environment

Greater Outdoors: Meet the Leaders Making Nature More Accessible

Rahawa Haile, Jolie Varela, and Bani Amor pose with colorful accents and pieces of nature drawn over their bodies.

January 5, 2022 at 9:43am

“I know people always want to ask, ‘How can we make the outdoors less racist?’ That isn’t the right question; it’s more, ‘How can we challenge [and obliterate] the notion of public lands?’ These are seized lands; these are colonized lands.”

Author Juhea Kim in a bright red shirt in front of an orange background. To her right is a picture of the cover for Beasts of a Little Land

Juhea Kim Talks Korean History and Why Books Should Break Us Open

by Edi Kim

December 13, 2021 at 2:34pm

A new book explores the power of artistic imagery from Venus to Beyoncé. Read more »

A photo of forager Stephanie Gravalese, an Afro Latina woman with think curly hair wearing a tan button up shirt, jeans and black boots. She’s standing in a lush park with a wooden basket and reaching up to inspect berries on a tree.

Picking Fights: Can Foraging Be Fruitful for People of Color?

by Dakota Kim

October 15, 2021 at 12:20pm

Knowing one’s rights, the local laws, and being able to identify local plants are all important skills for foragers. A heightened sense of awareness, common among all people of color during any activity, is also particularly important. Read more »

Three young women in sunglasses and coats (one Brown woman with a brown braid and two white-passing women with their brown hair pulled off their faces) hold boxes of tampons and pads in August's advertisement.

Environmental Expenses: The Multifaceted Costs of Period Products

by Addissyn House

July 6, 2021 at 12:47pm

Many people with periods are forced to pay sales tax on already expensive, disposable products for their periods. August and Rael are just some companies that are making period products accessible. Read more »

photo of a slender Black woman with long pink braids and a short-haired curvy Black woman sitting back-to-back in front of a waterfall in a lush, tropical setting wearing garments from the Chromat Spring 2019 Saturated collection

On the Mend: The Future of Fashion Is Sustainable

by Adwoa Afful

September 17, 2020 at 9:34am

While “sustainability” might sound like a trendy buzzword, it is actually a movement that brings together people committed to honoring what we love about clothes. Read more »

A pair of hands raised in protest with the words “Our lives are in your hands”

Our Only Home: Mapping a More Socially Just Earth Day

by Charlotte Levy

June 11, 2020 at 9:33am

Collective action in this critical moment can set the stage for a truly inclusive environmental movement. Read more »

World on Fire: Like Natural Disasters, Pandemics Reveal How Fragile Our Systems Are

by Izzie Ramirez

April 24, 2020 at 3:10pm

The systems meant to protect us are floundering. Read more »

A woman wears a protective mask and walks at the nearly-empty Beringharjo market

World on Fire: People Aren’t Bad for the Planet—Capitalism Is

by Izzie Ramirez

March 27, 2020 at 5:09pm

Coronavirus isn’t a “detox” of the Earth; it’s a disruption of the systems powering capitalism. Read more »

A young resident holds a flag in protest.

World on Fire: You Can Value Healthcare and Climate Change at the Same Time

by Izzie Ramirez

February 28, 2020 at 10:53am

It’s so easy to see climate change as a separate issue, especially when activists have painted it as such in the past. But we do not live apart from our environment. Read more »