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Agents of Change: 2022-2023 Cohort

Read the ideas and solutions from our fourth cohort.


2022-2023 Cohort

How to free ourselves from the scholar-activist dilemma

environmental justice

Protecting Indigenous children means protecting water

The global food system is failing small-scale farmers — here’s how to fix it

sustainable coffee

Water injustice on display in the Southwest US

Navajo Nation water

A love note to brown women facing beauty injustices

beauty justice

Restoring our waters is restoring ourselves

Crow Tribe Little Bighorn River

Reducing soil toxics in community gardens

community garden

It’s not just hair — fighting beauty injustice beyond the individual

beauty justice

Tapping into the power of community to make informal settlements healthier

environmental justice

Mourning family and climate change in the age of loss and damage

climate change protest

A radical solution to make US affordable housing healthy and community-driven

affordable housing

Farmworkers’ vicious cycle of precarious employment, exploitation and climate change

Farmworkers rights health

When a home is not a sanctuary but a sickening, expensive trap

Energy justice

Public lands are not neutral. We must grapple with their racist roots

environmental justice

Agents of Change: New fellows will focus on collaboration, impact, and justice

Past fellows 

2021-2022 cohort

2020-2021 cohort

2019-2020 cohort

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A view of solar panels and wind turbines with mountains in the background
Credit: mikeledray/Big Stock Photo

A year of clean energy milestones

Even as the Trump administration rolled back support for renewable energy in the U.S., wind, solar, and electric vehicles made huge strides globally in 2025.

Read the Full Article on e360.yale.edu
A Greenland glacier receding from a brown and gray valley
Credit: Visit Greenland/Unsplash

Scientists just got some ancient clues about future sea-level rise — and it’s bad news

Rock samples collected from the Greenland ice sheet’s Prudhoe Dome show it completely melted in the past 10,000 years — and could vanish again amid climate change.
Read the Full Article on www.washingtonpost.com
An illustration showing people migrating with an image of a globe in the background
Credit: SurfsUp Vector/Big Stock Photo

The biggest climate migration problem may be that there's not enough of it

In his new book, Julian Hattem explores how migration can be a climate solution, not just for those who move, but their home communities as well.

Read the Full Article on grist.org
a group of birds flying under a large cracked iceberg
Credit: Randi Simenhoff/Unsplash

Outdoor guides confront the risks of a rapidly melting world

As glaciers melt in Western Canada at an alarming rate, outdoor guides are not only witnessing climate change, but managing the hazards.

Read the Full Article on thenarwhal.ca
Oil barrels on background of the flags of Venezuela and USA.
Photo credit: Copyright: Yakobchuk/ BigStock Photo ID: 455109239

Venezuela’s ‘dirty’ oil and the environment: three things to know

Most of the reserves in the country are extra-heavy oil that’s tough to extract and generates more greenhouse gases.

Read the Full Article on www.nytimes.com
Illustration depicting a 4-way pipeline leading to a distant refinery
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Pipeline safety regulators issue record fine for Gulf oil spill

Pipeline safety regulators have imposed their largest fine ever on the company responsible for leaking 1.1 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast in 2023.
Read the Full Article on apnews.com
Solar panels on the roof of a roadside business establishment in South Africa
Photo credit: Copyright: Grobler du Preez/ Big Stock Photo ID: 185598304

Can developing countries leapfrog fossil fuels?

Rich nations built their wealth on coal, oil and gas. Now the world is asking poorer countries like Mozambique to chart a different course.
Read the Full Article on www.dw.com
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Multiple Houston-area oil and gas facilities that have violated pollution laws are seeking permit renewals

Multiple Houston-area oil and gas facilities that have violated pollution laws are seeking permit renewals

One facility has emitted cancer-causing chemicals into waterways at levels up to 520% higher than legal limits.

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Pennsylvania health advocates say Trump’s first 100 days in office have caused “100 harms” to local communities

Pennsylvania health advocates say Trump’s first 100 days in office have caused “100 harms” to local communities

“They're terrorizing these scientists because they want to keep them silent.”

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Regulators are underestimating health impacts from air pollution: Study

Regulators are underestimating health impacts from air pollution: Study

"The reality is, we are not exposed to one chemical at a time.”

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Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro speaks with the state flag and American flag behind him.

Two years into his term, has Gov. Shapiro kept his promises to regulate Pennsylvania’s fracking industry?

A new report assesses the administration’s progress and makes new recommendations

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silhouette of people holding hands by a lake at sunset

An open letter from EPA staff to the American public

“We cannot stand by and allow this to happen. We need to hold this administration accountable.”

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wildfire retardants being sprayed by plane

New evidence links heavy metal pollution with wildfire retardants

“The chemical black box” that blankets wildfire-impacted areas is increasingly under scrutiny.

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