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A Hunger Strike Ends, but an ‘Unreasonable’ Woman’s Battle Against Corporate Polluters Marches On

Four decades into her crusade against Texas petrochemical plants, a retired shrimper remains determined to fight Dow, the largest chemical company in America.

Story and photos by Dylan Baddour

 Diane Wilson sits in her tent, 14 days into her hunger strike, outside Dow’s Seadrift complex on March 16.
Nazir Khan, co-founder of the Minnesota Environmental Justice Table, speaks during a rally on Friday at the Hennepin County Government Center near City Hall to launch a hunger strike against a polluting trash incinerator. Credit: Courtesy of Geoff Dittberner/Zero Burn Coalition

Minneapolis Activists Launch Hunger Strike to Protest Polluting Trash Incinerator

By Keerti Gopal
Climate activists and members of Extinction Rebellion protest in front of Citibank’s New York City office on Sept. 5, 2024. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

Is the FBI Investigating Environmental Activists?

By Nicholas Kusnetz
New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani arrives for a news conference alongside members of his mayoral transition team at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens on Wednesday. Credit: Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images

New York Climate Advocates Celebrate Mamdani’s Victory, Prepare to Hold Him Accountable

By Carl David Goette-Luciak
Adam Met talks about the connections between climate action, music and fan building. Credit: Shervin Lainez

How a Rock Band Bassist Is Remixing Climate Activism

By Ryan Krugman
Thousands of activists take to the streets of New York City for the “March to End Fossil Fuels” on Sept. 17, 2023. Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

‘Make Billionaires Pay’ March Will Bring Together Climate and Social Justice Movements

By Ryan Krugman
Zohran Mamdani, Democratic candidate for New York City mayor, speaks during a press conference with leaders and members of the city’s labor unions on July 2. Credit: Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images

New York Climate Activists Are a Key Part of Zohran Mamdani’s Mayoral Campaign

By Ryan Krugman
Human rights attorney Alejandra Gonza (right) stands with Brenda Díaz Valencia, who is holding a photo of her father, Antonio Díaz Valencia, and his colleague Ricardo Arturo Lagunes Gasca, in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 3, 2024. The two men disappeared after criticizing mining practices in Mexico. Credit: Richard Pierrin/AFP via Getty Images

Defending Human Rights Is Dangerous. Defending Nature Makes It Even Riskier

By Katie Surma
Kenny Moll (front, blue shorts) and Michael-Luca Natt (front, black shorts) finish their sixth marathon in the same amount of days to raise awareness for the impacts of climate change. Credit: Keerti Gopal/Inside Climate News

Outrunning the Heat? This Climate Activist is Running Seven Marathons in Seven Days

By Kiley Price
Activists gathered outside the White House in May to demand that President Joe Biden refuse to compromise on election promises regarding climate change and social justice. (Credit: Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Green New Deal Network)

With Trump Gone, Old Fault Lines in the Climate Movement Reopen, Complicating Biden’s Path Forward

By Marianne Lavelle

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