Activism

Activists See Biden’s Day One Focus on Environmental Justice as a Critical Campaign Promise Kept

The new president signed executive orders on inauguration day aimed at embedding equity across the government and rolling back Trump’s anti-environment legacy.

By Kristoffer Tigue, Agya K. Aning, Judy Fahys, Katie Surma

Warming Trends: A Catastrophe for Monarchs, ‘Science Moms’ and Greta’s Cheeky Farewell to Trump

By Katelyn Weisbrod

In Georgia Senate Race, Warnock Brings a History of Black Faith Leaders’ Environmental Activism

By James Bruggers

The Resistance: In the President’s Relentless War on Climate Science, They Fought Back

By Marianne Lavelle

As Biden Eyes a Conservation Plan, Activists Fear Low-Income Communities and People of Color Could Be Left Out

By Sabrina Shankman

Congress Passed a Bipartisan Conservation Law. Then the Trump Administration Got in its Way

By Judy Fahys

Trains, Walking, Biking: Why Germany Needs to Look Beyond Cars

By Dan Gearino

Environmental Justice Leaders Look for a Focus on Disproportionately Impacted Communities of Color

By Evelyn Nieves

Warming Trends: The Top Plastic Polluter, Mother-Daughter Climate Talk and a Zero-Waste Holiday

By Katelyn Weisbrod

In Georgia, 16 Superfund Sites Are Threatened by Extreme Weather Linked to Climate Change

By David Hasemyer

The First African American Cardinal Is a Climate Change Leader

By James Bruggers

Biden Has Promised to Kill the Keystone XL Pipeline. Activists Hope He’ll Nix Dakota Access, Too

By Ilana Cohen

With Biden’s Win, Climate Activists See New Potential But Say They’ll ‘Push Where We Need to Push’

By Georgina Gustin

Young Voters, Motivated by Climate Change and Environmental Justice, Helped Propel Biden’s Campaign

By Ilana Cohen

Post Election, Climate and Racial Justice Protesters Gather in Boston Over Ballot Counting

By Phil McKenna

Oregon Allows a Controversial Fracked Gas Power Plant to Begin Construction

By Ilana Cohen

Energizing People Who Play Outside to Exercise Their Civic Muscles at the Ballot Box

By Judy Fahys

California Ranchers and Activists Face Off Over a Federal Plan to Cull a Beloved Tule Elk Herd

By Katelyn Weisbrod

Q&A: The Sierra Club Embraces Environmental Justice, Forcing a Difficult Internal Reckoning

By Evelyn Nieves