Environmental Justice Archives

How Zionism Wove Itself Into U.S. Politics

Five years after Hurricane Maria wreaked havoc on Puerto Rico, Hurricane Fiona has killed at least four people, caused widespread flooding and left hundreds of thousands of residents without water or power. Maria caused extensive

Carlos A. Suárez Carrasquillo, Fernando Tormos-Aponte | Sep 23, 2022

What a “Green Amendment” Can Do for Environmental Justice

The Supreme Court curbed the EPA’s ability to restrict emissions, so states are looking to enshrine rights to “healthful environments” in their constitutions.

Sam Jones | Sep 2, 2022

Abolitionists and Environmentalists in Atlanta Band Together to “Stop Cop City”

“The people who are killing us can’t also be the people who are keeping us safe.”

Mira Sydow | Mar 22, 2022

Cities Use Public Transit to Make Nature More Accessible

Seattle is one of several major cities implementing a “transit to trails” program to help more people access local wilderness.

Gregory Scruggs | Jul 16, 2021

10 Examples of Environmental Racism and How It Works

Here’s what to know about the unexpected effects of discriminatory environmental policies.

Ivana Ramirez | Apr 22, 2021

Measuring Equity Through City Trees

Planting trees is a way to build community and bolster benefits to human and environmental health.

Breanna Draxler | Mar 9, 2021

Harnessing People Power to Protect Alaska’s Last Remaining Wilderness

A new social movement is bringing together Indigenous activists and TikTok creators to prevent drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Breanna Draxler | Jan 27, 2021

Opinion | Climate Crisis | Youth Climate Movement | Climate Change

Let’s Call Environmentalism What It Is

We should be thinking less about keeping a clear conscience and more about striving toward a mutualistic relationship with the rest of the earth.

Béla Williams | Dec 24, 2020

Can California’s Cap and Trade Actually Address Environmental Justice?

Since California’s program launched in 2013, questions have swirled about whether cap and trade has helped or hurt people living in the shadow of the state’s largest emitters.

Julia Rosen | Nov 20, 2020

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