Sustainability

Newly constructed houses on the short in Newtok, Alaska

The Future of Climate Adaptation Is Here in the Native Village of Newtok, Alaska The Future of Climate Adaptation Is Here in the Native Village of Newtok, Alaska

Newtok has been moving to safer ground while facing mounting crisis. A story of both struggle and success, it's become a model for communities in the path of disaster.

Dec 14, 2022 / Madeline Ostrander

Indiana University Climate Protest

For Universities to Thrive, Students Need a Seat at the Table For Universities to Thrive, Students Need a Seat at the Table

The board of trustees is one of the most influential decision-making bodies on a campus, yet many of them lack adequate student representation.

Dec 13, 2022 / StudentNation / Sena Wazer

Smoke above a wildfire

This Holiday Season, You Can Find Ways to Talk to Your Family About the Climate Crisis This Holiday Season, You Can Find Ways to Talk to Your Family About the Climate Crisis

Once you ask people about the ways they see the climate changing around them, many want to engage.

Nov 23, 2022 / Madeline Ostrander

Cambridge Fossil Free Research Week of Action

Students Tell Their Universities: Keep Fossil Fuel Companies Out of Climate Research Students Tell Their Universities: Keep Fossil Fuel Companies Out of Climate Research

Amid COP27, members of the Fossil Free Research movement took action around the world, protesting the influence of Big Oil on crucial climate change studies.

Nov 22, 2022 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen

These Moms Are Leading the Fight Against Environmental Racism

These Moms Are Leading the Fight Against Environmental Racism These Moms Are Leading the Fight Against Environmental Racism

In Los Angeles, the fight against toxic air pollution is a family affair.

Nov 17, 2022 / Multimedia / Eliza Moreno

The full moon rises over the cooling towers of the Trillo Nuclear Power Plant in Guadalajara, Spain.

Should Governments Reinvest in Nuclear Power to Fight Climate Change? Should Governments Reinvest in Nuclear Power to Fight Climate Change?

Jessica Lovering argues that nothing scales up like nuclear, while Paul Hockenos says it is just too expensive and slow to deploy.

Nov 16, 2022 / Editorial / Jessica Lovering and Paul Hockenos

Young activists demand a Loss and Damage Fund to compensate developing countries for the impacts of climate change

As COP 27 Begins, Demands for Loss and Damage Compensation Grow Louder As COP 27 Begins, Demands for Loss and Damage Compensation Grow Louder

Nations in the Global South have been increasingly focused on securing the means to address the impacts of climate change that are already here.

Nov 11, 2022 / Tina Gerhardt

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

How to Survive Our Apocalyptic Future How to Survive Our Apocalyptic Future

This world, however finite with its increasingly overwhelming problems, is still precious to me and worth a good fight. I can’t turn away from tomorrow.

Nov 8, 2022 / Frida Berrigan

Climate Crisis Forest Fire

Can the Midterm Elections Help Solve the Climate Crisis? Can the Midterm Elections Help Solve the Climate Crisis?

Climate organizers across the country are adding voter engagement work into their own advocacy. But electing Democrats is just a first step.

Oct 31, 2022 / StudentNation / Sofia Andrade

Why Does the Democratic Republic of the Congo Keep Arresting Journalists?

Why Does the Democratic Republic of the Congo Keep Arresting Journalists? Why Does the Democratic Republic of the Congo Keep Arresting Journalists?

What happened to Steve Wembi?

Oct 28, 2022 / Nicolas Niarchos

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