Voices
In This Series
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Climate policy has an ocean-sized hole in it. My legislation would change that.
Arizona representative Raúl Grijalva on his ambitious plan to bolster blue carbon and coastal economies.
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In the U.S., private landowners can decide where fracking is allowed. It shouldn’t be up to them.
State and local governments have had little luck banning fracking. It’s time to begin restricting property owners' rights to exploit the resources beneath their land.
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Bills banning critical race theory also threaten climate education
More than two dozen bills seek to ban critical race theory from public school curricula. That is a direct threat to climate education and justice.
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The climate crisis needs a feminist response, not a military one
Climate is being defined as a national security issue, but ‘security’ doesn’t have to mean violence.
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A leaky pipeline operates illegally on tribal land. Will the White House please speak up?
Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline is threatening the Great Lakes and treaty-protected land. Biden needs to back his promises to Indigenous communities.
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To rein in fast fashion, the U.S. needs to rebuild its textile industry
Sustainable clothing labels can’t compete with fast fashion unless we scale up organic textile manufacturing and regulate polluting fibers.
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Elk are a phoenix rising from Appalachia’s coal ashes
A corridor of wild elk habitat from Georgia to Maine would bolster regional economies and a cooler climate.
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As a Black climate activist, racism gets in my way
White activists wonder why Black communities aren’t more climate-focused. Allies know that fighting racial injustice is the first step.
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Tax credits for wind and solar projects are broken. Congress can fix that.
There’s a backlog of renewables projects ready to go, but banks can’t easily finance them.
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Coal’s holdovers must shut down or clean up
Dozens of U.S. plants continue to run without modern pollution control technology. The Biden administration can wind them down once and for all.