The decision shows that Native nations can win—even against the odds—by uniting in a collective effort.
Environment
L.A.’s district attorney just charged a polluting plant with 22 felonies.
How one amateur wildlife photographer in India built a team of 150 conservationists.
Devon Parfait, 25, knows climate change may wipe out his people's lands, but he’s not willing to lose their culture, too.
When record-setting rain fell in Brazil, responses varied between communities—and so did the number of lives lost.
With climate-fueled hurricanes in their past and future, Puerto Ricans are taking back their power.
The author and attorney believes we can overcome by leaning into relations—human and nonhuman alike.
Queer ecology embraces the plurality and paradox of nature, rather than forcing it into the binaries and categories that our society craves.
The U.S. is finally moving away from fossil fuels, but there aren’t enough electricians to do the job.
Spring-fed sources may help prepare for a drier climate future in the Himalayas.
For Jackson, Flint, and the Navajo Nation, clean water shouldn’t be a pipe dream.
Water has a living spirit and holds memories from the beginning of time.
Among the forecast effects of climate change, one in particular poses special concern: We’re running out of water.
Like water itself, the protection of this vital resource takes many different forms.
Meal delivery programs are uniquely positioned to keep the most vulnerable safe during climate emergencies.
“Helping fellow Native people became the most powerful medicine the service league dispensed for healing a generation of wounded spirits.”
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
A psychotherapist shares how to move from inertia to action with an eye to climate justice.
Turns out, being able to laugh at something increases our ability to understand it—and take action.
More Americans are choosing human composting—now legal in six states—to avoid mainstream deathcare.
Choosing to fly less as an individual does not address the social injustice that underlies flying in the first place.
For “Rising Up with Sonali,” YES! Racial Justice editor Sonali Kolhatkar interviews producer, director, and activist Raj Patel.
As humankind grapples with climate change, communities around the world show what’s possible by planning hundreds of years ahead.
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