Mona Shomali is the Director of the New Leaders Initiative at Earth Island Institute. Each year the New Leaders Initiative selects six outstanding...
On June 7, 2025, a quiet but revolutionary shift in law and land took place in Colorado. A Mountain in the San Luis Valley became the first mountain...
Written by Scott Hochberg, General Counsel and Litigation Director at Earth Island Institute Plastic pollution is one of the most pressing...
Microfibers — tiny threads shed from our clothing, many of which are plastic — have quietly become one of the most pervasive forms of pollution...
The story of “forever chemicals” often begins in the headlines of the last decade — contaminated water systems, cancer clusters, corporate...
The internet wasn’t always like this. Once a space for discovery, connection, and creativity, it’s become increasingly extractive and...
Ten years ago, one of the most compelling movements in support of Indigenous sovereignty took shape at Standing Rock. The ripples of the protests...
A transformative movement is emerging at the intersection of Tribal Sovereignty and the Rights of Nature, as Indigenous Nations lead efforts to...
If plants have shaped fashion’s past, could they also hold the secret to its future? In The Nature of Fashion, Carry Somers takes readers...
Enter below by December 7, 2025, at midnight PT for a chance to win a copy of this phenomenal book! For the Yurok people of Northern California,...
For more than a century, the Klamath River has been at the heart of one of North America’s most significant environmental justice movements....
In forests across North America, a humble forager shapes ecosystems in ways few people notice. Squirrels, with their endless caching and...