Environmental Justice

Climate protesters

What the ‘New York Times’ Climate Blockbuster Missed What the ‘New York Times’ Climate Blockbuster Missed

Nathaniel Rich’s article illustrates American failures, not global ones.

Aug 2, 2018 / Kate Aronoff

Girl walks past Houston oil refinery

How Kids and Families Pay the Real Cost of Health Inequality How Kids and Families Pay the Real Cost of Health Inequality

When families can’t take paid time off to care for a sick child, the social costs can be overwhelming.

May 31, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Oil spill in California

Trump Wants to Expand Oil Drilling to 90 Percent of Our Seas. We’re Marching on June 9 to Stop Him. Trump Wants to Expand Oil Drilling to 90 Percent of Our Seas. We’re Marching on June 9 to Stop Him.

The March for the Ocean is promoting a rapid transition from drilling and spilling to clean, job-generating renewable energy.

May 14, 2018 / David Helvarg and Bill McKibben

133.9 Million Americans Live in Areas With Unhealthy Levels of Air Pollution

133.9 Million Americans Live in Areas With Unhealthy Levels of Air Pollution 133.9 Million Americans Live in Areas With Unhealthy Levels of Air Pollution

And Scott Pruitt’s EPA could usher in even worse.

May 3, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Flint Is Finally Moving to Help Kids Recover from Lead Poisoning’s Toxic Legacy

Flint Is Finally Moving to Help Kids Recover from Lead Poisoning’s Toxic Legacy Flint Is Finally Moving to Help Kids Recover from Lead Poisoning’s Toxic Legacy

A new legal settlement could be a turning point for a community that has struggled with disinvestment for decades.

Apr 27, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Charlie Baker climate

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker Is a Climate Criminal—and I’m Willing to Go to Jail to Say So Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker Is a Climate Criminal—and I’m Willing to Go to Jail to Say So

A big part of what makes nonviolent civil disobedience powerful is the willingness of those engaging in it to suffer the consequences.

Nov 21, 2017 / Wen Stephenson

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These Women Nobelists Are Fighting for Grassroots Activists in Central America These Women Nobelists Are Fighting for Grassroots Activists in Central America

They’re bringing limelight to women-led movements resisting land grabs and destruction from mining companies, hydroelectric plants, and monoculture plantations.

Nov 17, 2017 / Laura Carlsen

Tesla's Elon Musk

Elon Musk Will Not Help Lead a Climate Leap Elon Musk Will Not Help Lead a Climate Leap

Los Angeles activists are fighting for climate justice, but, at nearby Tesla, green jobs aren’t good jobs.

Nov 15, 2017 / Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis

Bonn climate conference

The Paris Climate Accord Didn’t Go Nearly Far Enough—Can Bonn Do Better? The Paris Climate Accord Didn’t Go Nearly Far Enough—Can Bonn Do Better?

If negotiators are going to meaningfully combat the climate crisis this week, they’ll need to forget about pleasing fossil-fuel corporations.

Nov 7, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Harvey standing water

It Doesn’t Matter if Cities Are Climate Change–Proof if No One Can Afford to Live in Them It Doesn’t Matter if Cities Are Climate Change–Proof if No One Can Afford to Live in Them

In the wake of this year’s devastating hurricanes, cities need to focus on equity in all of their future climate-adaptation plans.

Oct 24, 2017 / Michelle Chen

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