Environment / Health

Cowboys for Climate Action

by Jim Hightower

A new group is naming and shaming the people bankrolling climate change denial.

Future Generations Will Mourn What the EPA Did on 9/11

by Olivia Alperstein

The White House wants to clear the way for frackers to release more methane, which poisons communities and torches the climate.

Killing for Coal (Literally)

by Basav Sen

Shocking as this sounds, the U.S. government is — by its own admission — willing to murder up to 1,600 Americans a year to enrich a few coal billionaires.

Last Year, I Watched Grizzly Bears Play. This Year, They’re Going to Be Trophy Hunted.

by Lena Moffitt

The White House war on the Endangered Species Act is putting iconic species at risk — all to please fossil fuel companies.

Here Out West, ‘Smoke Season’ Keeps Getting Worse

by Jill Richardson

Addressing climate change costs money. Wildfires gobbling up our country — and seas swallowing up our shores — costs more.

Profiting Off Poison

by Jill Richardson

A court found that Monsanto knew its signature Roundup chemical could cause cancer, but sold it anyway.

If Ireland Can Get Out of Fossil Fuels, Your Town Can Too

by Celia Bottger

Almost 900 cities, universities, and governments have divested over $6 trillion from the fossil fuel industry. Why not yours?

One of Our Last Links to the Wild World Is in Danger

by Dan Ritzman

Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is one of the world’s last intact ecosystems, but dangerous oil exploration could soon spoil it.

Want to Create Jobs? Reduce Fossil Fuel Use

by Basav Sen

Energy efficiency creates more jobs than fossil fuels — and at a faster rate and lower cost.

A Letter to My Child on a Changing Planet

by Norah Vawter

Lots of big stuff is at stake as the climate changes. But so are everyday pleasures we take for granted — like hikes in the woods, days on the beach, and lazy summer days.

Environment and Health