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How Does Throwing Soup Get Us to Climate Policy Changes?

The latest soup-throwing incident is part of a long tradition of direct action.

Young People Are Demanding an End to Oil and Gas Drilling, but the US and UK Aren’t Delivering

In this op-ed, Zanagee Artis and Elijah McKenzie-Jackson of the Natural Resources Defense argue that when it comes to fossil fuels, there is a discrepancy between what people are demanding and what leaders are doing.

Anxious About Climate Change? Talk About It.

Climate talking circles are spreading as a way for people to deal with their feelings around the climate crisis.

Youth Climate Activists Are Finally Getting Their Day in Court

This will be the first time a youth-led climate lawsuit actually goes to trial.

The Climate Emergencies We’re Not Paying Attention To

“We must talk about these more difficult stories, too.”

Young Workers Are Bridging the Climate and Labor Movements

"We don’t have to trade off the environment for good jobs."

How Patriarchy Has Contributed to the Climate Crisis

“Ecofeminism” explains the connection.

The Mainstream Climate Movement Suppresses Black Voices

That’s why we’re organizing a different kind of climate conference.

Recapturing the Radical Spirit of the Original Earth Day

Social justice was once at the core of the environmental movement.

‘Love & Rage’: The New Faces of Climate Activism

This striking photography project features the activists on the frontlines.

9 Climate Activists of Color You Should Know

From water protector Autumn Peltier to the indigenous youth behind Guardians of the Forest.

I Don't Want to Be a Climate Statistic

I want people to know how climate change is hurting people like me.

This Japanese Island Wants the U.S. Military Off Its Land

A high school senior’s film shines a light on the Marines’ controversial presence in Okinawa.

I Believe in Elizabeth Warren’s Environmental Justice Plan

Warren centers marginalized communities again and again.

UN Secretary General: Youth Climate Strikers Who Said We're Failing Them Are "Right"

"We have a long way to go. But the movement has begun."

My Home Is Already Being Destroyed by Climate Change

The U.S. Virgin Islands are on the frontlines of the climate crisis. Alone, I can never do enough to save it.

What You Can Do to Help Hurricane Survivors Right Now

Hurricane Dorian has caused catastrophic damage in the Bahamas. And it’s only the first major storm of the season.

The MAJOR Kind of Racism That People Aren’t Talking Enough About

The poisoning of Flint’s water supply wasn’t an accident.