Tipping Point
A Black Memphis Community Says It’s Being Poisoned by the US Government
Cancer-causing arsenic is leaking out of a shuttered coal plant into Memphis groundwater. One local calls it “a ticking time bomb.”
In Nigeria, Gas Giants Get Rich As Women Sink into Poverty
Women in Niger Delta say gas flaring is destroying their land and livelihoods while international gas companies like Eni and Shell make millions of dollars.
Pipeline Workers Are Scaring Indigenous Elders Away From Their Own Lands
Indigenous folks—even those who aren’t on the front lines of pipeline battles—report regular harassment and intimidation. But they’re going on their land anyway.
Hundreds of U.S. Citizens Are Suing BP After Oil Rained Down on Their Homes
A group of investors and the oil company BP tried to restart a massive oil refinery in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Within days, it was spewing oil on a majority Black area and now hundreds of residents are suing.
The Climate Crisis Is Driving Violent Conflicts Over Farmland
As temperatures rise and drought sets in, Nigerian herdsmen and farmers are clashing over ‘declining resources.’
This ‘Woke’ Oil Company Has Been Illegally Polluting a Poor Latino Community
Oil giant Suncor vowed to fight racism in the wake of George Floyd’s murder. But it’s still releasing cancer-causing chemicals into a low-income Latino neighborhood north of Denver.
Governments That Are Occupying Land Are Criminalizing Indigenous Peoples for Occupying Land
States and provinces are passing laws criminalizing protests against fossil fuels. “This onslaught of legislation is a direct result of the people uprising,” said one land defender.
Let These Stunning Photos of Young Climate Activists in Lockdown Inspire You
Despite a year of lockdown, the kids are alright.
The Climate Tipping Point Nobody’s Talking About
Efforts to mitigate climate change can worsen “relational tipping points” with Indigenous peoples that were crossed long ago, says one expert.
Indigenous Workers Are Escaping ‘Toxic’ Fossil Fuel Jobs
For many Indigenous peoples, oil and gas work is the only good-paying job around. But clean energy leaders are trying to change that.
Learning a New Language Can Help Us Escape Climate Catastrophe
Many Indigenous languages have been forcefully wiped out by white people. Turns out, they’re some of our main hopes for beating the climate crisis.
Black People Are Being Shut Out of the Clean Energy Boom
Just 8 percent of employees at solar companies are Black. President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion stimulus could change that.