Environmental Issues

Greenpeace Beats Back a SLAPP Lawsuit—for Now

Greenpeace Beats Back a SLAPP Lawsuit—for Now Greenpeace Beats Back a SLAPP Lawsuit—for Now

It’s a victory for free speech and forests. But will it last?

Oct 25, 2017 / Mark Hertsgaard

Yellowstone National Park

Exclusive: The Interior Department Scrubs Climate Change From Its Strategic Plan Exclusive: The Interior Department Scrubs Climate Change From Its Strategic Plan

A leaked draft of a five-year plan reveals how the DOI will prioritize “energy dominance” over conservation.

Oct 25, 2017 / Editorial / Adam Federman

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 / Cities Rising / Michelle Chen

Harvey Weinstein

How Much Time Could Women Reclaim If They Didn’t Have to Deal With Men’s Bullshit? How Much Time Could Women Reclaim If They Didn’t Have to Deal With Men’s Bullshit?

Joan Walsh on Weinstein, John Nichols on Trump’s generals, and Zoë Carpenter on the future of food.

Oct 19, 2017 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Farmers California wildfires

No Sanctuary in Fire-Stricken California’s Immigrant Communities No Sanctuary in Fire-Stricken California’s Immigrant Communities

Toxic smoke, destroyed homes, and fears of deportation are hitting immigrant communities all at once across Northern California.

Oct 18, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Puerto Rico Still Needs Our Help. Here’s What You Can Do.

Puerto Rico Still Needs Our Help. Here’s What You Can Do. Puerto Rico Still Needs Our Help. Here’s What You Can Do.

Demand debt forgiveness, show up for protests, and donate.

Oct 17, 2017 / no-paywall / Ariana Rosas Cárdenas

Hoax Under Water

Hoax Under Water Hoax Under Water

EPA chief Scott Pruitt rolls back the Clean Power Plan while fires burn in California and oceans rise.

Oct 16, 2017 / OppArt / Steve Breen

Broken iPhone

Why Buy a New iPhone When You Could Repair Your Old One? Why Buy a New iPhone When You Could Repair Your Old One?

The answer: Because tech companies make it as hard as possible for us to fix their products.

Oct 13, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Trump Pollution

Trump Pollution Trump Pollution

Toxic Emissions on the Rise.

Oct 12, 2017 / OppArt / Dylan Vermeul

The Future of Food

The Future of Food The Future of Food

How do we build a just, sustainable food system?

Oct 11, 2017 / Feature / Raj Patel, Saru Jayaraman, John W. Boyd Jr., Lindsey Shute, Dana Perls, and Zoë Carpenter

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