In historic move, China announces ban on ivory trade by end of 2017
More than 20,000 elephants were killed for their ivory last year, leaving only about 415,000 remaining.
As a Trump administration fast approaches, cities and towns gear up for political resistance
In the years to come, community bills of rights are one strategy to shelter vulnerable populations.
Michigan bans local plastic bag bans
Other states that have banned local plastic bag ordinances include Wisconsin, Idaho, Florida and Arizona.
2016 and beyond: Justice jumping genres
A historic year for environmental justice saw government failures in Flint, a resurgent Native voice, and a merging of movements. We're watching where it’s headed in the new year.
Why I answered the call for veterans to go to Standing Rock
At Standing Rock, for the first time, I felt like I was finally serving the people.
20 photos: My seven months of living at Standing Rock
The life that we have built here has taught many how to live a large-scale sustainable, decolonized, anticapitalist lifestyle.
President Obama created two new national monuments and Republicans are furious
Republicans vow to undo President Obama's new designations, but do they have the power to do so?
Trump’s EPA pick rouses suspicions over ties to Koch Brothers
Trump's appointment of Pruitt was met with unprecedented criticism by environmental and health organizations nationwide, being described as a "puppet" of the fossil fuel industry.
Get the fossil fuels out of climate policymaking
Take action today and sign the petition to create a "precedent-setting treaty mechanism" to get a behemoth industry out of the way. Help us save the planet!
The plant-based solution to hunger
Poverty, malnutrition, and hunger are a result of politics, not scarcity.