This crisis is political as much as environmental. Solutions require justice.
Climate
By elevating Traditional Ecological Knowledge, a forestry center in Minnesota works to restore ecosystems and Indigenous sovereignty.
Eco-friendly tiny houses offer safety, stability, and savings.
Dennis Hutson wants to recreate a Black farming paradise in California. First he has to adapt to the climate crisis.
The Supreme Court curbed the EPA’s ability to restrict emissions, so states are looking to enshrine rights to “healthful environments” in their constitutions.
Climate-resilient public transportation is crucial to meeting our climate goals and ensuring mobility for vulnerable communities.
The endorsement and buy-in of critical stakeholders, like fishers, can make or break a conservation project. So fishers were invited to the table as the project took shape.
The UN declaration is more than moral posturing. Resolutions like this one have led to effective treaties and national laws.
Repurposing water (with treatment, of course) is a safe way to help communities build water resilience in the face of growth and climate change.
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Environmental and labor activists have found success collaborating at the local and state levels. Now they have their eyes on federal policy.
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Home. The thought of it conjures up a tangle of images, of safeness and permanence and comfortable refuge. Home is also tenuous shelter under a busy overpass, in a neighborhood
Climate action, racial justice, and economic reform ultimately all have the same end goal. Our movements should unite behind it.
Wildfires and the destruction they cause have become a societal problem. Addressing this issue comprehensively should include both short-term and long-term solutions.
The generation’s organizing experience, voter turnout, and spending power make them a powerful force for change.
Methane pollution is poorly tracked, so Diné activists are monitoring it themselves.
Terracing has been used for centuries to help prevent fire, moderate temperatures, and make farming possible even when water is scarce.
Verbena Fields in Northern California is an emerging model of what decolonizing land via Traditional Ecological Knowledge can look like, supported by partnerships between Native and non-Native communities.
Urban parks are many people’s main access to nature as well as a critical protection against warming.
Getting involved with climate action can be a source of hope and inspiration.
Bill McKibben has been a leading advocate for climate change action since he wrote the first popular book about global warming in 1989. In his new memoir, “The Flag, The Cross and the Station Wagon,” he connects the climate crisis to his suburban American boyhood and wonders “What the hell happened?”
Writing climate into your favorite series, from “Seinfeld” to “Scandal.”
From short videos to influencing Hollywood storylines, a new climate-related project is empowering BIPOC artists to take the lead on storytelling.
A moral philosopher on the ethics of how we address global warming.
An activist and writer argues for a movement that centers BIPOC voices on the environment.
Energy democracy calls for public control of energy sources for the common good.
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