Hawai‘i residents challenge military over leases on sacred lands
Organizing by Native Hawaiians and local residents against the government’s operations has only grown since 2021, when a military-owned bunker spilled jet fuel into an aquifer| Prism
Dr. Robert Bullard, considered to be the Father of Environmental Justice, states that environmental justice should “embrace the principle that all people and communities have a right to equal protection … Read more The post Equal Voting Rights are Necessary for Environmental Justice appeared first on The National Wildlife Federation Blog.| The National Wildlife Federation Blog
NWF staff showed up in force for New York Climate Week 2025: the Federation and our affiliates hosted or co-hosted six separate events, exploring everything from climate education strategies to … Read more The post NWF Staff Promote Solutions, Action, and Optimism at New York Climate Week 2025 appeared first on The National Wildlife Federation Blog.| The National Wildlife Federation Blog
The “liquid heart” of Florida is the Everglades, says filmmaker Sasha Wortzel, and colonial violence is killing it ‘River of Grass’ isn’t your typical environmental documentary is a story from Prism, a BIPOC-led nonprofit news outlet that centers the people, places, and issues currently underreported by national media. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our work today.| Prism
Organizing by Native Hawaiians and local residents against the government’s operations has only grown since 2021, when a military-owned bunker spilled jet fuel into an aquifer| Prism
Mississippi sides with Drax wood pellet producer, so the community of Gloster now faces more pollution.| Dogwood Alliance
Read the latest news from Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in Michigan, Tennessee, Vermont, and Washington, DC.| Moms Clean Air Force
The city aimed to allocate $10 million from utility fees for climate spending in 2023, but fell short. Now, the council is considering raising fees to help home and property owners pay for improvements that will lower greenhouse gas emissions. The post Minneapolis City Council considers raising power bill fees to fund eco-friendly improvements appeared first on Sahan Journal.| Sahan Journal
As we prepare to look for life in other solar systems, we should also look inward at what we’re doing to our home planet. The post How Habitable Will Earth Be When We Search for Life Beyond Our Planet? appeared first on The Revelator.| The Revelator
Aquaculture is not the sustainable or ethical solution to food insecurity that industry or governments claim, nor is it a sound alternative to animal factory farming or wild-caught fishing. The post Troubled Waters? Aquaculture’s Intersecting Animal, Human, and Environmental Harms appeared first on The Revelator.| The Revelator
The Philippines made international news last month when several tens of thousands of protestors took over the streets of Manila to express their outrage over the government’s embezzlement of over a trillion Philippine pesos (approximately $17.6 billion USD) designated for flood control projects. Losing this amount of climate-designated funds to corruption would be problematic anywhere … Continue reading "Manila Protests Over Environment Follow a Rich Tradition"| Legal Planet
In Thailand, the air contains unsafe levels of toxic particles. Now, after years of advocacy, the country is on the verge of passing its first air quality management law – if the senate agrees. The post What is Thailand’s Clean Air Act and why does it matter? appeared first on HaRDstories.| HaRDstories
Every year, millions of Thais fall ill from air pollution. Thailand’s first air quality law could change that, but it has less than a week to pass before time runs out.| HaRDstories
by Clelie Fielding, Student ASLA Extreme urban heat is one of the most rapidly intensifying consequences of climate change. Increasing summer temperatures across the globe are resulting in more frequent and longer-lasting heat waves, posing a serious threat to public… Continue reading →| The Field
by Amaia Morgan, Student ASLA The world that we, as students, will inherit is no longer predictable. Worldwide, we are facing the real impacts of climate change and the uncertainty that looms over …| The Field
When José Gualinga took the stage in a packed New York University law school auditorium in September, he admitted to feeling emotional. His audience had just watched the premiere of the documentary “Allpa Ukundi, Ñukanchi Pura” (Underground, Around and Among Us). The film showcases the Indigenous Kichwa People of Sarayaku and their pioneering efforts to […]| Inside Climate News
This story was originally published by Capital B, a local-national nonprofit news organization that centers Black voices, audience needs and experiences, and partners with the communities it serves. Subscribe to Capital B newsletters here. ROSELAND, La. — Tyreik Taylor had barely wiped the oil from his hands when the sky behind him lit up. Fifteen […] Read more via Scalawag: Toxic Explosion at Louisiana Oil Plant Leaves Black Community Coated in Chemical Fallout.| Scalawag
A fierce political struggle is brewing in Memphis. On one side is the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, whose company xAI quietly set up shop in an abandoned factory this past summer. On the other side is a broad cross-section of Memphis residents, led by the low-income, historically Black neighborhoods located nearby. Read more via Scalawag: Musk's Memphis xAI data center and the making of a 'Digital Delta'.| Scalawag
