community action
Local youth focus on bringing environmental equity to their communities
San Diego’s Global Action Research Center trains youth of color in its Young Environmental Justice Advocates Academy to take on leadership positions in local environmental justice movement.
A smaller, nimbler way to counter climate change
Pennsylvania climate forum brings informed public into problem-solving effort
Climate Solutions’ deliberative forum revealed some key insights that can inform policymakers, people in positions of influence and other central Pennsylvanians as they work to solve problems related to climate change.
Java communities rally as clock ticks on cleanup of ‘world’s dirtiest river’
A national program to transform Java’s Citarum River into a source of drinking water expires in 2025.
A new proposal to ensure fire protection for all
From land mines to lifelines, Lebanon’s Shouf is a rare restoration success story
Late afternoon light falls across Talal Riman’s weathered face as he stands under the ancient cedars he’s tended for almost three decades in Lebanon’s Shouf Biosphere Reserve (SBR).
Inside the battle to save compost in New York City
Earth-loving New Yorkers are drawing from an unlikely arsenal of activism, hip-hop, marathon city-council Zoom meetings, and one sassy pug to hold the city to its zero-waste commitments. If they succeed, the environmental benefits could be huge.