Environmental Justice

Emerging efforts by cities and the federal government show that progress is possible, but experts say systemic changes are still needed.

The United Nations has taken a good first step, but here’s what needs to be done next to make sure climate refugees get the protections they deserve.

A vulnerable culture living in a severely degraded section of the Colombian Amazon is in desperate need of international respect and support.

Books out this month also address protecting pollinators, Florida panthers and other endangered species.

From the extinction crisis to plastic pollution and the 2020 election, these are some of the stories we expect to dominate headlines in the year ahead.

From the extinction crisis to environmental justice, these articles showcase what we have to lose and how people are working to make a brighter future.

Expert contributors took us to the Arctic, the borderlands and everywhere in between.

Construction of the largest solid-waste landfill in Europe threatens to permanently damage the health of Russia’s rural citizens and trash the country’s reputation.

New legislative efforts to ban plastics are important, but a recent court ruling in Texas reminds us that enforcing existing laws is a crucial part of the plastics fight.

This month’s new books dig deep into the need for diverse environmentalists, climate adaptation, wildlife coexistence and the Green New Deal.