Nature鈥檚 Tools Help Clean Up Urban Rivers
Bringing back bivalves and reintroducing aquatic plants can connect people to their waterways鈥攁nd the ecosystems we all depend on.
Environment
Black聽Americans聽Re-Embrace聽the聽Outdoors After Generations of Exclusion
Nature has long been a place of healing and joy for Black communities.
How Mobile Home Communities Are Adapting for Climate Change
From Vermont to Montana, officials and residents in manufactured housing communities are working to mitigate flood risk.
Could Breadfruit Help Trinidad and Tobago Brace for Climate Change?
Despite its colonial origins, breadfruit is now the subject of international research to evaluate its potential as a staple crop in a warming world.
Doulas Work on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis
As trusted community figures, doulas are increasingly helping their clients stay safe during heat waves, hurricanes, and wildfires, all of which put pregnant people at higher risk.
Healing the Land and Themselves
Indigenous, Black, and queer farmers are buying land with the aim to restore and nourish nature along with their cultures and communities.
Canada鈥檚 First Nations Protect Millions of Acres of Their Lands
Indigenous-led efforts are conserving land on an unprecedented scale while enabling scientists to study threats to northern ecosystems.
Divesting Money From Fossil Fuels
Over 10 years, trillions of dollars in assets have been extracted from global fossil fuels.
Green Banks Catalyze Green Energy Projects
Financial nonprofits are building capacity for transformative energy upgrades that could turn climate action dreams into realities.
Social Connections Save Lives During Climate Emergencies
鈥淚f we鈥檙e not looking out for each other and helping each other, giving each other a hand, no one else is gonna do it.鈥�
Defending Native Sacred Sites From Elon Musk and SpaceX
The Carrizo Comecrudo Tribe of Texas is suing to protect the tribe鈥檚 ancestral land.
Resurrecting Climate-Resilient Rice in India
Seemingly miraculous varieties that can withstand drought, flood, and saltwater intrusion are the result of centuries of selective breeding by ancient farmers.
Looking to Women to Shape the Future of Berlin鈥檚 Transportation
An initiative to make the city car-free is prompting a larger dialogue around equity in urban design.
Overcoming Colonial Thinking to Connect With Life
The pull of solving problems is nearly irresistible, but we should prioritize relationships with our environment.
Oracle Cards Inspired by the Earth
An ecological card deck offers wise teachings and prompts healing.
Nigerian Climate Action Group Trades Trash for Cash
Youth climate activists create companies to transform waste management and give hope.
Community Land Trusts Build Climate-Resilient Affordable Housing
鈥淪torms are nature鈥檚 way of causing gentrification,鈥� so one couple bought property damaged by Hurricane Irma and placed it in a public trust.
Carving a Better Tomorrow Out of a Worsening Today
Frida Berrigan reflects on living in a world of tipping points.
Hopeful Signs of Climate Culture Shift at COP27
Favianna Rodriguez says the cultural successes at COP27 overshadow the political failures.
Indigenous and Black Communities Find Common Cause for Land Justice
Historically, Indigenous and Black folks have been turned against each other by colonizers and enslavers. Now, communities are learning from one another and finding solidarity in efforts to reclaim stolen lands.
Louisiana Communities Show the Many Contours of Climate Migration
Organizers are tackling climate displacement from all angles鈥攁dvocating for climate-displaced people, providing them with resources, and making their communities more climate-resilient.
Stolen Lands: A Black and Indigenous History of Land Exploitation聽
Colonization, through genocide, land theft, and the imposition of private property, has dispossessed Indigenous and Black peoples of their homelands across the continents for generations.
Aboriginal Activists Win Abalone Harvesting Rights
Their success is changing the perception of Aboriginal communities from 鈥渇ish thieves鈥� to leaders in regional development.
I Paddle Boston鈥檚 Mystic River as Sackett v. EPA Threatens to Roll Back Critical Protections
Fifty Years after the passage of the Clean Water Act, the future of America鈥檚 waterways hangs in the balance.
Manchin鈥檚 Pipeline Loss Shows Frontline and Green Groups Are Gaining Steam
鈥淲e launched our movement to breathe clean air 鈥� amid the Movement for Black Lives chanting 鈥榳e can鈥檛 breathe鈥� and a pandemic disproportionately killing Black people.鈥�
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