neither just nor sustainable. So how can environmental justice activists make a global difference?

Maude Barlow: Read Me My Environmental Rights

by Madeline Ostrander

posted Dec 03, 2010

An international movement—of governments, scientists, and activists—is bringing a focus on environmental rights to the climate negotiations in Cancún.

In Mexico City, a Message for Cancún

by Laura Carlsen

posted Dec 02, 2010

Why peasant farmers in Mexico are taking the UN climate negotiations seriously.

Pittsburgh Bans Natural Gas Drilling

by Mari Margil, Ben Price

posted Nov 16, 2010

A historic new ordinance bans natural gas drilling while elevating community decision making and the rights of nature over the “rights” associated with corporate personhood.

Film Trailer: Living Downstream

posted Nov 15, 2010

A documentary that follows ecologist and cancer survivor Sandra Steingraber, as she explores the seemingly unnatural causes of cancer.

The Story of Electronics

posted Nov 09, 2010

Video: Annie Leonard explains why “designed for the dump” electronics are toxic to people and the planet … and what to do about it.

People We Love :: Nadia Janjua

by Tiffany Ran

posted Sep 29, 2010

Combining Islam and the environment

People We Love :: Tab Benoit

by Kelly Shea

posted Sep 29, 2010

Music to heal the Gulf

Appalachia Rising for a New Economy

by Brooke Jarvis

posted Sep 28, 2010

Appalachian residents are serious about putting a stop to mountaintop removal coal mining—and building a more sustainable economy to take its place.

From Vacant City Lots to Food On the Table

by Madeline Ostrander

posted Sep 17, 2010

How to grow food where we need it.

Lessons from the Gulf: How Can We Better Prepare for Disasters?

by Chris Kromm

posted Aug 27, 2010

Poverty and inequality magnified Hurricane Katrina’s effect on the Gulf. A resilient New Orleans means addressing these social issues first.

A Crisis of Democracy: Real Solutions to the BP Oil Spill

by Brooke Jarvis

posted Aug 23, 2010

For Gulf residents, the BP oil spill has made the problem of unchecked corporate power painfully clear. Exxon Valdez survivor Riki Ott on why this may be the moment to overcome our political divides and take back our democracy.

Unlikely Alliances in Fight for Sacred Lands

by Tess Thackara

posted Aug 12, 2010

Major shareholders are joining the Dongria Kondh tribe's fight to protect their homeland from mining by Vedanta Resources.

The BP Oil Spill: Time to Get Unreasonable

by Brooke Jarvis

posted Jul 23, 2010

Shrimper Diane Wilson might be going to jail for her high-profile protests against BP. Why is she so sure it’s worth it?

Tribes Unite to Fight BP

by Sue Sturgis

posted Jul 07, 2010

Indigenous leaders from Ecuador visited Louisiana to share what they learned in a decades-long battle with Texaco.