Environmental Justice

Current plans to update our 152-year-old mining laws fail to redress centuries of mineral-extractive colonialism.

If you’re displaced by wildfire, a hurricane, or other extreme weather, here’s how to cast your ballot.

First used as a bioweapon four decades ago, anthrax outbreaks continue to worsen as the country gets warmer and wetter.

For many Black children, asthma and other health problems are ever-present companions in neighborhoods located near dumps, factories, and highways.

In response government officials labeled Earth Uprisings “eco-terrorists” — continuing a worldwide strategy of criminalizing protest.

Former politician turned city official Jessyn Farrell, who still calls herself a “Save the Whales environmentalist,” tackles sustainability from all angles.

This month’s best and worst environmental stories also include a rebounding lynx, a climate lawsuit boom, and a spa for frogs.

The unanticipated environmental effects of inhalers underscore the contradictions of piecemeal climate solutions.

Insurers are pulling out of areas prone to climate risk — even as they continue to cover the fossil-fuel companies contributing to that risk.

We have the word on several great new books, including a look at how to fight climate disinformation and a satire of the extinction crisis.