Justice & Health
The systemic racial and economic inequalities that worsen the impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities around the globe.
How China Silences Environmental Reporters Beyond Its Borders
By Katie Surma
COP30 Backpedals on Climate Action
By Bob Berwyn
A New Tropical Forest Fund Will Pay Countries, Locals and Indigenous Tribes to Protect Their Trees
Interview by Steve Curwood and Jenni Doering, Living on Earth
Growing Tensions with Air Regulator Lead Top California Environmental Justice Advisor to Resign
By Blanca Begert
California Is Finally Updating Its Methane Landfill Rule
By Liza Gross
US Is (Officially) Gone, But Not Forgotten, at COP30
By Bob Berwyn
Gas Pipeline Proposals in Virginia Multiply Through the South—and Worry Community Activists
By Charles Paullin
As Seas Rise, So Do the Risks From Toxic Sites
By Liza Gross
Bill McKibben on the State-Led Efforts to Make Big Oil Pay Up
By Carrie Klein
As COP30 Unfolds in the Amazon, Brazil Is Drilling for Oil Near the Great Amazon Reef System
By Teresa Tomassoni
An Alabama City Council Approves Rezoning for a Massive Data Center, Dividing a Community
By Lee Hedgepeth
In Florida, Manatee Deaths Edge Up Slightly in 2025
By Amy Green
Extreme Heat, Leaks and Security Issues Roil COP30
By Bob Berwyn
A Landmark Court Ruling Looms Over U.S. Absence at COP30
By Dana Drugmand
Trump Administration Moves to Weaken Federal Protections for Waterways and Wetlands
By Aidan Hughes
Deadly in Small Doses: New Research Shows the Lethal Effects of Ingested Plastic on Marine Animals
By Teresa Tomassoni