Ans Irfan

Opinion: The Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling puts climate progress and leadership in peril

This radical reversal of social equity scaffolding poses a monumental challenge for environmental and climate justice.

As the world response to the climate crisis remains ‘pitiful,’ the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has overturned affirmative action, representing the latest casualty to social equity and climate justice progress.

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Op-ed: On climate protests, the media misses the point

Op-ed: On climate protests, the media misses the point

In the face of global inaction, climate change — inextricably linked to health inequities — is leading us toward planetary collapse with a ‘fast track to climate disaster’ and ‘civilization collapse,’ as has been highlighted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

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Indigenous people climate change

Colonialism, the climate crisis, and the need to center Indigenous voices

We are in one of the most consequential months of human history as the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) is underway in Glasgow, Scotland.

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New country, same oppression: It’s time to bolster farmworkers’ rights
Migrant workers harvest corn on Uesugi Farms in Gilroy, California. (Credit: USDA)

New country, same oppression: It’s time to bolster farmworkers’ rights

"Why is it that farmworkers feed the nation but they can't get food stamps?"

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Agents of Change in Environmental Justice program accepting applications

Do you find that public voices in science are lacking diversity and want to help create change? We want to hear from you.

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LISTEN: How Western media could better cover climate change in the Middle East

“The whole media of the Western countries don’t do justice to some of the works being done here.”

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Everyone is likely overexposed to BPA

If you're using plastic, you're likely above acceptable health safety levels.

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An ongoing series examining BADGE — an unregulated danger in epoxy resins.

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Opinion: The global food system is failing small-scale farmers — here’s how to fix it

Maybe we don’t need Jamaican coffee in the middle of US winter.