Activism

Rights of Nature Defender Wins Goldman Prize for Protecting Colombia’s Magdalena River From Fracking

Yuvelis Morales Blanco, 24, helped halt fracking along Colombia’s largest river and one of the most biodiverse places on Earth. She’s faced death threats and exile for her advocacy.

By Katie Surma

The History of Earth Day—and Why It Still Matters

Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth

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

Data Center Boom Reaches West Georgia, Raising Questions Amid Mounting Opposition

By Jade Yeban

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

Story and photos by Dylan Baddour

Minneapolis Activists Launch Hunger Strike to Protest Polluting Trash Incinerator

By Keerti Gopal

Looking to Jesus and Buddha, a Kentucky Passionist Priest Finds Hope Amid an Enveloping Global Environmental Crisis

By James Bruggers

In the Fight to Defend the Amazon, This Indigenous Community’s Secret Weapon Is Science

Story and photos by Katie Surma

Courts’ Fight Over ‘Cop City’ Protests Raises Questions About Terrorism Laws and Environmental Activism 

By Jade Yeban

The Latest Tactic for Silencing Ecuador’s Environmental Defenders: Shuttering Their Bank Accounts

By Katie Surma

Is the FBI Investigating Environmental Activists?

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Grassroots Resistance to Data Centers Rises in Pennsylvania

By Jon Hurdle

The State of Environmental Justice Under Trump 2.0

Interview by Paloma Beltran, Living on Earth

‘Toxic Colonialism’ on the Bay of Bengal

By Johnny Sturgeon

In Arizona, Utilities and State Regulators Double Down on Fossil Fuels and Higher Costs Despite Residents’ Opposition

By Wyatt Myskow

‘Unbelievably Vulnerable’: The Climate Challenges Facing Mamdani’s New York City

By Lauren Dalban

Trump’s Grant Terminations Upheld by Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

By Lisa Sorg

Virginia Attorney General Takes Steps to Rejoin the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

By Charles Paullin