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My Journey to Sustainable Thinking
(June 11, 2024) What started as a simple recycling campaign around Atlanta Montessori International School transformed into a complex yet fascinating interdisciplinary web underpinning the route to global sustainable development.
White Abalone: Left Behind
(June 4, 2024) The decline in white abalone for California’s natives “represents both the depletion of a vital food source and the painful loss of ancient cultural traditions.”
The Living Dinosaur: Sturgeon and Their Significance to Indigenous Communities
(April 15, 2024) Sturgeons are a prime example of how “healthy human communities are tied to healthy nonhuman communities.”
Environmental (In)justice in the DRC: Women and Children in Artisanal Mines
(March 26, 2024) As the demand for cobalt and other conflict minerals continues to grow with greater inception of smartphones and other forms of technology, attention must be drawn to the injustices women and children are facing in these mines to increase regulation and force large corporations and multinationals to enforce supply monitoring.
World Water Day 2024: Kenya’s Silent Crisis
(March 22, 2024) Women and children are especially impacted by this lack of water, having to spend up to one-third of the day getting water for their families.
Leading Change: Women at the Forefront of Sustainable Solutions in Northeast Africa
(March 11, 2024) Women have been leading a charge to end these environmental conflicts as they often spend all day together cultivating lands, farming, and taking care of their families, providing a uniquely united front rare in an area of conflict.
Seeing the Elephant: Embracing a Holistic View of Environmental Crises
(March 11, 2024) Indigenous cultures have advocated and championed a profound relationship with Earth as a living entity, imbued with spirit, recognizing its intricate interconnected systems and advocating for respect towards all forms of life.
Proposed SEC Climate Regulations Face Pushback
(February 26, 2024) While the push for Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) investing continues, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) faces challenges to its proposed climate-risk disclosure rule.
Addressing Environmental Injustice: A Call for Stronger Regulations in Pennsylvania
(February 26, 2024) Meaningful engagement with Black residents and other frontline communities is essential to ensure that the policies proposed respect their unique needs.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is “Optimistic”… About Exploiting the Working Class
(February 6, 2024) When the Chamber says they are optimistic about America’s economic future, they mean that they are optimistic that their corporate members will continue to thrive as working class people continue to suffer.
Climate Changemaking In Action
(January 31, 2024) Evey Mengelkoch offers advice for fellow activists on making the most out of conferences, trainings, and events by stepping outside one's comfort zone to build relationships, find common ground, and bring visibility to the cause through constructive action.
COP28 Breakthroughs? Shaping a Greener Tomorrow in Dubai
(December 22, 2023) At COP28 nations pledged swift transition from fossil fuels to renewables. Momentum brings hope, but REAL action is the next challenge.
NOAA Must Reject the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Demands for Deregulation in the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary
(November 14, 2023) Access to telecommunications infrastructure is absolutely important … , but the Chamber of Commerce is simply using justice-oriented language to promote business interests at the expense of environmental health and Indigenous sovereignty.
The Environmental Impact of War and Armed Conflict
(November 6, 2023) Armed conflicts can … damage both the environment and the communities that depend on its natural resources, with direct and indirect environmental impacts and the collapse of institutions leading to environmental risks that can impact on people's health, livelihoods and security.
Hunker Down for the Hurricanes in Beaufort, NC
(October 24, 2023) Beaufort is located in Carteret County, North Carolina and boasts one of the highest biodiversity in the state. Beaufort is a “‘frontline community’ because of its position along the coast and extreme susceptibility to the impacts these hazards bring.”