Farmworkers Brave Deadly Heat, Pollution, and ICE Raids Here's how communities take care of their own in California's Coachella Valley Text and photographs by Jireh Deng December 8, 2025 In this story: activism, labor, climate change, community
Extreme Heat Fueled by Climate Change Punishes Outdoor Workers As the federal government pushes for national heat protections, some states resist badly needed safety rules By Bryce Covert August 23, 2024 In this story: climate change, labor
Rainforest Alliance and Hershey Sued for Falsely Claiming Fair Labor and Sustainability The class action lawsuit seeks to hold ecolabel certifiers accountable By Jessian Choy January 18, 2024 In this story: food and drink, environmental justice, labor, forests, environmental law
Clean Energy Jobs, and Unionization, Are Moving Into the South The UAW’s recent strike could mark a turning point By Austyn Gaffney November 16, 2023 In this story: green jobs, labor
The Price Is Wrong A visit to Bangladesh’s clothing factories reveals the problem with fast fashion: it’s too cheap By J.B. MacKinnon November 28, 2022 In this story: labor, economic justice, fashion, sustainability
What It Will Take to Build a Broad-Based Movement for a Just Transition Environmental and labor organizers reflect on hard-won lessons By David Bacon August 31, 2022 In this story: environmental justice, climate change, labor
It’s Time for Congress to Build Back Bolder To ensure a truly just transition to a clean energy economy, workers must have the right to form unions By Derrick Figures September 6, 2021 In this story: labor, clean energy, politics, Policy
My Father and the Heat Dome Climate change is amplifying injustice for farmworkers By Ana Ramirez July 11, 2021 In this story: agriculture, climate change, immigration, labor
Kick Coal, Save Jobs Right Now In Washington State, a blue-green alliance helps phase out dirty energy By Scott Martelle January 30, 2012 In this story: coal, labor, jobs