Environmental Activism

Leah Thomas

“You Can’t Separate People From the Planet” “You Can’t Separate People From the Planet”

Activist and author Leah Thomas lays out her vision for a more just environmental movement.

Mar 4, 2022 / Q&A / Nylah Burton

Worth More Standing

Worth More Standing Worth More Standing

Commodifying nature, robbing our future.

Feb 18, 2022 / OppArt / Jos Sances

Princeton University building

Why We Filed a Legal Complaint Against Princeton Why We Filed a Legal Complaint Against Princeton

A coalition of Princeton students, faculty, staff, and alumni has called for an investigation of the university's continued investments in the fossil fuel industry.

Feb 16, 2022 / StudentNation / Hannah Reynolds and Lynne Archibald

A crowd of protesters

Don’t Sabotage the Climate Movement by Turning to Violence Don’t Sabotage the Climate Movement by Turning to Violence

The climate movement is panicking. It shouldn’t.

Feb 9, 2022 / Paul Hockenos

Flight Shame in Great Barrington

Flight Shame in Great Barrington Flight Shame in Great Barrington

When it comes to aviation, small is not beautiful.

Feb 9, 2022 / Susan Brind Morrow

Several police officers surround a person whose hands are wrapped around a piece of construction equipment.

A Landmark Environmental Precedent Was Just Set in Virginia A Landmark Environmental Precedent Was Just Set in Virginia

Thanks to frontline activists and a new law promoting environmental justice, Virginia became one of the first states to recognize the disproportionate impact of pollution on Black,...

Feb 2, 2022 / Crystal “Red Bear” Cavalier-Keck

Quality Control Engineer

A Transformative Green New Deal Requires Inclusive Manufacturing A Transformative Green New Deal Requires Inclusive Manufacturing

Without a new approach to manufacturing, we may protect the environment better but continue to reinforce racial and economic inequality.

Jan 28, 2022 / Carl Davidson, Bill Fletcher Jr., and Nina Gregg

The Line 3 construction site

Should Environmental Activists Sabotage Fossil Fuel Infrastructure? Should Environmental Activists Sabotage Fossil Fuel Infrastructure?

Andreas Malm argues that property destruction can be inspiring, while Daniel Sherrell writes that it would reduce the climate movement’s ability to effect change.

Jan 27, 2022 / Editorial / Andreas Malm and Daniel Sherrell

A black-and-white photo with a mushroom-shaped explosion.

The Tularosa Downwinders Have Waited 75 Years for Justice The Tularosa Downwinders Have Waited 75 Years for Justice

Even though the first atomic bomb exploded in their state, New Mexicans were never compensated for the health consequences of nuclear contamination. These campaigners have vowed to...

Jan 25, 2022 / Sofia Martinez

Bank of America Divestment

Why I Divested My Bank Account and You Should Too Why I Divested My Bank Account and You Should Too

I couldn’t accept doing business with one of the world’s greatest financiers of fossil fuels.

Jan 19, 2022 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen

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