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Environmental Justice

Environmental Justice

There is no separating equality from ecology, which knows that no member of any natural system has more value than another. Translation? Social justice is environmental justice.

A person crouches, hiding themselves behind green mesh framed by sticks. In the background is a flower field.

A person crouches, hiding themselves behind green mesh framed by sticks. In the background is a flower field.

A New Chapter Begins In her final edition of The Frontline, climate director Yessenia Funes celebrates the stories she’s published since launching the newsletter.

The Frontline Environmental Justice

Greenland Has Climate Change-Fighting Minerals. Will it Mine Them?

Greenland Has Climate Change-Fighting Minerals. Will it Mine Them?

Greenland Has Climate Change-Fighting Minerals. Will it Mine Them? In Greenland, melting glaciers are exposing elements critical for the energy transition. Greenlanders are deciding if they want mining in their towns.

Environmental Justice Science & Nature

Shadow silhouettes of three teenagers smoking outside

Shadow silhouettes of three teenagers smoking outside

Why Teens Smoke Weed on a Burning Planet Is cannabis harmful or helpful? The Frontline explores the nuance of why teens smoke—and what climate change has to do with it.

The Frontline Well Being

Illustration of a utopic, green alternative to Rikers Island

Illustration of a utopic, green alternative to Rikers Island

Imagining a World Without Prisons For The Frontline, two prison abolitionists discuss the environmental harm of prisons and one idea for Rikers Island in New York City.

The Frontline Climate Solutions

A bullet fractures a glass window.

A bullet fractures a glass window.

Why Tennessee Expulsions Matter for Climate Action The GOP expelled two young Black lawmakers from their seats in Tennessee. The Frontline shows why this is a climate justice issue.

The Frontline Democracy

Through mossy tree branches, a mountain sits high in the misty sky

Through mossy tree branches, a mountain sits high in the misty sky

In Colombia, a Story of Coffee, Family, and Climate Change On The Frontline, a Colombian coffee farmer shares his fears of losing his family’s business to climate change and a market that doesn’t reward sustainability.

The Frontline Identity & Community

Brown Girl Surf educator, Kimiko Russell-Halterman, works to decolonize surfing. She stands facing the ocean on a cloudy day and holds a large surfboard with her right arm.

Brown Girl Surf educator, Kimiko Russell-Halterman, works to decolonize surfing. She stands facing the ocean on a cloudy day and holds a large surfboard with her right arm.

A Surfer Dives Into Her Heritage and Love for the Ocean Kimiko Russell-Halterman is a surfer working with Black and Brown youth. She talks to The Frontline about how her ancestry inspires her work.

The Frontline Identity & Community

Pakistan’s Climate Crisis of Child Marriage

Pakistan’s Climate Crisis of Child Marriage

Pakistan’s Climate Crisis of Child Marriage The Frontline looks at one disturbing outcome of Pakistan’s historic floods last year: child brides.

The Frontline Anthropocene

This IPCC Report Will Be the Last for Several Years

This IPCC Report Will Be the Last for Several Years

This IPCC Report Will Be the Last for Several Years The final report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is out. The Frontline sheds light on the work that remains until we hear from these scientists again.

The Frontline Environmental Justice

Salt of the Earth: Preserving the Great Salt Lake

Salt of the Earth: Preserving the Great Salt Lake

Salt of the Earth: Preserving the Great Salt Lake The Frontline dives into the history of Indigenous people harvesting salt from the drying Great Salt Lake.

The Frontline Indigeneity

Why Cop City Goes Against Jewish Values

Why Cop City Goes Against Jewish Values

Why Cop City Goes Against Jewish Values Two Jewish advocates argue that the Jewish community should stand against Atlanta’s proposed police training facility on The Frontline.

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What’s the Real Cost of Mezcal?

What’s the Real Cost of Mezcal?

What’s the Real Cost of Mezcal? The Frontline talks to communities in Oaxaca, Mexico, striving to produce mezcal sustainably—but soaring demand from across the border makes it tough.

The Frontline Environmental Justice

The Willow Project Would Be a Public Health Crisis for Alaska

The Willow Project Would Be a Public Health Crisis for Alaska

The Willow Project Would Be a Public Health Crisis for Alaska The Willow project proposal would expand oil infrastructure on Alaska’s North Slope. The Frontline talks to an Iñupiaq leader who shares their public health concerns.

The Frontline Environmental Justice

The Ohio Train Derailment: Tracing the Origins of Disaster

The Ohio Train Derailment: Tracing the Origins of Disaster

The Ohio Train Derailment: Tracing the Origins of Disaster The Frontline zooms into the St. Louis region where the Ohio train that derailed last month started its journey.

The Frontline Environmental Justice

How Prisons and Jails Can Go Green

How Prisons and Jails Can Go Green

How Prisons and Jails Can Go Green A formerly incarcerated writer argues for The Frontline that, as long as prisons exist, they should reduce their environmental impact.

The Frontline Environmental Justice

Where’s the End of Hawai’i’s Water Crisis?

Where’s the End of Hawai’i’s Water Crisis?

Where’s the End of Hawai’i’s Water Crisis? The Frontline talks to water protectors in O’ahu, Hawai’i, who are sounding the alarm over growing threats to their precious water.

The Frontline Environmental Justice

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