Environmental Issues

Trump Climate Change

‘Blowback’ Is Real, and We’re Living Through It ‘Blowback’ Is Real, and We’re Living Through It

When it comes to unintended consequences of American policy, Donald Trump is just the tip of the iceberg.

Mar 1, 2018 / Tom Engelhardt

PHOTOS: Since Standing Rock, 56 Bills Have Been Introduced in 30 States to Restrict Protests

PHOTOS: Since Standing Rock, 56 Bills Have Been Introduced in 30 States to Restrict Protests PHOTOS: Since Standing Rock, 56 Bills Have Been Introduced in 30 States to Restrict Protests

In the year since the last activists were evicted, the crackdown on journalists and activists has only intensified.

Feb 16, 2018 / Photo Essay / Zoë Carpenter and Tracie Williams

Textile factory worker

The Clothing Industry Is Set to Consume a Quarter of the Global Carbon Supply by 2050 The Clothing Industry Is Set to Consume a Quarter of the Global Carbon Supply by 2050

What would it take to make the fashion industry truly sustainable?

Feb 13, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Coal power plant

Donald Trump’s Extract-Everything Energy Policy Dooms Us All Donald Trump’s Extract-Everything Energy Policy Dooms Us All

The expansion of the fossil-fuel industry has been transformed into a major component of American foreign policy.

Feb 12, 2018 / Michael T. Klare

No More Tuna for Japan’s Sushi?

No More Tuna for Japan’s Sushi? No More Tuna for Japan’s Sushi?

Japan is the world’s biggest consumer of tuna. Fishermen on the island of Iki are challenging official policy so as to stop the decline of Pacific bluefin tuna stocks.

Feb 8, 2018 / Yuta Yagishita

Climate change protest

Climate Change Isn’t Just About the Planet Climate Change Isn’t Just About the Planet

It’s about justice: racial, social, socioeconomic, reproductive, and environmental. It’s about immigration reform, LGBTQIA+ rights, and religious freedom.

Feb 7, 2018 / StudentNation / Leehi Yona

Kevin de León

Meet Kevin de León—the Next Senator From California? Meet Kevin de León—the Next Senator From California?

He’s challenging incumbent Dianne Feinstein on foreign policy, immigration, and the national-surveillance state.

Feb 7, 2018 / Q&A / Sasha Abramsky

Stop Trump’s Infrastructure Scam

Stop Trump’s Infrastructure Scam Stop Trump’s Infrastructure Scam

You can also join a campaign to make your community fossil fuel–free or show up to fight attacks on immigrant communities. 

Feb 6, 2018 / NationAction

Boxed In

Boxed In Boxed In

As deforestation continues, we build our future.

Feb 6, 2018 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

The People Who Made a Nuclear-Weapons-Prohibition Treaty Possible

The People Who Made a Nuclear-Weapons-Prohibition Treaty Possible The People Who Made a Nuclear-Weapons-Prohibition Treaty Possible

ICAN’s visionary work has brought us that much closer to a nuclear-free world—and won them a Nobel Peace Prize in the process.

Feb 2, 2018 / Ari Beser

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