The local supervisor is the project’s City Hall champion — and a thorn in Amazon’s side. The developer won’t say if the online giant will be a tenant.| The Frisc
For Black Louisianans, health fears mount as federal crews face delays, threats, and funding shortfalls at the oil disaster site.| Capital B News
Sun Day and Make Billionaires Pay- September 21, 2025 – Rania Masri, NCEJN Director of Organizing & Policy I was asked to speak on climate change, immigration, and fascism. Three […]| NCEJN
Bea Baxley, NCEJN 2025 Intern| NCEJN - North Carolina Environmental Justice Network
Wildseeds Fund works with NDN Collective to launch a Indigenous narrative change grant program.| Wildseeds Fund
Laura Marti – September 25, 2025 I can’t remember when I first heard the terms “environmental racism” and “environmental justice,” but it was as an adult and within the last decade. Generally, the idea of “environmentalism” makes me think of conservation, climate change, or protecting endangered species. Go back another decade or so and I would […] The post Toxic Legacies: How Environmental Racism Took Root—and What We Can Do Now appeared first on Brownicity.| Brownicity
by Sally Beckenham The crises we are facing globally, from climate change and climate change dispossession to drought and food insecurity, are intersecting social and environmental issues, which need to be recognized and addressed accordingly through integrated and holistic measures. … Continue reading →| SRHE Blog
Wildfires have devastated California throughout the last year. In just the last few months, public concern has grown louder as eight destructive wildfires swept across Los Angeles, burning nearly 50,000 acres. But beyond the visible destruction lies a deeper question: what happens to the environment, and to our health when these buildings burn? The post Beyond the Visible Destruction: The Hidden Health Costs of Combating Wildfires appeared first on Center for Environmental Health.| Center for Environmental Health
This Earth Day, we’re excited to announce a huge milestone. We have now surpassed 1 million meals served in non-toxic reuse in schools in Alameda County, where CEH is headquartered. The post An Earth Day Milestone: 1,000,000 Meals Served on Non-Toxic Reusables in Schools appeared first on Center for Environmental Health.| Center for Environmental Health
How many of the women in our lives are fighting preventable diseases, infertility, or chronic health conditions? CEH’s virtual town hall will bring together experts to illuminate these questions. The post Watch: It All Adds Up – Toxic Chemicals and the Future of Women’s Health appeared first on Center for Environmental Health.| Center for Environmental Health
Neeta Thakur's Fight: Key Takeaways for Indian Americans on Environmental Justice and Research Funding| India Currents
After the industrial explosion in rural Louisiana town, the EPA still says there is no health threat.| Capital B News
In a conversation with VOW Intern Claire Reisberg, Jonathan Menjivar discusses his career path, storytelling journey, and transition from mentee to mentor.| Voice of Witness
The utility’s environmental justice analysis lacks community health data, according to attorneys representing affected residents.| Inside Climate News
Ya Basta! Enough is Enough! by Linda Robles, founder of The Envrionmental Justice Task Force Introduction My name is Linda Robles, I was born in the 1960s, and have lived […]| NCEJN
Thailand just made its first environmental class action payout. 21 million baht to farmers whose water was poisoned for two decades.| HaRDstories
A new comprehensive Organizer Guide titled “The Costs of Data Centers To Our Communities- and How to Fight Back” has been published by Kairos and Media Justice. For more on […]| NCEJN
Below you will find a number of resources that have been compiled over a couple of months for our NCEJN newsletter – please consider subscribing to learn more about the state of […]| NCEJN
The Southern Environmental Law Center, Duke Environmental Law and Policy Clinic, and the Southern Coalition for Social Justice respectfully submit the attached comments on behalf of the Yadkin Riverkeeper, the Concerned Citizens […]| NCEJN
On Tuesday August 19th, 2025, a public hearing was held on the renewal of the NPDES permit to Alcoa’s Badin Business Park. Among the 21 speakers, 14 spoke critically of […]| NCEJN
Cristal Valdez, EcoPoder Organizer, Poder Latinx Georgia The post The Heat Is On: Why This Summer’s Scorching Temperatures Should Fire Up Your Vote for the Public Service Commission (PSC) in Georgia appeared first on Publiquemoslo.| Publiquemoslo
Along the Delaware River, the communities of Chester and Eddystone are facing the possibility of a new $7 billion liquified gas facility that will export Pennsylvania’s plentiful fracked gas.| Inside Climate News
Find out how to see if you’re at risk and how to replicate our work.| Inside Climate News
The president has pledged to combat transnational drug organizations. Yet these groups make vast sums from environmental crimes, and his administration has gutted personnel and programs that targeted them, a new report shows.| Inside Climate News
I want to look at the topics of women lives and environmental injustice from a climate change perspective. And I would like to tell a story from the community where I come from, called Akamba, in Kitui County. The community borders another county by the name Tana River. Since I was born, the two communities have had […] O post When the Earth Cried: Women and Environmental Injustice apareceu primeiro em Capire.| Capire
