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The Civil Rights Movement Fought for Environmental Justice Long Before Earth Day
Black and Brown communities have always been on the front lines of the struggle against pollution.
Indigenous Communities Worldwide Are Rising Up Against Big Coal and Big Oil
A Diné filmmaker discusses how fossil fuel companies are devastating Indigenous lands — and how people are resisting.
What’s Needed to Fight Climate Crisis Is Clear. The Powerful Are Preventing It.
Republicans, Manchin, Sinema, Biden, capitalism and war are obstructing climate action this Earth Day.
Vets Push “No War, No Warming” Climate Campaign Amid Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Echoing Earth Day’s antiwar roots, veterans are pushing for an accounting and reduction of Pentagon emissions.
Climate Deniers Will Gather on Earth Day to Stop Biden Conservation Effort
Around 114 resolutions have already been passed by counties in 13 states opposing the conservation and restoration plan.
Reject Greenwashing. At This Point, Only an Ecological Revolution Will Do.
The damage that has been done to the environment is only now beginning to reveal itself after decades of denial.
Biden Opens Climate Summit With Pledge to Cut US Emissions in Half by 2030
Activists say the target isn’t ambitious enough to put the U.S. and the world on track to curbing dangerous warming.
California’s Wildfire Season Looms. Regenerative Agriculture Could Offer Hope.
California may see an earlier fire season, but regenerative agriculturalists say benefits to their approach are visible.
Noam Chomsky and Robert Pollin: Green New Deal Is Essential for Human Survival
World-renowned dissident Noam Chomsky and economist Robert Pollin discuss the state of the planet on the 51st Earth Day.
72-Year-Old Fisher Hunger Strikes to Press Biden to Revive Crude Oil Export Ban
She hopes she can draw enough attention to pressure Biden to stop plans for a new oil export hub at Texas's Lavaca Bay.