Environmental Activism

Donald Trump looks over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi as she speaks to US Navy personnel aboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier at Yokosuka naval base on October 28, 2025.

Japan’s New Climate Bomb—in the US Japan’s New Climate Bomb—in the US

Bloomberg Green reveals the climate costs of the US-Japan trade deal.

Feb 26, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard

People take part in a demonstration against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Games in Milan, Italy, on January 31, 2026.

Get Ready for This Year’s Undemocratic, Debt-Ridden, and Mobster-Infused Winter Olympics    Get Ready for This Year’s Undemocratic, Debt-Ridden, and Mobster-Infused Winter Olympics   

ICE thugs in the streets, Mafia meddling, and billions in waste—seems like the Games are off to a great start.

Feb 5, 2026 / Jules Boykoff and Dave Zirin

The Park Fire burns through the night on July 30, 2024, near Chico, California.

What Justice on a Burning Planet? What Justice on a Burning Planet?

Andreas Malm and Thea Riofrancos joined The Nation’s Wen Stephenson in an urgent conversation about the left and the climate emergency.

Jan 5, 2026 / Q&A / Wen Stephenson, Andreas Malm, and Thea Riofrancos

Salmon swimming against the current to spawn in the streams in Alaska in August 2025.

The Fight for the Last Wild Salmon The Fight for the Last Wild Salmon

In Alaska, the last stronghold for wild salmon, Native tribes and conservationists are working to save the fish from both climate change and decades of corporate greed.

Dec 18, 2025 / StudentNation / Colin Warren

People participate in a demonstration in front of the main entrance of COP30 in Belém, Brazil, on November 10, 2025.

Backsliding in Belém Backsliding in Belém

Petrostates at COP30 quash fossil fuel and deforestation phaseouts.

Nov 24, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard

A power plant in Colstrip, Montana.

Trump Promised to Bring Back Coal. This Town Listened. Trump Promised to Bring Back Coal. This Town Listened.

Through executive orders, Congress, and a loyalist cabinet, the Trump administration has delivered big for enclaves of coal country like Colstrip, Montana. But how long can it las...

Nov 20, 2025 / StudentNation / Ezra Graham

Indigenous Activists to COP30: “We Will Fight to the Death”

Indigenous Activists to COP30: “We Will Fight to the Death” Indigenous Activists to COP30: “We Will Fight to the Death”

Indigenous people lead COP30 protests against agribusinesses that “want to take everything.”

Nov 17, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard

Protesters stage a “die-in” during a rally for Climate Justice in Seoul on September 27, 2025.

There’s No Quitting the Climate Fight There’s No Quitting the Climate Fight

This is the worst-ever year for climate politics—but the struggle is far from over.

Nov 12, 2025 / Wen Stephenson

Students and alumni at Tufts University demonstrate for fossil fuel divestment in April 2015.

Winning a Fossil Fuel Divestment Pledge Is Hard. Keeping It Is Harder. Winning a Fossil Fuel Divestment Pledge Is Hard. Keeping It Is Harder.

Nearly a decade after promising to withdraw millions in fossil fuel investments, the University of Massachusetts has stalled on its clean energy transition. What happened?

Nov 6, 2025 / StudentNation / Eric Ross

The COP30 logo is displayed at a preparatory meeting bringing together ministers responsible for climate negotiations in Brasília, Brazil, on October 13, 2025.

How a PR Giant Hijacked COP30 to Greenwash the Planet How a PR Giant Hijacked COP30 to Greenwash the Planet

Edelman invented the fossil fuel narratives, and now it’s running communications for COP30. All the while, frontline communities are telling very different stories.

Oct 27, 2025 / Shilpi Chhotray

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