environmental justice
Natural Disasters Made Worse by COVID-19 Are Already Here
Cyclone Amphan has ripped through Bangladesh and India, leaving up to 10 million people homeless. The pandemic makes it a dual crisis that the rest of the world ignores at its own peril.
People of Colour Experience Climate Grief More Deeply Than White People
We are not only disproportionately affected by the climate crisis, but we carry a pain that comes from a long history of racial terror.
Racist Housing Policies Have Created Dangerous 'Heat Islands' in Cities
On any given day east Portland is 18 F hotter than the city's west side. Coronavirus orders will make it even harder to escape.
Irish Communities Are Reclaiming One of the World's Dirtiest Fuels
The harvesting of peat has created jobs and heated homes across Ireland for centuries, but local environmentalists say it’s time to start treating the land differently.
11 Young Climate Justice Activists You Need to Pay Attention To
They are Indigenous or people of color and they're all under 30.
The Climate Is at a Tipping Point. We Need Stories From the Front Lines
The people affected first and worst by the climate crisis are often the least likely to have their stories told. With your help, Tipping Point aims to change that.
Stop Asking People of Color to Get Arrested to Protest Climate Change
Extinction Rebellion is overwhelmingly shaped by the concerns, priorities, and ideas of middle-class white people. If it doesn't tackle white supremacy, it doesn't serve us.
'Welcome to a Shithole': Most U.S. Prisons Are Filled with Toxic Waste
Our jails are overflowing with raw sewage, leaky ceilings, mold and insects. Some cities are trying to fix the damage.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is the Climate Change Hardliner the Planet Needs
Ocasio-Cortez upset the NY-14 primary with a progressive agenda that included transitioning the US to renewables by 2035.
This Native American Congressional Candidate Wants to Bring Environmental Justice to New Mexico and to Capitol Hill
If she wins, Deb Haaland would be the first Native American woman elected to Congress.
How Gentrification is Threatening one of Brooklyn's Last Urban Farms
Local residents and activists are digging in to save this beloved community resource.
How a Devastating Air Pollution Problem Created a Black Activist-Led Movement in a Virginia Town
Community organizers and residents are waging an environmental justice campaign against what they see as corporate oversight.