Climate Justice

When the natural world inspires engineering projects, the results can both protect us from climate impacts and center the needs of frontline communities.

The initiative intends to restore soil health and in the process store carbon, free up more land for conservation, and maintain jobs in rural areas.

Much of the work that must be done to make our country more sustainable will be accomplished by farmers, construction workers, and electricians — and much of that work is starting at the local level already.

Rest, Hope, and Privilege: An intimate conversation with the founder of Intersectional Environmentalist

Black farmers in Detroit have turned blighted properties into vital food sources. Now, a new land fund is opening the door to official ownership.

Frustrated by slow action on climate threats, youth activists are trying more targeted confrontations with bankers and politicians.

A Chicago effort to plant 75,000 new trees aims to identify areas in greatest need of additional tree cover and prioritize restoring a green canopy in these under-resourced neighborhoods disproportionately affected by climate change.

In honor of Earth Week, drag queens Pattie Gonia and VERA! are co-hosting an environment-themed drag show in San Francisco.

Fresh, affordable food produced on local, Black-owned farms is one solution to the health inequities caused by segregation and racist grocery practices.

These nonprofit entities invest tax dollars in local projects and entrepreneurs that have been historically denied loans — and they don’t answer to shareholders.

Malaysian timber giant Samling has removed logging equipment from a long-disputed area in Sarawak state’s Upper Baram Forest Area, in what the Penan Indigenous community is calling a win for forest protection.

Alaina Wood — better known on TikTok as the Garbage Queen — helps us fight climate anxiety by celebrating real, science-backed climate good news.