environmental activism

in article about climate and private jets, an illustration of Taylor and Kylie

Taylor Swift vs. Kylie Jenner: The Bigger Climate Criminal Doesn’t Matter

Kylie Clifton, Loyola Marymount University

Internet debates over which celebrity hurts the environment more is pointless — the true climate criminal has no face to blame.…

August 15, 2022

Microplastics Are Both a Scary New Threat and the Latest Internet Meme

Kaitlyn Anderson, Cornell University

The industrial byproduct is making its way into our environment, bodies and, surprisingly, meme culture.…

August 11, 2022

native plants next to watering can and shovel

Native Plants Can Play an Important Role in Healing the Planet

Melissa Wade, Northern Arizona University

While it is impossible to save the environment alone, the next best thing a person can do is restore local ecosystems.…

July 28, 2022

In an article about spiders, and illustration of a cute jumping spider sitting on a flower

The Important Truth About How Spiders Save the World

Amy Harris, Utah State University

They're incredibly valuable to the environment, and their anatomy is often studied by scientists. They're also very creepy. Here are a few facts about these creatures that can make them a little less intimidating.…

July 24, 2021

What the Biden-Harris Administration Means for the Environment

Alice Murphy, University of Maryland, College Park

The president and vice president-elect have made a lot of promises for the environment, but do they plan to follow through?…

January 16, 2021

Faithfully Sustainable Is Changing How We Think About the Environment

Reem Farhat, Fordham University

By creating an inclusive community with justice at the forefront of their mission, the organization is changing the face of environmentalism.…

September 17, 2020

Earth Overshoot Day 2020 Shows Humanity’s Big Impact on the Planet

Brian Xi, University of California, Berkeley

Because of COVID-19 and quarantine, we depleted our environmental resources a little more slowly this year. That's still not enough though.…

September 3, 2020

In an article about the Sunrise Movement, an illustration by Ash Ramirez of a sunrise

The Sunrise Movement Shows the Power of Confrontation

Elias Khoury, University of Michigan

The progressive political group has found the secret to getting results from powerful people. It isn't always comfortable, but we're here for the results.…

June 14, 2020

Urban Beekeeping Is the Hobby You Didn’t Know You Needed

Ian Nordin, University of Texas at San Antonio

Forget your knitting needles and your camera. This is a more rewarding hobby, both emotionally and financially, and especially for the environment.…

May 23, 2020

Illustration of map in article about possible future dystopia

Does the New Decade Promise a Bright Future or a Dystopia?

Giana Gayles, Stanford University

What do the next 10 years hold?…

February 6, 2020

Meet the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, the Ocean’s Plastic Island

Bryan Lance, Liberty University

You will definitely want to avoid taking a trip to this isle.…

December 25, 2019

‘The Overstory’ Is a Huge Step Forward in Eco-Literature

Dylan Kazanova, University of Texas at San Antonio

Richard Powers' Pulitzer Prize-winning book captures the imagination with larger-than-life personification and gives a new take on contemporary issues.…

December 13, 2019

Meet Some Other Teenage Climate Change Activists Who Are Saving the Planet

Cameron Rapata, Columbia College Chicago

These five young POC activists are fighting to end the worldwide climate change crisis.…

October 13, 2019

The Amazon Rainforest Is Burning and Somehow It’s Going Unnoticed

Claudia Ng, University of Texas at Austin

The Amazon Rainforest is tragically losing 1.5 soccer fields worth of rainforest every single minute to man-made fires.…

August 31, 2019

What’s All the Buzz? Save the Bees

Hannah Jumer, Converse College

Bee colonies around the world are suffering collapses — mainly due to human interference. However, all is not lost; there is still time to save the bees.…

August 25, 2019