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How Writers of Color Are Changing What Nature Writing Looks Like

By Amanda Machado January 2, 2024

A new generation of writers reboot a genre

In this story: books, racial justice, nature, inspiring connections outdoors

Flowers and insects and caterpillars grow up from a brown hand while two birds fly off

We Don't Need Another Green Anti-Hero

By Don Carr October 4, 2023

Can Hollywood get beyond its stereotypical portrayals of environmentalists?

In this story: film, environment

Illustration shows a movie screen with an action hero with a recycling symbol on his chest. A woman is in the seats laughing and looking to the side.

Here's What's Wrong with Effective Altruism

By Emma Marris May 16, 2023

Effective altruism has no room for wolves or mountain climbing

In this story: animal rights, books, animals

Word of Mouth

By Jen Rose Smith April 5, 2023

Oral histories of climate change provide an intimate view of our shifting world

In this story: indigenous communities

In Octavia Butler's World, Anything Is Possible

By Lynell George December 12, 2022

"Kindred" endures on paper and now on TV

In this story: books, climate change, film

Photo illustration shows two hands coming together in front of a solar eclipse and a galaxy.

Political Animals Like Us

By Michelle Nijhuis September 28, 2022

Politics can be a ruthless game for any species

In this story: politics, books

Illustration shows five posters with animals (a dog, horse, duck, bull, and pig) in professional attire with the slogans We Can!, Hope, Stand Up, and Vote.

Mario Versus the Anthropocene

By Philip Kiefer May 2, 2022

Video games, empathy, and growing up in Cancer Alley

In this story: technology, environmental justice, oil, art, dirty energy

Pixelated illustration of two figures on a motorcycle riding into a peach-colored sunset.

Spoken Word: Inside the Rogue, Homegrown World of Bike Zines

By Caitlin Giddings April 18, 2022

How they make space for people outside the margins of US car culture

In this story: biking

Collage of bike zines with images of bike parts.

Children’s Programming Needs to Tackle Climate Change

By Tara Haelle December 17, 2021

The topic is curiously absent from shows for kids

In this story: climate change

A young girl lies inside on a bench by a window holding an iPad over her head. Above her, out the window, the sky is orange from wildfire smoke.

3 Must-Hear Climate Podcasts

By Josie Holtzman and Isaac Kestenbaum September 27, 2021

These podcasts take climate storytelling to new heights