Environmental Justice

Earth Day coordinator Denis Hayes grew up in Camas, Washington, surrounded by natural beauty and unchecked pollution.

These new books cover challenges to our shared land, ranging from Indigenous appropriation to current corporate grabs.

Protecting civilian and military firefighters — and the communities they serve — requires a comprehensive strategy, including disclosure of the chemicals in new firefighting foams.

Toxic algae blooms in Lake Erie. As Toledo tries to clean up, restoring wetlands could help.

Our minds can flip the script on climate change. Here are ways to reframe our perceptions and make us more resilient and empowered.

“We cannot stand by and allow this to happen,” write current and former EPA employees. “We need to hold this administration accountable.”

The current administration continues to senselessly undermine efforts to reduce single-use plastics. But plastic never was and never will be disposable, and neither are the people it poisons.

But how do we ensure everyone has equal access to shade? Tucson, where heatwave mortality has soared, shows a path forward.

The Trump administration has already rolled back planned limits on PFAS chemicals, which have been linked to cancer and other health problems.

Solutions to our environmental ills abound in these popular Revelator articles from 2024.