Native Americans Are Fighting a New but Familiar Battle at Standing Rock

The broken treaties of the past have now become a fundamental piece of the climate-justice battle.

Brian Ward

This Isn’t the First Time Cowboys Have Tried to Plunder 640 Million Acres of Public Land

In Utah and the Dakotas, history repeats itself as Native Americans fight to protect their lives—and ours.

Chip Ward

What’s the Greatest Threat to Action on Climate Change? Nationalism.

It’s going to take global solidarity to avoid a climate-change doomsday.

Michael T. Klare

This Town Is Sick of Drinking Polluted Water

In one of Alabama’s poorest and most segregated regions, activists are demanding their right to clean water.

Michelle Chen

If You Want to Market a Dangerous Pesticide Without Regulation, Go to the European Union

The EU continues to extend glyphosate’s license, even after the World Health Organization concluded it was “probably a carcinogen.”

Michelle Chen

Bad News: We’re Actually Using More Fossil Fuels Than Ever

Renewable forms of energy are growing far faster than anyone expected. But so is the use of oil, coal, and natural gas.

Michael T. Klare

Big Solar’s Obstructionism in Maine

Will Big Solar perpetuate the abuses of Big Oil?

Chloe Maxmin

Growing Up With Climate Change

Chloe Maxmin

The Trans-Pacific Partnership Will Hurt Farmers and Make Seed Companies Richer

Here’s why experts say the trade deal is a “big win” for the biotech seed industry.

Alex Press

This Former Fisherman Is Now Farming the Most Sustainable Food on Earth—Underwater

“For the first time in generations, we have an opportunity to grow food the right way, provide good middle-class jobs, restore ecosystems, and feed the planet.”

Bren Smith and Lisa Holmes