Sustainability

Petroleum factory with an American flag on front

The Media Isn’t Ready to Cover Climate Apartheid The Media Isn’t Ready to Cover Climate Apartheid

The press needs to reckon with the prevalence of a worldview that defaults to the perspective of the white and wealthy.

Jun 17, 2020 / Michelle García

Woman with yellow umbrella walking through Miami

Florida’s Flooded Future: ‘Retreat While There’s Still Time’ Florida’s Flooded Future: ‘Retreat While There’s Still Time’

With sea levels rising, Miami will be underwater by the end of the century.

Jun 8, 2020 / Laura Raim

We Cannot Postpone Climate Talks Until 2021

We Cannot Postpone Climate Talks Until 2021 We Cannot Postpone Climate Talks Until 2021

Lawmakers need to wake up: Climate change and the injustices it generates won’t break for Covid-19. So the United Nations Climate Change Conference can’t, either. 

Jun 5, 2020 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen

Is Mexico’s ‘Mayan Train’ a Boondoggle?

Is Mexico’s ‘Mayan Train’ a Boondoggle? Is Mexico’s ‘Mayan Train’ a Boondoggle?

Opponents warn that it will not only devastate the Yucatán’s ecosystem but also trigger unsustainable development and further marginalize local communities.

May 22, 2020 / Meaghan Beatley and Sam Edwards

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Covid-19: A Best Case Scenario Covid-19: A Best Case Scenario

Now is the time to imagine a better world.

Mar 20, 2020 / Feature / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian

‘Ruin Our Territory—for What?’

‘Ruin Our Territory—for What?’ ‘Ruin Our Territory—for What?’

A massive standoff over a pipeline through Wet’suwet’en land is pushing Canada to confront how it deals with Indigenous rights.

Mar 5, 2020 / Jillian Kestler-D’Amours

A portion of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline near Fairbanks, Alaska

Trump Wants to Gut Crucial Environmental Regulation Trump Wants to Gut Crucial Environmental Regulation

Rolling back the National Environmental Policy Act would prevent the public from learning about the consequences of massive construction projects.

Mar 2, 2020 / Michelle Chen

Think Exotic Animals Are to Blame for the Coronavirus? Think Again.

Think Exotic Animals Are to Blame for the Coronavirus? Think Again. Think Exotic Animals Are to Blame for the Coronavirus? Think Again.

Scientists have fingered bats and pangolins as potential sources of the virus, but the real blame lies elsewhere—with human assaults on the environment.

Feb 18, 2020 / Column / Sonia Shah

Climate Is on the Ballot in New Hampshire

Climate Is on the Ballot in New Hampshire Climate Is on the Ballot in New Hampshire

The Sunrise Movement and other groups have demanded that climate be a top issue, and Democrats like Sanders, Warren, and Steyer are responding.

Feb 11, 2020 / John Nichols

The Road to the Green New Deal Lies Through This Overlooked Agency

The Road to the Green New Deal Lies Through This Overlooked Agency The Road to the Green New Deal Lies Through This Overlooked Agency

The Department of Interior will shape the fate of this country’s climate resilience—but first it will have to be rebuilt after being ransacked by Trump cronies.

Jan 27, 2020 / Jimmy Tobias

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