Environmental Justice

The pioneering researcher shares what he’s learned from studying environmental racism — and the movement working for justice — for more than four decades.

The majority of coal plants in the United States, like the Hunter Power Plant in Utah, are contaminating groundwater with toxic pollutants, a new report reveals.

A plan to lease oil and gas drilling rights on nearly a million acres of land near the Te-Moak Tribe of the Western Shoshone illustrates the consistent lack of government consultation with tribes.

The Story of Stuff Project’s Stiv Wilson talks about an upcoming film that traces the life cycle of plastic and the people leading the fight against it.

State laws and policies in California have made some progress possible, but many tribes still lack legal recognition and struggle to maintain their cultural heritage and the environment.

A new book asks, “Can we feed the world without destroying it?” The answers might surprise you.

A look at Poland’s growing ecological disaster — and its polluted past — shows how green ideals can wither on the vine.

We’ll have to contend with new limits to the Clean Water Act, growing threats from climate change and fixing our aging infrastructure.

They tried to bury the report by releasing it on Black Friday, but the threats we face — and possible solutions we can take on — are still very real.

Protecting the planet from climate change and extinction depends on similarly protecting indigenous peoples, according to several new reports.