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A Decolonial Education Takes Shape at Mauna Kea’s Ecological University
We must fight for the university and for our future in this moment of profound ecological unraveling.
Trump Opens 725,000 Acres of California’s Coast to Fossil Fuel Drilling
The move ends a five-year moratorium on leasing federal land in California to fossil fuel companies.
We Need a Public Option in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Public ownership can ensure long-term, affordable access to essential medication.
The Climate Justice Movement Must Include Decolonization and Anti-Imperialism
Almost every climate activist murdered in 2018 was from a Global South country.
Rural Hospital Closings Are Leaving Millions of People in a Health Care Crisis
Closures have accelerated in recent years, leaving not only sick people but ghost towns in their wake.
Trump’s Border Wall Endangers Arizona’s Wildlife Amid Drought
The border wall threatens the last remaining ancient groundwater in Arizona.
UN Secretary-General Calls on Biggest Polluters to Step Up Climate Efforts
Young people, the UN and a growing number of leaders are mobilizing, but we need many others to take action.
Why the Mauna Kea Protests Are So Challenging to the Mainstream Climate Movement
It's time the mainstream climate movement acknowledged that the climate crisis is deeply linked to colonialism.
Oil Industry Aimed to Set Agenda During UN Climate Summit
The meeting was condemned by grassroots environmental activists.
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka Promises City Is Working on Solution to Water Crisis
Lead contamination has plagued the city for years, spiking even higher in 2019.