Environment / Health

The Climate Crisis Is Also a Health Emergency

by Olivia Alperstein

For already vulnerable populations, the health risks of extreme weather events can be deadly.

by Jim Hightower

A whopping 61 percent of Toledo’s voters said “yes” to recognizing legally enforceable rights for the natural world.

by Peter Certo

My two-year old will barely be the age I am now when the climate catastrophe comes, and that realization is taking a toll.

by Jessicah Pierre

Milwaukee’s novel approach to combating racial inequity should inspire other cities.

by Jill Richardson

If you feel powerless, remember that the biggest change you can make is to support leaders who think our planet is actually worth saving.

by Jill Richardson

Laws restricting reproductive freedom come out of a culture that doesn’t see women’s sexuality as equal to men’s.

by Khalil Bendib

The right to control women’s bodies.

by Sarah Anderson

By 2035, seniors will outnumber children. A new plan in Washington state shows how we can care for them — and for their caretakers.

by Stacy Bannerman

Most of us don’t know that when our family members sign up, they sign away some of their rights — and ours.

by Martha Burk

Merely banning abortion isn’t enough for some on the rabid right — a few are even threatening women with the death penalty.