Environmental Issues

Frederick Law Olmsted

Can’t Stand All the Political Heat? Escape to the Park. Can’t Stand All the Political Heat? Escape to the Park.

Many cities have Frederick Law Olmsted to thank for these spaces.

Jun 28, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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Letters From the July 11/18, 2022, Issue Letters From the July 11/18, 2022, Issue

Not just a women’s issue… How we win… Collective power…

Jun 28, 2022 / Our Readers

How to Fight Decades of Environmental Racism

How to Fight Decades of Environmental Racism How to Fight Decades of Environmental Racism

The NRDC’s new head of justice and equity talks about what environmental justice means, and how community power-building is essential to that work.

Jun 28, 2022 / Q&A / Danielle Renwick

Gabriela Bucher

A Windfall Tax on Covid Profits Could Ease the Catastrophic Food Crisis A Windfall Tax on Covid Profits Could Ease the Catastrophic Food Crisis

A levy on food and fossil fuel giants could save lives now and help create a sustainable food system, says Oxfam head Gabriela Bucher.

Jun 27, 2022 / Fiona Harvey

Native Growers Can Help the US Meet Its Climate Goals. Will the New Farm Bill Offer Enough Support?

Native Growers Can Help the US Meet Its Climate Goals. Will the New Farm Bill Offer Enough Support? Native Growers Can Help the US Meet Its Climate Goals. Will the New Farm Bill Offer Enough Support?

A conversation with Carly Griffith Hotvedt about the Native Farm Bill, traditional Indigenous knowledge, and environmental conservation.

Jun 27, 2022 / Danielle Renwick

Honoring Mother Earth

Honoring Mother Earth Honoring Mother Earth

Patchwork Healing Blanket/ La Manta de Curación.

Jun 24, 2022 / OppArt / Marietta Bernstorff and Anonymous

The Real Reason to Be Nervous About AI

The Real Reason to Be Nervous About AI The Real Reason to Be Nervous About AI

Declarations of sentience are wildly premature. But the dangers AI poses to labor are very real.

Jun 24, 2022 / Dwayne Monroe

American military helicopter wreckage in Mogadishu

The Perils of Shaping a Recalcitrant World The Perils of Shaping a Recalcitrant World

Relying on military power to shape events in distant countries requires very deep pockets and infinite patience—neither of which we currently possess.

Jun 22, 2022 / Andrew J. Bacevich and Alex Jordan

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Stanford’s New School of Sustainability Is a Gift to Fossil Fuel Companies Stanford’s New School of Sustainability Is a Gift to Fossil Fuel Companies

The university seems set to replicate the mistakes of past climate research: soliciting oil and gas funding, while paying lip service to environmental justice.

Jun 21, 2022 / StudentNation / Celina Scott-Buechler and Ada Statler

Sarahana Shrestha

Why This N.Y. Socialist Is Running on Climate Why This N.Y. Socialist Is Running on Climate

Sarahana Shrestha wants the public sector to supply the state’s energy. Will the idea help her win a state Assembly seat?

Jun 21, 2022 / Q&A / Liza Featherstone

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