Feminist economy is not just a theory — it is a concrete, living political commitment, currently present in many of Friends of the Earth’s struggles. In this presentation, I’ll summarize the reasons why it is important to talk about feminist economy from the perspective of a federation fighting for environmental justice. First and foremost, because […] O post Why We Must Talk About Feminist Economy in the Struggle for Environmental Justice apareceu primeiro em Capire.| Capire
This article summarizes the main ideas discussed in the first part of the education cycle organized by Friends of the Earth International in alliance with the World March of Women| Capire
On July 4th, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) that Congress passed. Here’s what it means for Southern forests and communities. Subsidies for biomass […] The post What the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Means for Forests & Communities first appeared on Dogwood Alliance.| Dogwood Alliance
Are you ready to organize your first event on behalf of the planet? Here are some great ideas and tips on how to make it successful.| The Revelator
Emily Donovan wants to “make the polluters pay” for what they’ve done to her North Carolina community, and others around the country.| The Revelator
By Shannon Kelleher A federal judge this week ruled that the Trump administration’s move to terminate several grants to support farmers and underserved communities was likely “arbitrary and capricious,” and ordered the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to restore five grants it canceled and cease the cancellation of a sixth grant.| The New Lede
A Q&A with the accomplished legal scholar and educator known for her pioneering work on environmental and climate justice.| State of the Planet
Forty kilometres of walking, five days of protest – but Thailand’s controversial land bridge hearing went ahead, with authorities claiming “majority support” despite the opposition from local communities. The post Thailand’s land bridge project clears public hearing hurdle despite protests appeared first on HaRDstories.| HaRDstories
In a conversation with VOW Intern Claire Reisberg, Jonathan Menjivar discusses his career path, storytelling journey, and transition from mentee to mentor.| Voice of Witness
We Are Still Here: 27 Years of Holding Our Ground| NCEJN - North Carolina Environmental Justice Network
Dear 1L: It’s no secret that this is a dark time for people who care about the environment. All the more reason you'll be needed!| Legal Planet
The CPUC heard an earful about neighborhood decarbonization. Here's the input from Californians who support climate action.| Legal Planet
The state’s largest gas utilities are trying to delay priority zones for decarbonization and to block public access to important data.| Legal Planet
By Shannon Kelleher The Trump administration this week released a plan to fast-track the growth of artificial intelligence (AI) in the US, delighting tech groups while alarming environmental advocates who point to the industry’s toxic emissions, high water usage and heavy reliance on fossil fuels.| The New Lede
Half of the world’s mangroves are in danger of disappearing. Ensuring their survival is essential to Caribbean resistance movements.| YES! Magazine
The Bad River Tribe has taken on a billion-dollar Canadian oil pipeline company to defend manoomin and the fresh waters that sustain it—and us all.| YES! Magazine
Indigenous scientists are hurrying to learn what they can about intact old-growth forests before they are gone.| YES! Magazine
Not all bedrock is stone.| YES! Magazine
Heirloom seeds can bolster the resilience of rural farming communities.| YES! Magazine
Call for papers: Submissions for special issue “Work in Ecological Economics,” exploring how employment, time use, sustainability intersect.| The International Society for Ecological Economics
Exposure to chemical dyes found in textiles increases the risk of gestational diabetes, especially among pregnant women carrying male fetuses, according to researchers at UC San Francisco. The study is also one of the first to find that racial discrimination increases risk of gestational diabetes. People can be exposed to aromatic amines, which are found … Continue reading Exposure to chemical dyes in clothing increases risk of gestational diabetes The post Exposure to chemical dyes in clot...| Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment
Bay Area sport fish sampled in a study were overwhelmingly tainted with PFAS. “It’s more widespread than we really thought,” says a scientist. But it’s not so easy to persuade anglers to eat less fish. The post The People Will Keep Fishing, Despite Forever Chemicals in the Fish appeared first on Bay Nature.| Bay Nature
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa, June 5, 2025 – Yesterday, while Bill 5 was being voted on in the Ontario Legislature, the Ford government posted amendments to the Blue Box Regulation, https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-0009 that undermine waste diversion efforts and accelerate landfill expansion, including the controversial Dresden landfill. These changes prioritize cost-cutting and data collection over stronger recycling goals, The post Calling on Ontarians to Oppose Proposed Blue Box Chan...| Friends of the Earth Canada
High school senior Michelle Rozenfeld reflects on what she learned interning with the National Center for Disaster Preparedness.| State of the Planet
