Environmental Justice

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks during the laying of the first stone of the Tren Maya tourist line, in El Ideal, Quintana Roo State, Mexico, on June 1, 2020.

Mexico’s Tren Maya: Megaproject of Death—or Hope? Mexico’s Tren Maya: Megaproject of Death—or Hope?

More than just a train, the scale of the project is enormous.  And its effects are already visible.

Aug 4, 2023 / Étienne von Bertrab

Bernard Winn speaking

Jubilee Justice Regenerative Farming: Tackling Racism With Rice Jubilee Justice Regenerative Farming: Tackling Racism With Rice

Out of the soil of rural Louisiana, a new model for food, farming, and restorative economics.

Jul 17, 2023 / Laura Flanders

A police armored vehicle patrols an intersection on August 24, 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Police Are Spreading Authoritarianism Under the Guise of Counterterrorism Police Are Spreading Authoritarianism Under the Guise of Counterterrorism

Joe Biden’s Department of Justice has doubled down on an inquisitorial strategy of counterinsurgency in the name of counterterrorism.  

Jul 12, 2023 / Michael Gould-Wartofsky

Visitors walk past the New York Stock Exchange

The Right Hates Environment, Social, Governance (ESG) Investing. The Left Should, Too. The Right Hates Environment, Social, Governance (ESG) Investing. The Left Should, Too.

If the right really understood ESG, they would celebrate it, not denounce it.

Jun 29, 2023 / Brad Swanson

A sign calling for protection of the Clean Water Act hung outside the Supreme Court Building

The Supreme Court Has Done Us Dirty on the Clean Water Act The Supreme Court Has Done Us Dirty on the Clean Water Act

The recent ruling in Sackett v. EPA drastically weakens the Clean Water Act.

Jun 13, 2023 / Column / Elie Mystal

John James Audubon wood cutting

Green Rationales for Harsher Immigration Policies Are Nothing New Green Rationales for Harsher Immigration Policies Are Nothing New

White supremacists adopt the language of environmentalism to push both grotesque anti-immigrant bigotry and a broader, unnerving far-right agenda.

May 1, 2023 / Stan Cox

Man pours liquid into a bottle in front of a pile of bottles

Nothing Encapsulates the False Promise of Capitalism Like Plastic Nothing Encapsulates the False Promise of Capitalism Like Plastic

Individual good intentions can only carry us so far when the global recycling system is stacked in favor of the oil industry.

Apr 18, 2023 / Nanjala Nyabola

Ishmael Kalsakau speaks in the UN assembly hall

How Vanuatu’s Climate Campaign Could Save the World How Vanuatu’s Climate Campaign Could Save the World

The tiny island country has pushed the UN and the International Court of Justice to take unprecedented action that could help avert planetary catastrophe.

Apr 5, 2023 / Julian Aguon and Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh

man holds a sign that says 1.5

The Planet Will Warm Past 1.5°C. What Now? The Planet Will Warm Past 1.5°C. What Now?

The only way of ensuring that the overshoot is temporary is to decisively defeat the fossil fuel cartel.

Apr 4, 2023 / Tom Athanasiou

Ben Jealous

Ben Jealous’s New Mission: Saving the Planet Ben Jealous’s New Mission: Saving the Planet

The civil rights leader discusses his position at the helm of the Sierra Club.

Mar 9, 2023 / Q&A / Danielle Renwick

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