The Push to Turn Church Land Into Farmland
Faith leaders, conservation experts, and food advocates are joining forces to connect young farmers to the vast quantity of land owned by churches.
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The Creative, Climate-Saving Magic of Beavers
Beavers are ecological Swiss Army knives, capable of tackling water quality, flooding, and climate change.
How the Oil Industry Is Pushing Plastic
The fracking boom is flooding the world with Ziploc bags, ketchup packets, and single-use spoons.
Why Women From Asia Are Confronting U.S. Fracking: Oil Extraction Equals Plastic Production
Plastic manufacturers are not responsible for the disposal of their products, so the burden is placed on people in the Philippines.
When Climate Change Was a Nonpartisan Issue
In 1988, global warming became front-page news鈥攁nd 30 years later the U.S. has yet to take meaningful action.
To Native Culture, the Salmon Decision Means 无码视频 Than a Treaty Rights Win
How indigenous food is tied to important sacred stories.
Senate鈥檚 Farm Bill Moves Forward鈥擝ut What Is It, Anyway?
From food assistance for the poor to subsidies for a corporate food system, the nation鈥檚 next farm bill is taking shape.
Ever Wonder How Rainfall Affects Your Peanut Butter Sandwich Habit?
Climate change will impact agriculture and food supplies. That鈥檚 why this digital classroom is teaching food literacy.
Why Fast Fashion Needs to Slow Down
The no-waste economy must be applied to fashion, just as it is in the food industry.
What Fossil Fuels and Factory Farms Have in Common
Hint: They鈥檙e both issues of environmental injustice.
How Weakened Fossil Fuel Regulation Hurts Small Towns
A growing pool of scientific evidence indicates that living near oil and gas production can endanger public health.
How Cuba鈥檚 Women Farmers Kept Everyone Fed
鈥淚 wake up early, I spend all day on the farm, working hard, managing the workers, planting, harvesting, selling, teaching鈥擨 do all of this out of love.鈥�
Agroecology Is Becoming A Global Movement. But Where Does the U.S. Fit In?
If there鈥檚 one thing the American food movement could learn from the global movement for agroecology, it鈥檚 that movements move government policy, not the other way around.
Can Organics Help Rural America Rebound?
One of organic agriculture鈥檚 benefits is that it retains and attracts young farmers鈥攖he key to rural reinvigoration.
How to Eat as if the Planet Mattered
Consuming less, wasting less, and varying your food choices can all benefit the planet鈥攁nd you.
Divestment | Sustainable food and farming | Indigenous lands | Pollution | Pipeline resistance | Renewable energy
13 Climate Justice Leaders Imagined as Comic Superheroes
鈥淩ogue Scientists鈥� was an inspired choice.
How Indigenous Knowledge Is Transforming the March for Science
鈥淚ndigenous peoples were always scientists. Their lives depended on it."
How Tucson Preserves Its Native Food Heritage
The prevalence of food-related disease among indigenous people, like members of the Tohono O鈥檕dham Nation, is glaring鈥攁nd drives many of the city鈥檚 food justice efforts.
Tribes Build a Traditional Watch House to Stop Kinder Morgan Pipeline Expansion
And since the fall, Tiny House Warriors have been putting homes in the path of the pipeline.
Climate Refugees in Florida Could Change the Politics There for Generations
In Puerto Rico, residents could only watch as Trump rolled back environmental protections while their island boiled. But living in the U.S. mainland, they can vote.
Why Are 无码视频 Cities Divesting From Big Oil? It鈥檚 Moral鈥攁nd Practical
Direct divestments and lawsuits that began on the West Coast are spreading, with New York the latest city to pull its funding out of oil and coal.
We Are Drowning In Plastic, and Fracking Companies Are Profiting
Plastic production wreaks havoc on people and the planet鈥攆rom fracking wells and pipelines in Pennsylvania, to air pollution from plastic plants in Scotland.
First U.S. City to Ban Fossil Fuel Expansion Offers Roadmap for Others
Portland, Ore., climate activists celebrate a win against Big Oil as city- and state-level initiatives gain momentum across the country.
Appalachia Puts Environmental Human Rights to the Test
The region is often written off as a 鈥渘ational sacrifice zone.鈥� But can it find new and more robust legal remedies for limiting harmful extraction?
How Much Does Climate Change Cost? Try $1.5 Trillion (and Counting)
Last year was record-breaking.
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