This Bay Area Proposal Would Strike a Huge Blow to the Dirtiest Forms of Oil Production This Bay Area Proposal Would Strike a Huge Blow to the Dirtiest Forms of Oil Production
A proposed emissions cap would prevent the area’s refineries from converting dirtier-burning oils into fuel. Will it pass?
Jan 31, 2017 / Will Parrish
Obama’s Hail Mary for Climate Justice Obama’s Hail Mary for Climate Justice
His last week in office, Obama sent $500 million to the United Nations Green Climate Fund.
Jan 20, 2017 / Michelle Chen
Scott Pruitt Is Bad for Your Health Scott Pruitt Is Bad for Your Health
At his confirmation hearing, the nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency struggled to identify cases in which he’d stood up for environmental and health ...
Jan 20, 2017 / Zoë Carpenter
The Industry Where Black Women Earn 42 Cents for Every Dollar Earned by a White Man The Industry Where Black Women Earn 42 Cents for Every Dollar Earned by a White Man
Organizing within the food-supply chain is only going to get more important under a Trump presidency.
Dec 27, 2016 / Michelle Chen
How the Trump Administration Could Change the American Landscape, Literally How the Trump Administration Could Change the American Landscape, Literally
Get ready for a rush to plunder our public lands.
Dec 16, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
Normalizing Denial: Trump, Tillerson, and Climate Reality Normalizing Denial: Trump, Tillerson, and Climate Reality
A political culture that can accommodate Exxon’s climate denial is a political culture ripe for Trump.
Dec 14, 2016 / Wen Stephenson
We Are Hitting the Wall of Maximum Grabbing We Are Hitting the Wall of Maximum Grabbing
We have an epidemic of grabbing—land grabbing, resource grabbing—and now the most powerful nation on earth has elected Donald Trump as its grabber-in-chief.
Dec 14, 2016 / Naomi Klein
This Is How We Can Tackle Climate Change, Even With a Denier in Chief This Is How We Can Tackle Climate Change, Even With a Denier in Chief
Cities and states can step up their efforts to tackle global warming—with or without federal leadership.
Dec 12, 2016 / Laurie Mazur
Inspired by Standing Rock, West Texans Take Action to Fight Another Pipeline Inspired by Standing Rock, West Texans Take Action to Fight Another Pipeline
Opponents of the Trans-Pecos Pipeline are finding hope in their last resort.
Dec 9, 2016 / Sasha von Oldershausen
Tulsi Gabbard Will Deploy With Fellow Vets to Stand With Standing Rock Tulsi Gabbard Will Deploy With Fellow Vets to Stand With Standing Rock
The congresswoman and several thousand veterans are expected to travel to North Dakota in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
Dec 1, 2016 / John Nichols