Justice & Health
The systemic racial and economic inequalities that worsen the impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities around the globe.
New Mexico’s Time-Honored Irrigation Canals Face Existential Threat
By Tina Deines
Corpus Christi Projects Emergency Water Restrictions in September for Large Industrial Users and 500,000 Customers
By Dylan Baddour
Facing Drought and Low Snowpack, Rio Grande States Expect a ‘Challenging’ Year
By Martha Pskowski
Rights of Nature Defender Wins Goldman Prize for Protecting Colombia’s Magdalena River From Fracking
By Katie Surma
As a Plastic Waste Plant Violates Pollution Rules, Its Owner Makes the Case for a Second Location
By James Bruggers
Low-Producing Oil Wells in Texas Cause Headaches for Landowners
Story by Martha Pskowski, photos by Paul Ratje
Illinois Weighs Early Warning System For Pesticide Spraying Near Parks, Schools
By Gabriel Matias Castilho
The History of Earth Day—and Why It Still Matters
Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth
Judge Dismisses Trump Administration’s Bid to Block Hawaii Climate Lawsuit
By Marianne Lavelle
Pollution Persists in the Florida Everglades Despite 40-Year Restoration Effort, Report Says
By Amy Green
To Battle Climate Change, a Baltimore Church Turns to Nature
By Tierra Stone
At ‘Sloth World’ in Florida, Wild Sloths Have Died by the Dozens
By Katie Surma, Kiley Price
Environmental Groups Take Trump Administration’s ‘God Squad’ to Court
By Wyatt Myskow
The Cherokee Rose, Georgia’s State Flower, Actually Has Nothing to Do With the Cherokee People—or the State
By Ryan Krugman
Climate Activists Stage Mock Funeral for Landmark Climate Rule
By Liza Gross
Iowa Moves to Shield Farmers, Ethanol Plants, From Lawsuits Over Emissions
By Anika Jane Beamer, Georgina Gustin