Environment

Protesters demonstrate against the Energy Transfer Partners' Dakota Access oil pipeline near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation, in Los Angeles, California, September 13, 2016.

7 Things You Can Do to Help Fight the Dakota Access Pipeline 7 Things You Can Do to Help Fight the Dakota Access Pipeline

From calling government officials to attending solidarity rallies, here’s how you can get involved.

Nov 3, 2016 / no-paywall / Phuc Pham

How a Somali-American Muslim Woman Candidate Is Mobilizing Millennial Voters in Minnesota

How a Somali-American Muslim Woman Candidate Is Mobilizing Millennial Voters in Minnesota How a Somali-American Muslim Woman Candidate Is Mobilizing Millennial Voters in Minnesota

Omar’s platform focuses on economic, social, racial, and environmental justice.

Nov 3, 2016 / StudentNation / Cirien Saadeh

The 2000 Election Unleashed Disaster on the World. We Can’t Let that Happen Again in 2016.

The 2000 Election Unleashed Disaster on the World. We Can’t Let that Happen Again in 2016. The 2000 Election Unleashed Disaster on the World. We Can’t Let that Happen Again in 2016.

For eight years, George W. Bush ravaged the planet. What will be left of it if Trump wins?

Nov 3, 2016 / Rebecca Solnit

clean energy reovlution

Are Voters Getting Greenwashed at the Polls? Are Voters Getting Greenwashed at the Polls?

Contentious—and confusing—environmental issues are on the ballot in these states. 

Nov 3, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

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Letters From the November 21, 2016, Issue Letters From the November 21, 2016, Issue

State of denial… Platform fetishism?…  Breath of fresh air…  Drive the vote…

Nov 3, 2016 / Letters / Our Readers and Nathan Schneider

African Migrants Awaiting Pickup

‘Africa Has Given Enough of Its People to the Sea’ ‘Africa Has Given Enough of Its People to the Sea’

Fatim Jawara, like many first-tier soccer talents in West Africa, attempted to migrate to Europe by boat. She did not survive.

Nov 2, 2016 / Dave Zirin

coal fired power plant

With the Supreme Court at Stake, This Election Could Determine the Future of Our Environment With the Supreme Court at Stake, This Election Could Determine the Future of Our Environment

Trump thinks climate change is a “hoax”—don’t expect any better from his Supreme Court nominees

Nov 2, 2016 / Tom Steyer and Michael Keegan

The Bundy Acquittal Is Dangerous

The Bundy Acquittal Is Dangerous The Bundy Acquittal Is Dangerous

But the courtroom isn’t the only place to challenge the rise of anti-government radicals.

Nov 1, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

Sandy damage

To Adapt to Climate Change, Retreat Is Necessary To Adapt to Climate Change, Retreat Is Necessary

Four years after Hurricane Sandy, many coastal communities recognize that rising oceans mean relocating their residents. But there is no consensus on how to do so.

Oct 31, 2016 / Alexandra Tempus

Cancun Climate

This Election Has Exposed the Climate Movement’s Lack of Political Muscle This Election Has Exposed the Climate Movement’s Lack of Political Muscle

The climate test this election is: Do you believe in science?

Oct 31, 2016 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin

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