Environmental Issues

One of the bridges over the Gowanus Canal.

The Transformation of Gowanus The Transformation of Gowanus

Can a Superfund site be remade into an experiment for equitable housing and eco-friendly development?

Jul 31, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Karrie Jacobs

Eroding Indigenous Sovereignty

Eroding Indigenous Sovereignty Eroding Indigenous Sovereignty

Tribes seeking federal recognition so they can better address climate change face a catch-22 as climate change jeopardizes the documents they need for recognition.

Jul 30, 2024 / Photo Essay / Ottavia Spaggiari

The Eiffel Tower can be seen behind the Seine. The men’s triathlon at the Olympic Games in Paris has been postponed due to dirty water in the river.

The Toll of the Olympics on the Environment The Toll of the Olympics on the Environment

Paris promised a green Olympic Games, but is that even possible?

Jul 30, 2024 / Jules Boykoff and Dave Zirin

Enemy of progress: Linkedin founder Reid Hoffman at the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho.

Kamala Harris Needs to Put Arrogant Plutocratic Donors in Their Place Kamala Harris Needs to Put Arrogant Plutocratic Donors in Their Place

Wealthy centrists are already pressuring Democrats to give up their progressive achievements.

Jul 29, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Endangered Birds

Endangered Birds Endangered Birds

Fifteen local birds threatened by climate change, street mural, Bronx, NY.

Jul 26, 2024 / OppArt / Nicky Enright

Scott Schuyler, Upper Skagit Tribe Policy Representative for Natural and Cultural Resources at sacred ancestral fishing ground.

A River of Deception A River of Deception

Newly discovered documents reveal how Seattle's City government knowingly impacted an Indigenous Tribe's treaty rights for over a century.

Jul 25, 2024 / Photo Essay / Rico Moore

How to Visualize the Climate Crisis

How to Visualize the Climate Crisis How to Visualize the Climate Crisis

A new immersive photography and video exhibition elucidates both the causes and consequences of the climate crisis, while also sparking creative solutions.

Jul 25, 2024 / Photo Essay / Xenia Gonikberg

Construction workers drink water in Folsom, California, on July 3, 2024.

A Proposed Regulation Could Protect Millions of Workers From Extreme Heat A Proposed Regulation Could Protect Millions of Workers From Extreme Heat

As temperatures continue to rise from climate change, OSHA’s first and only extreme heat proposal would help over 36 million people.

Jul 17, 2024 / StudentNation / Aina Marzia

Britain's Labour Party leader Keir Starmer delivers a speech during a victory rally at the Tate Modern in London early on July 5, 2024.

A Close-Up View of the UK Election Gave Rise to an Unfamiliar Emotion: Envy A Close-Up View of the UK Election Gave Rise to an Unfamiliar Emotion: Envy

The US left can only dream of Democrats’ having five years ahead of interrupted power—and control of Congress—with the GOP, like the Tories, driven far to the margins for a d...

Jul 15, 2024 / Ross Barkan

The Scorching Temperatures Are Turning Prison Cells Into Furnaces

The Scorching Temperatures Are Turning Prison Cells Into Furnaces The Scorching Temperatures Are Turning Prison Cells Into Furnaces

As the death toll due to extreme heat rises, incarcerated people are concerned that their cells could become their coffins.

Jul 15, 2024 / Victoria Law

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