The US conservation movement began in the 1800s and continues today. Artists, the Industrial Revolution, and even the Civil War contributed to its evolution.| Dogwood Alliance
Cambodia’s Supreme Court has denied bail to five environmental activists from the NGO Mother Nature Cambodia, all of whom are appealing their convictions after spending more than nine months behind bars.| HaRDstories
Right now, American kids spend an average of just four to seven minutes a day in unstructured outdoor play — and more than seven hours a day in front of screens. By investing in outdoor access, equity, and connection, we’re not just improving individual well-being — we’re strengthening communities, culture, and systems.| Camp Fire
NC WARN has begun running this 30-second video as a statewide paid ad on TV newscasts, YouTube and other platforms. The video shows the aftermath of storms worsened by Duke Energy’s reliance on climate-wrecking fracked gas and urges Gov. Stein to take bold leadership. Static variations are on some social […] The post Statewide Ads Urge NC Governor Stein to Stop Duke Energy’s Climate-wrecking Practices — NC WARN News Release appeared first on NC WARN.| NC WARN
Get to know VOW’s inaugural Storyteller Initiative Fellows. These narrative changemakers are working to document and uplift stories on water privatization, food sovereignty, and racial justice.| Voice of Witness
NATIONWIDE — In response to President Trump’s Joint Address to Congress, Dr. Regina Davis Moss, President and CEO of In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda and In Our Own Voice Action Fund issued the following statement: “Yesterday evening, President Trump addressed the nation to brag about the chaos and cruelty that| In Our Own Voice - National Black Women's Reproductive Justice Agenda
Thank you! We gratefully appreciate your generosity and support – Friends of the Earth Canada couldn’t do this important work to protect people and the planet without the generous contributions of people like you who support our work with donations and/or with important actions on petitions and other advocacy measures. We are also very grateful The post 2024 Review – Looking Back and Looking Forward appeared first on Friends of the Earth Canada.| Friends of the Earth Canada
The Environmental Protection Network, Lawyers for Good Government, and the Natural Resources Defense Council are committed to supporting EPA and other federal funding program grantees through building resources, developing webinars, and providing 1:1 support. [Read more]| Environmental Protection Network
In 1972 neither teachers nor staff at Newton North High School had heard about mosthelioma. Today they know a great deal about it. They were exposed to asbestos the first time they walked into the still unfinished high school in June 1972. For the next ten years they were exposed to low levels of asbestos whenever they entered the building. Theirs is the story of a struggle that lasted from 1972 to 1981 — a struggle of a few parents, teachers, and students to force the city to take action ...| Science for the People Archives
Negotiators met last week for a U.N. climate change conference marked by severe disagreement over how much wealthy nations owe developing nations to help decrease emissions and build climate resilience. Stanford experts discuss the conference’s outcome, how a potential Trump administration withdrawal from global climate talks might affect the U.S., and more.| Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability
(Ottawa/unceded territories of the Algonquin Nation, 10 December 2024) – One week before talks towards a business and human rights treaty, the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA) is calling on the federal government to support their progress and commit to urgent domestic measures that protect communities and workers around the world from harm. In a The post Human Rights Due Diligence: Canada Must Act Now appeared first on Friends of the Earth Canada.| Friends of the Earth Canada
Food for the Spirit is excited to announce a two-year partnership with the WE ACT Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (WE ACT TCTAC) to conduct outreach and connect our communities to the full array of resources and technical support offered by WE ACT TCTAC. The WE ACT Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (WE ACT TCTAC) … Continue reading Announcing WE ACT TCTAC Community Voices Partnership The post Announcing WE ACT TCTAC Community Voices Partnership appeared first...| Food for the Spirit
A new exhibit is opening September 9th in the Special Collections exhibit gallery, located on the 1st floor of Hornbake Library North. Homegrown: An Introduction to the Environmental Justice Moveme…| Special Collections & University Archives
California has groundbreaking goals to require automakers to sell, and large fleets to purchase, zero-emission trucks and buses in increasing percentages, starting this year. But these goals will only be achievable if the state has sufficient charging infrastructure to fuel the vehicles, along with available financing to help truck owners purchase or lease them. To … Continue reading "New Report: Charging and Financing Electric Trucks"| Legal Planet
Gloster, MS has a Drax wood pellet biomass plant. A study investigated the plant's environmental impacts on community health. Their study had shocking results.| Dogwood Alliance
