Dismantling White Supremacy to Address the Climate Crisis

April 29, 2022

We know that the climate crisis doesn’t affect everyone equally. A fundamental injustice of the climate crisis is that those who have...

REWIND: Should Nature Have Rights?

January 14, 2022

In the last several years, a growing number of countries and places within the United States have tried to establish legal standing for natural...

Climbing, Conservation and Capitalism

November 12, 2021

The outdoor clothing and gear company Patagonia is known for its commitment to sustainability and environmental health, but its prices often make...

What’s on Tap at COP26 in Glasgow

October 22, 2021

Delegates from around the world are set to convene in Glasgow at the international climate summit known as COP26 – ideally to hammer out...

Diet for a Threatened Planet

September 17, 2021

Diet for a Small Planet is celebrating 50 years this fall. It’s been a hugely influential book in the environmental movement and has inspired...

Colorado River Reckoning: Drought, Climate and Equal Access

June 11, 2021

The Colorado River hydrates more than 40 million people and 5 million acres of farmland from Wyoming to the US-Mexico border -- but it's not...

Distorted Democracy and the “Zero-Sum Game”

April 30, 2021

In the US, we’ve become accustomed to climate – like nearly everything else – being politicized. Even when potential solutions might benefit...

REWIND: Billionaire Wilderness

April 16, 2021

How much is access to so-called wilderness tied to wealth?
For many of us, the story of the American wilderness begins when Europeans arrived on...

Killer Combination: Climate, Health and Poverty

February 12, 2021

What happens when climate, public health and poverty converge?
Author and activist Catherine Coleman Flowers grew up in rural Lowndes County,...

Fast, Fair and Clean: The New Energy Transition

January 22, 2021

Hopes and expectations are high for President Biden’s first weeks in office. His recovery plans promise to take on COVID-19, a battered economy,...