(March 13, 2026) American farming has long been seen as a path to independence and generational wealth. Yet discriminatory policies and unequal access to federal resources have pushed many Black and Brown farmers out of the industry, leaving a pronounced racial imbalance in who owns and benefits from the nation’s farmland.

(March 11, 2026) Redlining wrote injustice into the land, leaving Black communities boxed in with factories, smog, and sickness. Nearly a century later, from Tulsa Race Massacre to Cancer Alley, the fight for clean air and safe streets continues.

(March 10, 2026) Jacksonville, North Carolina, is still living with the fallout from a water crisis that poisoned thousands of Marines and their families. Even today, floods, storms, and aging pipes make safe water a daily struggle.

(March 4, 2026) Kids are growing up more disconnected from nature than ever, even though time with trees, dirt, and wildlife makes them calmer, happier, and sharper. When nature becomes somewhere you visit instead of somewhere you belong, we don’t just lose green space. We lose part of who they’re meant to be.

(February 27, 2026) Long before climate justice was mainstream, Robert D. Bullard was connecting the dots between race, pollution, and power. He has inspired generations to keep fighting for justice, and proven that change is possible when communities refuse to back down.

(February 26, 2026) In downtown Phoenix, the community came together to face a simple truth: climate change is already hitting our communities with extreme heat and rising bills. The good news is that when we act together, real solutions are possible.

(February 12, 2026) The EPA just erased a cornerstone climate safeguard, brushing aside established science and weakening limits on pollution. The result? More risk, more disasters, and a heavier burden on the next generation.

(January 28, 2026) The air is changing, and our lungs are paying the price. Even non-smokers are developing lung cancer! As heat, wildfire smoke, and longer allergy seasons worsen pollution, clean air policy becomes a matter of survival, especially for the communities hit first and worst.

(January 16, 2026) The global cattle industry is draining massive amounts of water, especially in drought-prone regions. Rising demand for beef and dairy is worsening water scarcity, threatening both people and ecosystems.

(January 14, 2026) The EPA’s latest move puts corporate profits ahead of public health, ignoring the real dangers of air pollution. Children, seniors, and frontline communities are left to bear the brunt while the agency counts dollars, not lives. This is a crisis we cannot—and will not—accept.

(January 13, 2026) Climate change is no longer a distant environmental threat—it is directly affecting human health. By expanding the range of disease-carrying vectors and increasing zoonotic transmission, a warming planet is driving the rise of infectious diseases worldwide.

(December 17, 2025) North Carolina has lived with forever chemicals for decades, and now the government is asking communities to wait even longer. The harm is slow, invisible, and deadly, and the state is being forced to endure it.

(December 14, 2025) La Niña is returning stronger this winter, bringing record cold, heavier storms, and worsening droughts across the U.S. Frontline communities are hit hardest, highlighting the urgent need for preparation as climate change intensifies these extremes.

(December 10, 2025) COP30 sparked hope with new forest and Indigenous protections and climate funding, but the fossil fuel deadlock shows we’re still far from the action the planet urgently needs.

(December 8, 2025) The EPA’s delay of vital methane rules gives polluters a pass while communities face escalating heat, dirtier air, and mounting health risks. Choosing industry shortcuts over public safety threatens our climate, our economy, and the future young people are fighting to protect.