Climate

In a Summer of Record Heat, These Striking Workers Are Making Climate Demands

Pennsylvania workers represented by United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America have been on strike since late June. They're fighting for a green overhaul of the rail industry.

Sarah Lazare

Climate Justice is a Disability Issue

Efforts toward inclusivity and accessibility could make climate solutions better for everyone as a result, advocates say.

Jessica Kutz

We Can't Afford To Ignore Cop City

In These Times Executive Director Alex Han asks us to imagine a world where the needs of the people outweigh the powerful.

Alex Han

How A Utility Giant Tried (and Failed) to Build a Pipeline Under Brooklyn

Brooklyn residents didn't learn about the new pipeline project from National Grid until two years into its construction. They were able to stop it anyways.

Sara Van Horn

Colombian Peasants Are Taking on an Irish Multinational— and Being Met With Violence

Indigenous leaders protesting cardboard packaging giant Smurfit Kappa Group face threats and retaliation.

Tomás Ó’Loingsigh

Can Mayor Brandon Johnson Create a Green New Deal for Chicago?

Johnson ran on a promise to make environmental justice central to policy making. Now that he’s in office, organizers expect him to deliver.

Kari Lydersen

Biden Betrays Youth With Willow Project—and Breaks His Own Promise

We need a youth movement more powerful than the fossil fuel industry. Why Sunrise Movement organizers are fighting to end the fossil fuel era.

Dejah Powell