Sapping the Superfund’s Strength Sapping the Superfund’s Strength
As Washington dithers, sites slated for cleanup long ago continue to threaten human health.
Apr 15, 2010 / Feature / Sheila Kaplan and Marilyn Berlin Snell
Slide Show: The Nation Celebrates Earth Day Slide Show: The Nation Celebrates Earth Day
In 2004, journalist Ross Gelbspan wrote Boiling Point, urging journalists and politicians to face the reality of the climate crisis by taking immediate action. In his Nation articl…
Apr 14, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Conservation for Survival Conservation for Survival
Conservation is no longer' a cause; it is a crisis. Its features are drawn in taut lines by forces unprecedented in human history, like a human face contorted by foreboding a...
Apr 14, 2010 / From the Archive / Robert Rienow and Laura Rienow
Environmentalism Turns 16 Environmentalism Turns 16
Ask Brock Evans, Washington lobbyist for the Audubon Society, what he thinks of the liedown- in-front-of-the-bulldozer approach to 'environmentalism practiced by Earth First!...
Apr 14, 2010 / From the Archive / Seth Zuckerman
Teach-in On The Environment Teach-in On The Environment
Ecology has become a very important issue on campuses this season, and this teach-in was the forerunner--a kind of model--for thousands of college and high school colloquia t...
Apr 14, 2010 / From the Archive / Raymond R. Coffey
The Cleveland Model: A Grassroots Approach to Job Creation The Cleveland Model: A Grassroots Approach to Job Creation
Al Jazeera English's "Fault Lines" program discovers creative models local communities are using to address unemployment.
Apr 12, 2010 / Video / Al Jazeera English
Obama to Ease Restrictions on Offshore Drilling Obama to Ease Restrictions on Offshore Drilling
Good news from the administration on auto emissions and mountaintop removal mining; bad news on offshore drilling.
Apr 2, 2010 / Sarah Laskow
The Strategy Behind Offshore Drilling The Strategy Behind Offshore Drilling
Grist.org's Dave Roberts explains why Obama's endorsement of offshore drilling may not pan out the way he hopes.
Offshore Drilling–In Exchange for What? Offshore Drilling–In Exchange for What?
Christopher Hayes discusses the political strategy behind Obama's recent endorsement of offshore drilling.
Apr 1, 2010 / Video / The Rachel Maddow Show
The Wrong Kind of Green The Wrong Kind of Green
Nation writer Johann Hari discusses his recent article in which conservation groups have sided with big-time polluters instead of real science.
Mar 9, 2010 / Video / Democracy Now!