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The rapidly approaching electric vehicle (EV) transition that California and a dozen other states have committed to enact over the coming decade mounts pressure on state and local governments to deliver millions of new EV chargers across various location types. Homes constitute the core of a convenient and reliable charging network, and EV charging infrastructure … Continue reading "EV Charging Access for Multifamily Housing Residents"| Legal Planet
Biden has taken a serious shot at fulfilling the climate promises in the 2020 Democratic platform, with outsized success in some areas.| Legal Planet
How a village won a landmark case against a polluting factory in Thailand’s industrial heartland.| HaRDstories
Funded by the NSF, a nearly $600,000 BIORET grant is helping UofL cultivate environmentally conscious educators to equip students with knowledge of Louisville's environmental issues.| UofLNews
By Katherine Marshall, Vice President, G20 Interfaith Association The following reflections emerge from a series of workshops held in Manaus, Brazil, in June 2024, as part of the G20 Interfaith Forum's preparations for the upcoming G20 Summit. These discussions brought together religious leaders, environmental experts, policymakers, and representatives from indigenous…| Viewpoints
My first novel came out yesterday. This is all new territory. When you've been dreaming of publishing a novel since you were 16, not just dreaming but working for it, growing, honing skills, interacting with writers and publishers year after year at events, readings, workshops, retreats, volunteering with indie presses, starting your own press etc,| The Mossy Skull
With its nine brains, the octopus has long been considered the most intelligent creature in the ocean, inspiring bipartisan legislation banning octopus farming, co-authored by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, to be introduced in Congress.| Spirit of Change Magazine
Justice conservation is a movement that puts people and nature first. This movement puts communities and forests above corporate interests.| Dogwood Alliance
How far will we go to protect animals from suffering - and how will those decisions shape our future? Arc partnered with The Institute of Art and Ideas (@IAI_TV) for this discussion, featuring Greenpeace’s UK executive director John Sauven, bioethicist Sarah Chan and novelist and broadcaster Marcel Theroux.| Arcfinity
By ignoring the exploitation of the environment and workers in the fashion industry, we are enabling a system that has gone unregulated for far too long.| The Vanderbilt Hustler - The official student newspaper of Vanderbilt University
Degrowth: that's the idea that, given endless growth is and always was a capitalist delusion, we should all actively be going in the other direction, making less money, being less productive, buying fewer things, taking up less space, expending fewer resources. A lot of people get really grumpy when they hear about it, because obviously:| The Mossy Skull
A "missing stair" is a horrible person in a community who is such a fixture that everybody just habitually does the extra work to avoid them rather than pointing at the problem or trying to fix it. Everybody, that is, except the people who can't, either because they're new and haven't heard or have been| The Mossy Skull
Expanded testing sets baseline understanding for education, advocacy on PFAS chemicals.| Southern Science
Hoodwinked in the Hothouse is a collaborative effort that has defined our allied climate justice movement’s opposition to neoliberal trade agreements, market-based policies and corporate techno-fixes aimed at protecting and subsidizing the extractive energy corporations causing climate chaos. These include schemes such as pollution trading and forestry carbon offsets; and, expensive and unproven techno-fixes like nuclear power, carbon capture and storage, megadams, bioenergy, hydrogen fuels...| Just Transition Alliance
Once a month, we put together a list of stories we’ve been reading: news you might’ve missed or crucial conversations going on around the web. We focus on environmental justice, radical municipalism, new politics, political theory, and resources for action and education. We try to include articles that have been published recently but will last,| Uneven Earth - Where the ecological meets the political
Once a month, we put together a list of stories we’ve been reading: news you might’ve missed or crucial conversations going on around the web. We focus on environmental justice, radical municipalism, new politics, political theory, and resources for action and education. We try to include articles that have been published recently but will last,| Uneven Earth - Where the ecological meets the political
by Dennis Schüpf and Regina Ruete On the 14th of January 2023, a large-scale demonstration of around 35,000 people proved that the evicted village of Lützerath (Germany) has reignited the climate movement’s determination. Several organizations converged to express their resentment against lignite mining, including climate activist Greta Thunberg. Lignite is the energy source that has| Uneven Earth - Where the ecological meets the political
Once a month, we put together a list of stories we’ve been reading: news you might’ve missed or crucial conversations going on around the web. We focus on environmental justice, radical municipalism, new politics, political theory, and resources for action and education. We try to include articles that have been published recently but will last,| Uneven Earth - Where the ecological meets the political
