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Obligations and graduations: What my time as a farmworker taught me about sacrifice
Many farmworkers not only miss family graduations, but also birthdays, anniversaries, and holidays to support their families.
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Why massive Saharan dust plumes are blowing into the US
Every summer, an atmospheric event propels desert dust thousands of miles across the Atlantic. This year is particularly bad, and timed terribly with Covid-19.
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It’s official: Reusables are safe during COVID-19
According to over 125 health experts, reusables aren't "petri dishes" for infection after all.
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Parenting may never be the same post-COVID. Maybe that’s a good thing.
While part of me is mourning the loss of my bubble, I realize nostalgia is not sustainable. At some point, it’s the same as regression.
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These Louisiana activists are facing ‘terrorizing’ charges for a stunt they pulled 6 months ago
The arrests come just a week after activists won a court battle against the plastics manufacturer targeted by those now facing charges.
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My favorite sustainable clothing brand is racist. What now?
What are your values, and what sacrifices do you feel OK making to uphold them?
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![A fire burning over a large swath of the Arctic, amid record heat in 2019.]()
Summer just started, and the Arctic already topped 100 degrees
100.4 degrees in Verkhoyansk, Russia, looks like an Arctic record.
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This week’s primaries bode well for the Green New Deal
Early results show progressives are doing surprisingly well in Kentucky and New York.
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![Activist group Earth Strike NYC announced a radical frontline coalition gathering in Sunset Park to support UPROSE in its campaign for local community-led climate justice]()
![Activist group Earth Strike NYC announced a radical frontline coalition gathering in Sunset Park to support UPROSE in its campaign for local community-led climate justice]()
‘Put up or shut up’: New York forges ahead with statewide environmental justice measures
The Empire State announced a slate of grants totaling more than $10.6 million to help underserved residents access affordable solar energy.
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What’s next: Rethinking the role of government with an equity expert
Elected officials might resist change, but according to Desirée Williams-Rajee, the moment is ripe for transformative action.
