Communities on the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis

The warming climate is already affecting families from the oil fields of North Dakota to the rising waters of the Gulf Coast. But climate warriors are reclaiming spaces and fighting for our future.

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Communities on the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis

The warming climate is affecting families from the oil fields of North Dakota to the rising waters of the Gulf Coast. But wherever there is legislation, industry, or disaster to push back against, there are climate warriors fighting for our future..

Eleanor Greene

Conversations with Climate Leaders

To beat the climate crisis, we’ll need bright minds coming at it from all angles. We spoke to four leaders from different sectors to find out how they’re taking on challenges and where they find inspiration.

Interviewed by Mary Meade, Asher Weinstein, Eleanor Greene, and Sytonia Reid

Gabriela Garcia, South LA Resident and organizer photographed outside of the AllenCo oil site in University Park, Los Angeles.

Our Neighborhoods vs. Big Oil

When the fossil fuel industries move in to their backyards, communities of color fight for environmental justice and their own lives.

Eleanor Greene and Mary Meade

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When Earth is on the Ballot, We Need Everyone to Vote

Advocates for voter rights are on the side of people and the planet. They say, the more people they can empower to vote, the better it will be for the Earth.

Sytonia Reid

Mother Earth Knows Best: Finding Disaster Resilience in Nature

As climate change fuels disasters that batter coastlines, both communities and conservationists look to nature, not big technology, for solutions.

Eleanor Greene

Rising Seas, Rising Rents, and the Struggle Against Climate Gentrification

Cities across America aren’t just facing more natural disasters. As people migrate to avoid heat and floods, communities mobilize against climate gentrification.

Mary Meade and Asher Weinstein

September 2019 Climate Strike in Louisville is (from left) Fernanda Scharfenberger, Scotty Monteith, State Representative Charles Booker, Lily Gardner, and Jillian Greene.

What a Green New Deal Would Mean for Kentucky

Lily Gardner

Unearthing the Legacy of Black Farmers

For Black American farmers, turning to the soil can mean confronting painful history. Some farmers are reclaiming that past as they use regenerative farming techniques to take on food insecurity and the climate crisis.

Sytonia Reid and Asher Weinstein

Invest in Food, Reverse Climate Change

As scientists look to regenerative agriculture as a solution to the climate crisis, investors see opportunities to help the sector grow.

Eleanor Greene

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