Environmental Activism

Sarah Taber, 2024 candidate for North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture.

Why I’m Running for Commissioner of Agriculture in North Carolina Why I’m Running for Commissioner of Agriculture in North Carolina

The health of our state’s democracy depends so much on its agriculture and rural economics.

Jan 12, 2024 / Sarah Taber

Quitting

Quitting Quitting

So hard!

Dec 28, 2023 / OppArt / Rob Rogers

An Extinction Rebellion activist participates in an action to block traffic to the Port of Rotterdamn.

Extinction Rebellion Wants to Reclaim the Port of Rotterdam Extinction Rebellion Wants to Reclaim the Port of Rotterdam

The climate activists are putting pressure on Dutch officials to reduce emissions at Europe’s most polluting port.

Dec 28, 2023 / Covering Climate Now / Anna Hiatt

2023 Student Protests

The Year of the Youth The Year of the Youth

Over the last year, we’ve seen an extraordinary surge in student organizing around LGBTQ rights, climate change, labor, Palestine, and more.

Dec 22, 2023 / StudentNation / StudentNation

A large crowd of young climate activists, holding banners reading

The UN Climate Conference Finally Names the Culprit, Fossil Fuels—but Is It Enough? The UN Climate Conference Finally Names the Culprit, Fossil Fuels—but Is It Enough?

Not demanding a “phase out” of fossil fuels—which over 140 nations at COP 28 pushed for—and or detailing how to transition—leaves the agreement without teeth.

Dec 19, 2023 / Tina Gerhardt

Increasing Oil Reliance

Increasing Oil Reliance Increasing Oil Reliance

Our unsustainable appetite for fossil fuel.

Dec 19, 2023 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

The Poorest Nations Are Hit Hard by Climate Change

The Poorest Nations Are Hit Hard by Climate Change The Poorest Nations Are Hit Hard by Climate Change

Disaster strikes hardest on the countries least responsible for global warming.

Dec 15, 2023 / OppArt / Mac McGill

Canadian Wildfire Smoke in New York City

The Planet Is Burning The Planet Is Burning

And the US’s habits of primacy are a key reason why.

Dec 7, 2023 / Sarang Shidore

Siddhartha Deb, “The Light at the End of the World”

Siddhartha Deb and the Politics of Fiction Siddhartha Deb and the Politics of Fiction

A conversation with the novelist and journalist about India, colonialism, the Union Carbide catastrophe, solidarity, history in literature, and his novel, The Light at the End of ...

Dec 6, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Feroz Rather

Big Oil Runs the Climate Change Conference

Big Oil Runs the Climate Change Conference Big Oil Runs the Climate Change Conference

And the fox guards the hen house?

Dec 5, 2023 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

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