Environmental Justice

“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.

The United Kingdom, a major European player in the global ornamental fish trade, offers a case study of this industry’s problems — and its potential solutions.

Our latest group of reviews showcases books that remind us about what we’re saving — and why we do it.

Russia’s bombing of Kakhovka Dam in 2023 killed hundreds of people and tens of thousands of animals, but it’s also provided a potential ecological reset.

Damage is coming soon, but we can strengthen ourselves now.

The season brings important new books by climate scientists, conservationists, activists, and novelists.