Racial Justice | Local power | Renewable energy | Climate | LGBTQ+ Taking Back the Power (Literally) Frontline communities from California to Puerto Rico lead the fight for energy democracy. Brooke Anderson | Sep 7, 2023
Water | Climate Chicago Neighbors Organize to Keep Climate Flooding at Bay Dogged by flooding from Lake Michigan, South Side residents have finally drawn attention from city and state officials. Siri Chilukuri | Aug 21, 2023
Climate Right to a Healthy Environment Prevails in Montana A Montana judge rules in favor of 16 young plaintiffs in the US’s first constitutional climate trial. Dharna Noor | Aug 16, 2023
Native rights | Indigenous lands | Climate Where Sustaining the Forest Also Sustains a Tribal Economy The Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin’s successful logging operation follows one rule: Let the healthy trees keep growing. Fred Pearce | Aug 11, 2023
Mental health | Climate Can Climate Conversations Be a Solution? Talking about climate change is more important than you may think. Katherine Rapin | Aug 10, 2023
Local economies | Wealth and inequality | Climate Art in the Aftermath of Disasters As compounding crises have plunged Puerto Rico into darkness, local artists bring light back to the island. Yue Li | Aug 8, 2023
Indigenous lands | Climate Biodiversity on the Ballot in Ecuador After a decade of resistance, Ecuadorians will finally vote to preserve Yasuní National Park or allow oil exploitation. Gabriela Barzallo | Jul 31, 2023
Indigenous lands | Climate Biodiversidad en la Papeleta Electoral en Ecuador A lo largo de estos últimos 10 años, Yasunidos se ha caracterizado por la resiliencia, el aprendizaje constante y el compromiso inquebrantable. Gabriela Barzallo | Jul 31, 2023
Water Running Dry: Can the Farm Bill Help Fix the Racial Water Gap? Decades of disinvestment have led to racialized disparities in access to safe drinking water and effective wastewater services. Amber X. Chen | Jul 20, 2023
Pollution | Climate Finding Climate Solutions in Fairy Tales What can stories of witches tell us about solving the plastics problem? Becky Tipper, Katherine Ellsworth-Krebs | Jul 14, 2023
Water Could Neighborhood Reuse Be the Future of Water? Decentralized water recycling systems are a leading strategy to make water use more sustainable. Jim Robbins | Jul 11, 2023
Jobs | Indigenous lands | Climate The Young People Reshaping Wildfire Policy FireGeneration advocates for Indigenous-led, youth-powered approaches to the wildfire crisis Colleen Hagerty | Jul 10, 2023
Climate How Wildfire Smoke Impacts Our Health Yes, even when the fire is hundreds of miles away. Christopher T. Migliaccio | Jul 3, 2023
Activism | Pollution A Step Toward Justice for the Community of Watts L.A.’s district attorney just charged a polluting plant with 22 felonies. Lucy Sherriff | Jun 30, 2023
A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Birds How one amateur wildlife photographer in India built a team of 150 conservationists. Sanket Jain | Jun 22, 2023
Native rights | Climate A Young Chief Helps His Tribe Navigate the Climate Crisis Devon Parfait, 25, knows climate change may wipe out his people's lands, but he’s not willing to lose their culture, too. Zoe Dutton | Jun 16, 2023
Climate One Climate Disaster, Three Different Responses When record-setting rain fell in Brazil, responses varied between communities—and so did the number of lives lost. Ricardo Lobato Felizola | Jun 15, 2023
Renewable energy | Climate | Cooperatives | Local economies Community-Powered Solar in Puerto Rico With climate-fueled hurricanes in their past and future, Puerto Ricans are taking back their power. Katherine Rapin | Jun 13, 2023
Climate | Native rights | Indigenous lands Julian Aguon Seeks Climate Justice Through Storytelling and the Law The author and attorney believes we can overcome by leaning into relations—human and nonhuman alike. Breanna Draxler | Jun 9, 2023
Climate | LGBTQ+ Climate Solutions Need Queerness Queer ecology embraces the plurality and paradox of nature, rather than forcing it into the binaries and categories that our society craves. Owen George | Jun 8, 2023
Water | Climate Indian Villages Revive Ancient Water Practices Spring-fed sources may help prepare for a drier climate future in the Himalayas. Kalpana Sunder | May 18, 2023
Climate Meals on Wheels Delivers Food and Climate Resilience for Seniors Meal delivery programs are uniquely positioned to keep the most vulnerable safe during climate emergencies. Danielle Renwick | May 16, 2023
Sustainable food and farming | Indigenous lands From Farmworkers to Land Healers On most days, Sandra de Leon prunes grapevines in Northern California’s wealthiest vineyards. But today she is dressed head to toe in a yellow fire-resistant suit, helmet, safety goggles, and Brooke Anderson | Apr 25, 2023
Climate Overcoming Climate Chaos With Comedy Turns out, being able to laugh at something increases our ability to understand it—and take action. Katharine Gammon | Apr 14, 2023
Aging and dying Back to the Land (Literally) More Americans are choosing human composting—now legal in six states—to avoid mainstream deathcare. Britany Robinson | Apr 13, 2023