A new push for Islamic environmentalism has individuals, organizations, and institutions joining together for a greener Ramadan.
Environment
The goal is to empower people’s energy choices and habits while creating community cohesion and local governance.
A student-turned-teacher aims to equip college students with the knowledge to help solve the climate crisis.
Black women, particularly mothers, are leading efforts to treat people currently harmed by toxic neighborhoods and prevent future damage.
More and more people are beginning to grasp something important: Our cash is our carbon.
Seattle’s South Lake Union may be home to Facebook, Google, and Amazon, but now, thanks to Native rights activists, it will once again be home to hand-carved canoes, too.
Rewilding landscapes on and around farms can create refugia to protect plants and pollinators in the face of a warming, drying climate.
We have become so estranged from the natural world that we hardly know what an “intentional relationship with nature” even looks like.
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Returning national parks to tribal sovereignty could help remedy what is often called America’s “best idea.”
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There is a whole world of gorgeous foraged fungi varieties beyond what’s common in U.S. grocery stores.
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Science fiction writers explore better climate endings.
Recent counts of monarch butterflies returning to California have shown a promising rebound from endangerment.
Tribes are using grassroots actions and intense lobbying to restore their river and their culture.
People want to engage with climate change in a tangible way—and games can provide students and the general public space to explore challenging questions.
After the disruption of colonization, numerous tribal efforts aim to reinvigorate traditional foods and the health benefits they provide.
Without the need for dedicated land or water, honeybees offer a more stable climate future.
Despite the region's anti-Black past (and present), there is rich Black history being preserved amid the Columbia River Gorge and the Wallowa Mountains.
Pregnant people across the country lack safe drinking water—so grassroots organizations are stepping in.
Bringing back bivalves and reintroducing aquatic plants can connect people to their waterways—and the ecosystems we all depend on.
Nature has long been a place of healing and joy for Black communities.
From Vermont to Montana, officials and residents in manufactured housing communities are working to mitigate flood risk.
Despite its colonial origins, breadfruit is now the subject of international research to evaluate its potential as a staple crop in a warming world.
As trusted community figures, doulas are increasingly helping their clients stay safe during heat waves, hurricanes, and wildfires, all of which put pregnant people at higher risk.
Indigenous, Black, and queer farmers are buying land with the aim to restore and nourish nature along with their cultures and communities.
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