Himalayan Artists Preserve Climate-Endangered Flowers Watercolor renditions of orchids, rhododendrons, and other Indigenous blooms help protect the region鈥檚 floral biodiversity in the face of climate change. Diwash Gahatraj | Oct 31, 2023
Cooperatives | Local economies | Affordable housing Pushing Back Against Disaster Capitalism in Florida A coalition of churches has achieved some successes in resisting and mitigating against rent gouging and displacement after Hurricane Ian. Elena Novak | Oct 19, 2023
Jamaica鈥檚 Climate-Resilient Coastline Wetlands and mangrove forests absorb water, waves, and salt to provide economic security for coastal communities. Gladstone H Taylor | Oct 17, 2023
How New York Socialists Won Big on Climate New York is the first state to mandate renewable energy in a way that explicitly rejects the neoliberal obligation to put corporate profits first. Liza Featherstone | Oct 4, 2023
Activism | Pipeline resistance The Radicalization of Climate Activism The climate emergency is here. Our political system isn鈥檛 responding at scale, so climate activists are stepping up their game. Chuck Collins | Sep 29, 2023
Indigenous lands Community Care After the Maui Wildfire The people of L膩hain膩 are helping each other recover and design a future that is more sustainable for the land and its people. Libby Leonard | Sep 27, 2023
Water Are Swimmable Cities a Climate Solution? Urban waterways have many benefits鈥攂ut they鈥檙e not accessible to all communities. Sarah Amandolare | Sep 8, 2023
Local power | Renewable energy | LGBTQ+ | Racial Justice Taking Back the Power (Literally) Frontline communities from California to Puerto Rico lead the fight for energy democracy. Brooke Anderson | Sep 7, 2023
Stop Planting Trees聽 Long touted as an environmental panacea, mass tree planting can actually do more harm than good. Tracy Matsue Loeffelholz | Aug 31, 2023
Water Chicago Neighbors Organize to Keep Climate Flooding at Bay Dogged by flooding from Lake Michigan, South Side residents have finally drawn attention from city and state officials. Siri Chilukuri | Aug 21, 2023
Right to a Healthy Environment Prevails in Montana A Montana judge rules in favor of 16 young plaintiffs in the US鈥檚 first constitutional climate trial. Dharna Noor | Aug 16, 2023
Native rights | Indigenous lands Where Sustaining the Forest Also Sustains a Tribal Economy The Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin鈥檚 successful logging operation follows one rule: Let the healthy trees keep growing. Fred Pearce | Aug 11, 2023
Mental health Can Climate Conversations Be a Solution? Talking about climate change is more important than you may think. Katherine Rapin | Aug 10, 2023
Local economies | Wealth and inequality Art in the Aftermath of Disasters As compounding crises have plunged Puerto Rico into darkness, local artists bring light back to the island. Yue Li | Aug 8, 2023
Indigenous lands Biodiversity on the Ballot in Ecuador After a decade of resistance, Ecuadorians will finally vote to preserve Yasun铆 National Park or allow oil exploitation. Gabriela Barzallo | Jul 31, 2023
Indigenous lands Biodiversidad en la Papeleta Electoral en Ecuador A lo largo de estos 煤ltimos 10 a帽os, Yasunidos se ha caracterizado por la resiliencia, el aprendizaje constante y el compromiso inquebrantable. Gabriela Barzallo | Jul 31, 2023
Pollution Finding Climate Solutions in Fairy Tales What can stories of witches tell us about solving the plastics problem? Becky Tipper, Katherine Ellsworth-Krebs | Jul 14, 2023
Jobs | Indigenous lands The Young People Reshaping Wildfire Policy FireGeneration advocates for Indigenous-led, youth-powered approaches to the wildfire crisis Colleen Hagerty | Jul 10, 2023
How Wildfire Smoke Impacts Our Health Yes, even when the fire is hundreds of miles away. Christopher T. Migliaccio | Jul 3, 2023
Native rights A Young Chief Helps His Tribe Navigate the Climate Crisis Devon Parfait, 25, knows climate change may wipe out his people's lands, but he鈥檚 not willing to lose their culture, too. Zoe Dutton | Jun 16, 2023
One Climate Disaster, Three Different Responses When record-setting rain fell in Brazil, responses varied between communities鈥攁nd so did the number of lives lost. Ricardo Lobato Felizola | Jun 15, 2023
Cooperatives | Local economies | Renewable energy Community-Powered Solar in Puerto Rico With climate-fueled hurricanes in their past and future, Puerto Ricans are taking back their power. Katherine Rapin | Jun 13, 2023
Native rights | Indigenous lands Julian Aguon Seeks Climate Justice Through Storytelling and the Law The author and attorney believes we can overcome by leaning into relations鈥攈uman and nonhuman alike. Breanna Draxler | Jun 9, 2023
LGBTQ+ Climate Solutions Need Queerness Queer ecology embraces the plurality and paradox of nature, rather than forcing it into the binaries and categories that our society craves. Owen George | Jun 8, 2023
Water Indian Villages Revive Ancient Water Practices Spring-fed sources may help prepare for a drier climate future in the Himalayas. Kalpana Sunder | May 18, 2023