A Tale of Two Cities: Miami and Detroit

September 20, 2019

Climate change is upending Miami’s real estate markets, turning one of its poorest neighborhoods into some of the most desirable real estate...

The Fate of Food

July 19, 2019

How will we feed a planet that’s hotter, drier, and more crowded than ever? Much of it starts with innovators who are trying to re-invent the...

Oppressive Heat: Climate Change as a Civil Rights Issue

April 25, 2019

While the environmental movement is typically associated with upper-class white folk, it is also a civil rights issue. Communities of color often...

Prosperity and Paradox: A Conversation with Arlie Hochschild and Eliza Griswold

October 4, 2018

Red states, blue states – when it comes to our environment, are we really two different Americas? New Yorker writer Eliza Griswold spent time in...

Climate Winners and Losers

June 17, 2018

The new climate reality means that even those living on a hill will be affected by flooding in the valley, and those living in the North will be...

Oppressive Heat: Climate Change and Civil Rights

November 1, 2017

Communities of color often live closest to factories and refineries that spew toxic pollution. That’s one reason why polls show more African...

Chasing the Harvest in the Heat

September 20, 2017

Rising temperatures are making hard outdoor jobs even harder. It is the kind of heat that will ground airplanes and melt rail lines, and health...

REWIND: Climate Equity

March 26, 2017

Will a green economy be more equitable than the brown economy? As California transitions to renewable energy, the result will be green jobs,...

Climate Equity

March 16, 2016

Communities of color are most affected by pollution, yet they’ve been overlooked by the green movement. How can we ensure environmental justice...