The Movement to Ban Plastic Production
Frontline communities continue to pay for plastics—from production to pollution. Now advocates are trying to reach consensus on a global plastics treaty before it’s too late.
Pollution
Photo Essay: The Healing Power of Matriarchs
A photographer’s connections with eight Indigenous women have helped her come to terms with her own Native ancestry and colonial trauma.
Bhopal Survivors Continue 40-Year Fight for Justice
Four decades after the deadly gas leak, Dow Chemical continues to avoid accountability for the world's worst industrial accident.
EVs Could Meet Biden Climate Goals—Just Not Chinese Ones
Why can’t Americans buy Chinese electric vehicles that could help the Biden administration meet its climate goals?
Surprising Solidarity in the Fight for Clean Water and Justice on O’ahu
After a 2021 leak at the U.S. military’s Red Hill fuel storage facility poisoned thousands, activists, Native Hawaiians, and affected military families have become unlikely allies in the fight for accountability.
Nature Offers a Model for Filtering Wastewater
A growing trend of building wetlands as a means of wastewater filtration has surprising benefits: thriving wildlife, vibrant tourism, and a sense of community ownership.
The Surprising Power of Wastewater Wetlands
Amid the growing threats of climate crisis and habitat fragmentation, constructed wetlands are gaining popularity as natural water-cleaning systems.
The Vision of a Renewable Rikers Island in NYC
This community-developed plan could serve as a model for how to simultaneously decarcerate and decarbonize.
Health Rebounds After a Coal Processing Plant Closes in Pittsburgh
Shutting down carbon-spewing facilities can benefit human health as much as planetary health.
Finding Climate Solutions in Fairy Tales
What can stories of witches tell us about solving the plastics problem?
A Step Toward Justice for the Community of Watts
L.A.’s district attorney just charged a polluting plant with 22 felonies.
Environmental Justice Activists in Memphis Are Finally Turning the Tide
Black women, particularly mothers, are leading efforts to treat people currently harmed by toxic neighborhoods and prevent future damage.
Reproductive Justice Includes Access to Safe Drinking Water
Pregnant people across the country lack safe drinking water—so grassroots organizations are stepping in.
Nature’s Tools Help Clean Up Urban Rivers
Bringing back bivalves and reintroducing aquatic plants can connect people to their waterways—and the ecosystems we all depend on.
Looking to Women to Shape the Future of Berlin’s Transportation
An initiative to make the city car-free is prompting a larger dialogue around equity in urban design.
Nigerian Climate Action Group Trades Trash for Cash
Youth climate activists create companies to transform waste management and give hope.
I Paddle Boston’s Mystic River as Sackett v. EPA Threatens to Roll Back Critical Protections
Fifty Years after the passage of the Clean Water Act, the future of America’s waterways hangs in the balance.
Supporting Young Farmers of Color Can Help the U.S. Meet Its Climate Goals
Climate-conscious farmers are a powerful force for growing community and a more resilient future.
An Indigenous Perspective on Reconnecting With the Land
“Once we collectively feel this connection, this relationship, we can then begin to understand the responsibility we have—the responsibility that I feel, and that my ancestors felt.”
Residents Are a City’s Best Source of Climate Change Data
Cities across the U.S. are looking to citizen science for data on heat waves and other climate impacts.
We Now Have a Universal Right to a Healthy and Sustainable Environment
The UN declaration is more than moral posturing. Resolutions like this one have led to effective treaties and national laws.
On Navajo Nation, Activists Use Citizen Science to Fight Pollution
Methane pollution is poorly tracked, so Diné activists are monitoring it themselves.
Fighting Off a Petrochemical Future in the Ohio River Valley
The gas industry envisions a network of fossil-fuel dependent plants. Local activists imagine a different path.
A Chicago Neighborhood Is Redefining Toxicity in Pursuit of Environmental Justice
Since 2000, toxic tours in this community have evolved from talking about pollution, to now include systemic racism, policing, and mass incarceration.
Community Efforts to Clean Up Contaminated Water in One California Town
“Lawmakers need to figure out better ways to balance the interests of industry with protecting people’s health.”
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