Houston Neighbors Said No to Walmart and Invested in Black-Owned Businesses After the Hurricane
Communities of color turned to each other to make it through the disaster. Months later, they鈥檙e doing the same to rebuild.
Environment
3 Reasons This Isn鈥檛 a Decisive Win for the KXL Pipeline
The path toward Keystone XL construction is much less certain than recent news headlines might lead you to believe.
Why Thanksgiving Is the Perfect Time to Give Up Meat
I learned that there鈥檚 no better way to cultivate gratitude than through food.
In the Water-Scarce Southwest, an Ancient Irrigation System Disrupts Big Agriculture
In New Mexico and Colorado, the 鈥渁cequia鈥� is more than just democratic water distribution鈥攊t is at the center of Southwest culture.
4 Ways to Give Your Body Back to Nature After You Die
These alternative burial methods give a purpose to your remains.
6 Horrifying Foods You鈥檝e Probably Eaten
Are you going to eat that? Because the food industrial complex is the stuff of nightmares.
How Inmates, Scientists, and Government Workers Are Teaming Up to Save This Butterfly
The effort to restore prairie ecosystems in Washington state before they disappear.
We Don鈥檛 Think of Californians as Climate Refugees Yet, But We Should
Texas. Florida. Puerto Rico. California. The growing climate disaster toll ought to raise questions about where humans can and should live.
New Documentary Remembers Standing Rock in Beauty and Catastrophe
鈥淭he Standing Rock I knew was not a mystical place with a uniform perspective. It was a complex place鈥攁n experiment in love, hope, courage, and solidarity.鈥�
Why Native American Women Are Going After Europe鈥檚 Banks to Divest From Big Oil
鈥淚ndigenous women ... often are the ones to call out injustice when they see it immediately. We saw that at Standing Rock.鈥�
American Workers Let 662 Million Vacation Days Go Unused Last Year
And 24 other facts you should probably know.
The Hopeful Work of Turning Appalachia鈥檚 Mountaintop Coal Mines Into Farms
In the post-coal economy, life-skills training helps employ people and restore the savaged land.
A Surprisingly Simple Solution to a Transportation Mess in India
Electric rickshaws have become an economic and environmental lifeline for both drivers and passengers.
Who Owns the Future of California鈥檚 Energy? Its Residents
Despite all the money in politics, the future of cleaner energy is in the hands of local communities.
It鈥檚 OK to Laugh About Gentrification (While Watching an Episode of The North Pole)
New series shows 鈥渢he reality of the problem but also the joy, humor, and humanity that we鈥檙e trying to fight for in the first place.鈥�
Why Caribbean Hurricanes Are Worse for Women and the Poor
Across most Caribbean islands, hazard exposure is about the same, but research shows that poverty and social inequality drastically magnify the severity of disasters.
4 Reasons Trump Can鈥檛 Stop the Renewables Revolution
For starters, it鈥檚 way cheaper.
How a Free Grocery Store Is Cutting Food Waste鈥攁nd Hunger
Each weeknight, The Free Store redistributes up to 1,500 surplus food items to anyone who wants them鈥攏o questions asked.
What Legal Personhood for U.S. Rivers Would Do
Indian Country could finally see an end to nonconsented infrastructure projects if they follow New Zealand鈥檚 Maori in achieving legal protection for natural entities.
Comic: We Sent Our Illustrator to Activist Summer Camp. Here鈥檚 What Happened
Meet Jen, who went to sleep-away camp a newbie activist and came back ready to fight for social change.
How to Feed Ourselves in a Time of Climate Crisis
Here are 13 of the best ideas for a just and sustainable food system, from saving seeds to curbing food waste.
6 Simple Ways to Preserve Foods From Your Garden
Here鈥檚 how you can enjoy summer foods all year long.
Hurricane Rescuers and Survivors Use Social 麻豆社事件 to Call for Help
When 911 services were overwhelmed, stranded Houston residents used their Facebook and Instagram accounts to connect with community rescuers.
Ignore the Lame Excuses: What 300,000 Escaped Salmon Prove About Factory Fish Farming
Sustainable-food advocates want to love aquaculture鈥攜et it comes with so many risks.
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