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The Plastic Reckoning Is Here

The Plastic Reckoning Is Here

The Plastic Reckoning Is Here A landmark plastics bill puts the onus of recycling on manufacturers. Everybody—from industry hacks to environmentalists—hate it.

The Understory Democracy

Meet the Women Carrying the Weight of Fast Fashion

Meet the Women Carrying the Weight of Fast Fashion

Meet the Women Carrying the Weight of Fast Fashion At Ghana’s Kantamanto market, women carry 120-pound bales of discarded garments on their heads at immense risk and little pay.

Ethical Fashion Environmental Justice

A spiral pattern in the desert sand.

A spiral pattern in the desert sand.

The World in an Hourglass: The Singing Physics of Sand A single grain of sand might be older than multicellular life itself, carrying histories of ancient continents and landscapes long lost.

The Overview Deep Ecology

We Banned Cigarette Ads. So Why Not Oil?

We Banned Cigarette Ads. So Why Not Oil?

We Banned Cigarette Ads. So Why Not Oil? High-carbon lifestyles pose a similar threat to public health. What will we do about it?

The Understory Democracy

One Solution for Invasive Species? Put Them on the Menu.

One Solution for Invasive Species? Put Them on the Menu.

One Solution for Invasive Species? Put Them on the Menu. Chefs are teaming up with divers, anglers, and spearfishers to turn lionfish, green crabs, and other marine invaders into dinner—with promis

Climate Solutions Science & Nature

Farming Under Occupation in the West Bank

Farming Under Occupation in the West Bank

Farming Under Occupation in the West Bank Photographer Fredrick Horn documents the work of Treedom for Palestine and farming communities in Jayyus.

Future of Food Identity & Community

The Science of Animism

The Science of Animism

The Science of Animism As Western science’s circle of consciousness widens, as more people open themselves to Indigenous teachings, a new animism is surging forth.

The Overview Deep Ecology

Sierra Club’s New Leader on Why the Organization’s Mission Has Never Mattered More A revelatory conversation with Loren Blackford exposes the dependencies between environmental work and a functioning democracy.

The Long View Changemakers

A cloud of smoke.

A cloud of smoke.

Congress Once Shielded Gun Makers. Now It’s Fossil Fuel Companies’ Turn. A new federal bill could halt climate lawsuits against Big Oil.

The Understory Democracy

Michael Pollan: AI Will Never Have The Sentience Of Animals

Michael Pollan: AI Will Never Have The Sentience Of Animals

Michael Pollan: AI Will Never Have The Sentience Of Animals The science writer explores the widening recognition of animal and plant consciousness—and the growing push to extend the idea to machines.

Changemakers Science & Nature

An image of an eye inside of a hollow egg shell.

An image of an eye inside of a hollow egg shell.

Processual Biology: You Aren’t a Being, You’re a Process This week’s Overview explores processual biology’s compelling idea: that we are not static beings, but transformation given shape.

The Overview Deep Ecology

A Green Manifesto For Future Generations

A Green Manifesto For Future Generations

A Green Manifesto For Future Generations Atmos marks Earth Day with Silvana Travele and Bonnie Wright in a short film confronting the rollback of climate safeguards.

Climate Solutions Changemakers

A sign reads

A sign reads

Earth Day in an American Era of Scientific Retreat A war on science means fewer environmental protections and a serious case of “brain drain.”

The Understory Democracy

Plant Baby Plant: Inside Robin Wall Kimmerer’s New Movement

Plant Baby Plant: Inside Robin Wall Kimmerer’s New Movement

Plant Baby Plant: Inside Robin Wall Kimmerer’s New Movement At community “Blooms” around the country, the botanist and writer is cultivating a gift economy rooted in care.

Changemakers Climate Solutions

In Senegal, Castoff Clothing Finds New Life

In Senegal, Castoff Clothing Finds New Life

In Senegal, Castoff Clothing Finds New Life Creatives Juanita Richards and Shandi Alexander channel the spirit of Kumpo through castaway clothing and Indigenous textiles.

Identity & Community Ethical Fashion

A close up of a crow.

A close up of a crow.

As the Crow Flies Ravens and crows carry macabre symbolism, but their behavior can teach us a lot about grief—and remind us that love and loss are universal.

The Overview Deep Ecology