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Sasha Abramsky: After Massive Cuts to Forest Service, US Enters Fire Season Woefully Unprepared

The results could be catastrophic, especially in states that have experienced unprecedented fires in recent years.

June 16, 2025 · 5 Comments

Video: Food for the Future

Food is culture, food is life — it’s part of who we are and the magic that binds us together. But here’s the twist: the way we eat is pushing … Continue reading

May 24, 2025 · 1 Comment

Tom Engelhardt: Going, Going, Gone!

The World According to Donald Trump

May 19, 2025 · 8 Comments

Jessica Kutz: The Gender Gap on Climate

A new report shows a growing gender gap among people who vote with environmental issues in mind.

April 29, 2025 · Leave a comment

Adam Parsons: A Humble Advocate for Sharing the World’s Resources

Again and again, Pope Francis railed against our collective indifference to widespread suffering and urged humanity, especially world leaders, to do better. It’s not too late to heed his call.

April 24, 2025 · 9 Comments

Stylianos Syropoulos, Gregg Sparkman: Most Christian religious leaders accept climate change but have never mentioned it to their congregations

If they vocalize their acceptance of human-made climate change, we believe they can correct widespread misperceptions, foster dialogue and encourage action in ways that secular authorities may struggle to achieve.

April 20, 2025 · 3 Comments

Michelle Bitting: Sudden

I wanted to come home transformed
and be surprised by the flickering
in our radically impermanent
robes

March 22, 2025 · 20 Comments

Sonali Kolhatkar: 7 Ways to Rise Up Against Trumpism 2.0

Grassroots movements, legal organizations, and nonprofits are leading the opposition.

March 11, 2025 · 4 Comments

Derrick Z. Jackson: President Trump’s Cabinet of Polluters, Frackers and Climate Crisis Deniers Rushes to Gut Protections

Left in the wake are demonized and demoralized federal scientists.

March 9, 2025 · 6 Comments

Grace Hussain: For Siċaŋġu Nation, Taking Food Sovereignty Back Means Eating Climate-Friendly

Mushrooms, bison, and foraged plants offer a critical mix of new and old food traditions.

March 8, 2025 · 3 Comments

Matthew J. Parker: Pardon Me

The reason for the assault was absurd – an imagined slight over a game of cutthroat pinochle we had played earlier that day.

March 3, 2025 · 4 Comments

Amal Ahmed: Rebuilding Food Security After a Wildfire

A coalition in Oregon is fighting to expand access to food assistance—regardless of immigration status.

February 25, 2025 · 3 Comments

Frida Garza: The US wants to cut food waste in half. We’re not even close.

Americans waste more than 300 pounds of food per person per year.

February 4, 2025 · 8 Comments

David Hastings: We Have Entered the Era of ‘Global Boiling’ —Marine Wildlife, Ecosystems, and Economies Are Being Devastated

Marine heat waves are causing record-breaking ocean temperatures that kill animals and impact ocean-based industries.

January 27, 2025 · 5 Comments

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