Activism

Protecting women’s rights and the environment go hand-in-hand in these new books, which also celebrate female leaders and scientists.

One man’s mission to remove trash from the polluted river in Baghdad has inspired a nationwide movement that shows how environmental efforts inspire peace.

The Lorax taught us to speak for the trees. But what if we also learned to listen to them?

Writers like Kim Stanley Robinson, Barry Lopez, Sy Montgomery and others celebrate the fragile beauty of this modern world — and address how to help save it.

Seven new environmental books offer practical advice, lessons from successful conservation projects and inspiration in troubled times.

“We need to make the time to water a new kind of wild empathy,” writes the cofounder of the Church of Stop Shopping.

The loss of biodiversity around the planet comes with very human costs, I tell the hosts of The Silent Why podcast.

The state’s recently passed Climate and Equitable Jobs Act offers a model for other states to build coalitions to help communities and the planet.

From plastic pollution to extreme weather and the extinction crisis, the year ahead promises tough fights, enormous challenges and critical opportunities.

Doing something every day will help to change your attitude and create momentum for change.