Environmental Justice

Indigenous-Colombian Protest

For Afro-Colombians, the 2016 Peace Treaty Brought No Peace For Afro-Colombians, the 2016 Peace Treaty Brought No Peace

Hundreds of human-rights defenders have been killed since the accords. And Afro-Colombians like Goldman Environmental Prize–winner Francia Márquez are a particular target.

May 23, 2019 / Roosbelinda Cárdenas

Okinawa Base Protest

In Their Fight to Stop a New US Military Base, Okinawans Confront Two Colonizers In Their Fight to Stop a New US Military Base, Okinawans Confront Two Colonizers

For the Japanese government, which has never acknowledged Okinawan indigenous rights, the island is a convenient location for the American military.

May 16, 2019 / Maia Hibbett

Cathedral of Notre Dame going up in flames

Notre Dame Is Not the Only Fire Worth Worrying Over Notre Dame Is Not the Only Fire Worth Worrying Over

The global response to climate change is akin to Paris completely ignoring the cathedral’s near destruction.

Apr 25, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt

Ralph Northam Says He’s Committed to Racial Equity. So Why is He Ignoring Union Hill?

Ralph Northam Says He’s Committed to Racial Equity. So Why is He Ignoring Union Hill? Ralph Northam Says He’s Committed to Racial Equity. So Why is He Ignoring Union Hill?

Residents of a historic African-American community in Virginia are asking the governor to keep a major natural-gas project out of their town. 

Apr 25, 2019 / Jesse James DeConto

Green New Deal

The Green New Deal Isn’t a Wish List—It’s Good Strategy The Green New Deal Isn’t a Wish List—It’s Good Strategy

Climate policies that explicitly advance both racial and economic justice will help build a broader, more popular movement.

Apr 23, 2019 / Guido Girgenti and Aru Shiney-Ajay

Green New Deal

What ‘Living in Truth’ Looks Like in the Face of Climate Catastrophe What ‘Living in Truth’ Looks Like in the Face of Climate Catastrophe

Bill McKibben has shown us what it means to live within the truth of our struggle for human survival. Will a new generation find the courage to do the same?

Apr 11, 2019 / Wen Stephenson

The Road to Climate Catastrophe Runs Through a City Called Commerce

The Road to Climate Catastrophe Runs Through a City Called Commerce The Road to Climate Catastrophe Runs Through a City Called Commerce

But, if we listen carefully, the solutions to the climate crisis also come from Commerce.

Mar 26, 2019 / Ben Ehrenreich

Mother and Child in Boston

Parenting in a World Hurtling Toward Catastrophe Parenting in a World Hurtling Toward Catastrophe

How do you raise children under the ever-present threat of climate change?

Mar 14, 2019 / Frida Berrigan

Vanessa Nakate

Uganda’s Young Climate Activists Are Going on Strike Uganda’s Young Climate Activists Are Going on Strike

And they’re bringing a message: though Africa contributes the least to fossil-fuel emissions, it is one of the most vulnerable continents.

Mar 14, 2019 / Angely Mercado

AOC Green New Deal

How Black Lives Matter to the Green New Deal How Black Lives Matter to the Green New Deal

Ocasio-Cortez makes the case for racial justice and reparations.

Mar 14, 2019 / Aaron Ross Coleman

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