Environmental Issues

Members of the United Auto Workers Local 230 walk the picket line in front of the Chrysler Corporate Parts Division in Ontario, California, on September 26.

What’s at Stake in the UAW Strike What’s at Stake in the UAW Strike

With so much riding on the outcome, it's time for labor and its supporters—from the White House to the grass roots—to play for keeps.

Sep 28, 2023 / Jane McAlevey for The Nation

World’s Youth for Climate Justice

The Kids Are Telling Us Very Clearly That They Are Not Alright The Kids Are Telling Us Very Clearly That They Are Not Alright

When young people are worried about the world that their future children and grandchildren will inhabit, something has gone deeply wrong.

Sep 27, 2023 / Stan Cox

Mother Earth’s Sick Bed

Mother Earth’s Sick Bed Mother Earth’s Sick Bed

Actions and inactions that threaten our planet.

Sep 25, 2023 / OppArt / Jos Sances

get big oil out of cop28! poster/ protester extinction rebellion

Exclude Fossil Fuel Firms From COP 28 if They Only Want to Obstruct Exclude Fossil Fuel Firms From COP 28 if They Only Want to Obstruct

“My patience ran out,” said Christiana Figueres, who for years had advocated for oil companies to be involved in policymaking talks.

Sep 22, 2023 / Dharna Noor

Shortsighted

Shortsighted Shortsighted

In retrospect.

Sep 22, 2023 / OppArt / Drew Sheneman

Atom Bombed

Atom Bombed Atom Bombed

Since 1946, this threat has endangered our planet.

Sep 21, 2023 / OppArt / Anthony Freda

Activists lie down during a 'Rally for Climate Sanity' outside Calgary's Town Hall in opposition to the 24th World Petroleum Congress Opening Ceremony, on September 17, 2023, in Calgary, Canada.

Making Climate the Everything Story Making Climate the Everything Story

The news media needs to stop treating climate change as a niche topic—and start treating it as the most important story of our time.

Sep 19, 2023 / Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope

Sailors observe the USS Nimitz and USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Groups steam in formation as the Nimitz Carrier Strike Force.

The Plundering of the South China Sea The Plundering of the South China Sea

We’re not going to mine our way out of the climate crisis.

Sep 18, 2023 / Joshua Frank

Plastic Island

Plastic Island Plastic Island

Nowhere to go. The ocean has more than 170 trillion plastic particles as pollution reaches unprecedented levels.

Sep 18, 2023 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo

Pine Tree Power supporters at a march on July 4.

Maine Is in an Epic Battle Over Its Future Maine Is in an Epic Battle Over Its Future

Voters could turn two private utilities into public goods. The corporations are fighting it tooth and nail.

Sep 18, 2023 / Bill McKibben

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