There’s a growing environmental movement in Kentucky, and more leaders than ever are speaking the language of sustainability.
Climate Change
The Sunrise Movement and progressive allies are applying new strategies to turn out young voters—and to convince parents to pull the lever for Democrats.
A tax on CO2 emissions was long seen as a critical tool for tackling climate change. But it may be time for something bigger.
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Young voters are intimately aware that they will be forced to bear the full effects of climate change—and they’re voting with that in mind.
American climate policy can be salvaged, but environmentalists say action has to be swift and sweeping.
Quannah Chasinghorse is continuing the legacy of Gwich’in women working to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
The 23-year-old Ugandan climate activist explains what the U.S. election will mean for the future of the planet.
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If climate activists invest in Black voters leading up to the election, they could be a crucial voting bloc in November.
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A first-time voter explains why this election is our opportunity to lead on the climate crisis—locally, nationally, and globally.
Four more years of Trump’s anti-environmental policies will make it too late to change course. So come November, let’s turn this ship around.
The energy and intersectionality of youth along with the experience and engagement of elders are putting climate issues at the forefront of the 2020 elections.
In California’s most catastrophic wildfire season yet, an organization is challenging the state to hire firefighters who were previously incarcerated to help meet public safety needs.
Heat is deadlier than other climate-related disasters, but the solutions are simpler.
“Minimum Viable Planet” is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad.
If we focus on the best possible outcomes, journalist Judith D. Schwartz argues together we can restore ecosystems.
Traditional reindeer herding is a cornerstone of Sámi culture in the European Arctic highlands. It’s also part of a finely balanced ecology that can help cool the planet. But Norway’s government wants mineral mines instead of roaming reindeer.
How one small stretch of coastline went from a hotbed of drug smuggling to a model of ecological restoration.
The blip in emissions will not have a longterm impact unless we invest in sustainable solutions on a grand scale.
As fire and disease move up the mountains, researchers race to find answers.
“Minimum Viable Planet” is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, what “I love lamp” has to do with climate communications.
The COVID-19 outbreak is the planet’s way of telling us to do better, both in the environment and in the economy.
“Minimum Viable Planet” is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, Sarah discovers television.
By decolonizing the atmosphere and making climate reparations, Eric Holthaus shows just how hopeful the next 30 years could be.
There’s the octopus in the parking garage, and 26,500 other signs that climate change is here.
From action-oriented toolkits to talk therapy and meditation, these responses facilitate recovery, hope, and activism.
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