Protecting The Environment Protects Us All

Paper mill in Massachusetts

Darrell Byers, Vice President of Development at Earthjustice, describes the moment that he realized that the violation of the environment is a civil rights issue.

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Black Futures Must Involve Environmental Justice

Kids walking in a park

Black Lives Matter leaders brilliantly reframed Black History Month to use each day in February to focus on a separate cultural or political issue facing African Americans.

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At the Feet of My Ancestors

Stephanie Maddin-Smith

My grandparents treated all living things with respect, and from them I learned a deep appreciation for nature and a respect for animals.

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Pushing Our Oceans to the Precipice of Extinction

Ocean net destruction

A new study published last month in Science finds that damage caused to marine ecosystems from overharvesting, oil drilling and climate change is a major threat to ocean vitality.

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