Environmental Issues

Obama’s Record on Climate Change Provides Lessons for Taking on President Trump

Obama’s Record on Climate Change Provides Lessons for Taking on President Trump Obama’s Record on Climate Change Provides Lessons for Taking on President Trump

The past eight years have proven that pressure from ordinary people can counterbalance elite interests.

Dec 12, 2016 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard

Inspired by Standing Rock, West Texans Take Action to Fight Another Pipeline

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

Scott Pruitt

Trump’s Pick to Lead the EPA Built His Career on Attacking the EPA Trump’s Pick to Lead the EPA Built His Career on Attacking the EPA

The nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to direct environmental policy means fossil-fuel interests will have their man in Washington.

Dec 8, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

Naomi Klein, Rebecca Solnit, and Zack Exley: How Organizing Can Still Win

Naomi Klein, Rebecca Solnit, and Zack Exley: How Organizing Can Still Win Naomi Klein, Rebecca Solnit, and Zack Exley: How Organizing Can Still Win

Naomi Klein at Standing Rock, Rebecca Solnit on the power of protest, and Zack Exley on a Brand New Congress.

Dec 8, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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The View From 2050: Donald Trump Changed Everything The View From 2050: Donald Trump Changed Everything

If only this were science fiction.

Dec 6, 2016 / John Feffer

Indigenous Activists at Standing Rock Told a Deep, True Story

Indigenous Activists at Standing Rock Told a Deep, True Story Indigenous Activists at Standing Rock Told a Deep, True Story

And that’s why they won at least a temporary victory.

Dec 5, 2016 / Bill McKibben

Resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline Turns the Course of History

Resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline Turns the Course of History Resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline Turns the Course of History

The Army Corps of Engineers says it will not grant a necessary easement to complete the pipeline.

Dec 4, 2016 / John Nichols

The Lesson from Standing Rock: Organizing and Resistance Can Win

The Lesson from Standing Rock: Organizing and Resistance Can Win The Lesson from Standing Rock: Organizing and Resistance Can Win

Indigenous water protectors are showing us how to fight back—and how to live again.

Dec 4, 2016 / Naomi Klein

Tulsi Gabbard TPP

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

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Here’s How States and Cities Can Fight Climate Change and Inequality in the Trump Era Here’s How States and Cities Can Fight Climate Change and Inequality in the Trump Era

Let’s make polluters pay for carbon reduction and invest the revenue in disadvantaged communities.

Dec 1, 2016 / Heather McGhee and Robert B. Reich

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