The organizers of the first Earth Day event in 1970 wanted to raise awareness of the environment in the collective consciousness. Now, a half-century later, environmentalists are looking to give ...

A progressive version of the right’s Southern strategy could remake our politics—and ensure that the cars of the future, and the batteries they run on, are built by union labor. While analysts have ...

Hazel Johnson was jolted by deaths of those she knew and loved throughout her life. Her mom died of tuberculosis when she was 12, her little brother died before his 2nd birthday, and her baby sister ...

Students, faculty, and community members gathered recently in the Roux Lantern to engage in a panel discussion about the meaningful involvement of all people in the decision-making and activities that ...

Will the Great Lakes, one of the natural wonders of the United States, be allowed to go to court to defend their rights to exist on equal terms with the human race? Last month, a bill was introduced ...

Note to readers • The following is an excerpt from the Salt Lake Tribune’s Open Lands newsletter, a twice-a-month newsletter about Utah’s land, water and air from the environment team. For a sneak ...

Aruba’s government is moving to enshrine twin environmental rights in its constitution that would recognize that nature has inherent rights and also affirm a human right to a “clean, healthy and ...

“Let every individual and institution now think and act as a responsible trustee of Earth, seeking choices in ecology, economics and ethics that will provide a sustainable future, eliminate pollution, ...

Devin Griffiths does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Oregon’s youth climate change lawsuit may be dead, but some legislators, residents and a statewide coalition of nonprofits aren’t giving up. Angered by the chaos of President Trump’s first months in ...

As we approach Earth Day this Tuesday, it’s tempting to believe that the world is on the brink of environmental collapse. We are constantly inundated by dire predictions of climate catastrophe and ...