Environmental Issues

The cover of Madeleine Ostrander's book, left, and Madeline Ostrander, right.

The Climate Crisis Is Changing Our Concept of Home The Climate Crisis Is Changing Our Concept of Home

Climate journalist and author Madeline Ostrander on finding stability on a burning planet.

Aug 12, 2022 / Q&A / Danielle Renwick

Senator Chuck Schumer speaks outside the U.S. Capitol about the Inflation Reduction Act. He stands in front of the Capitol building and in front of a green sign that reads

Does the Climate Bill Throw Environmental Justice Under the Bus? Does the Climate Bill Throw Environmental Justice Under the Bus?

And three more questions about the biggest climate legislation in US history.

Aug 11, 2022 / Mark Hertsgaard

The Toxic History of the Salton Sea

The Toxic History of the Salton Sea The Toxic History of the Salton Sea

A new book by Traci Brynne Voyles catalogs the alarming events that created one of the West’s most polluted bodies of water.

Aug 10, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Kyle Paoletta

The War Over Public Water in Pennsylvania

The War Over Public Water in Pennsylvania The War Over Public Water in Pennsylvania

Residents are uniting across political lines to battle corporations attempting to privatize their water systems.

Aug 8, 2022 / Feature / Hadas Thier

Addiction to Oil

Addiction to Oil Addiction to Oil

Driving ourselves to death.

Aug 5, 2022 / OppArt / Mac McGill

A black car has bumper stickers that say

When Did Cars Become Weapons of the Right? When Did Cars Become Weapons of the Right?

The politicization of big-box personal vehicles is now almost complete.

Aug 4, 2022 / Stan Cox

Flooded homes in New Jersey

In the Era of Climate Migration, What Will “Home” Mean? In the Era of Climate Migration, What Will “Home” Mean?

You can cling to home as property—fight for yourself and your own financial gain. Or you can love a home and belong to it—and defend community, place, and planet.

Aug 4, 2022 / Madeline Ostrander

Brazil’s then-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sits holding his glasses while he talks with his Foreign Affairs Minister Celso Amorim

Lula’s Comeback Campaign: The Stakes for Brazil—and Democracy Lula’s Comeback Campaign: The Stakes for Brazil—and Democracy

In an exclusive interview with The Nation, Celso Amorim, who served as both foreign minister and defense minister, explains why much more than a resurgent Pink Tide is riding on th...

Aug 3, 2022 / Pablo Calvi

Public Pension Funds—the Next Battleground for Human Rights

Public Pension Funds—the Next Battleground for Human Rights Public Pension Funds—the Next Battleground for Human Rights

As the fight in Oregon to divest from the Israeli manufacturer of Pegasus spyware shows, pension funds can use tools like proxy votes and responsible contractor policies to hold pr...

Aug 3, 2022 / Sravya Tadepalli

Mourners at the site of the El Paso shooting

3 Years After the El Paso Shooting, “Environmental” Nativism Is Spreading 3 Years After the El Paso Shooting, “Environmental” Nativism Is Spreading

Racist attacks in which shooters claim to be motivated by environmental concerns are becoming increasingly common, as is the ideology behind them.

Aug 3, 2022 / Gaby Del Valle

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