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The Paris Climate Accords were signed on April 22—Earth Day—ten years ago today. According to the United Nations, it was the largest one-day signing of an international agreement in history. These ...
Young people around the world continue to protest in large numbers over what many see as inaction from political leaders on climate change—today's Global Day of Action is no exception. As the COP26 ...
The “Make Billionaires Pay” march might hint at where the climate movement is headed—away from fossil fuel divestment and toward broader resistance, with fewer young people. This story was produced ...
Green activists accuse the Trump administration of unprecedented politicization of climate science, but the reality is that climate science has long been enmeshed in political activism from both sides ...
As pro-Palestine and anti-ICE protests command our attention, climate protests have receded into the background. Yet not so long ago, the world was captivated by two climate activists who smeared red ...
Local climate activists are on edge after people claiming to be FBI agents visited at least six of them at their Boston-area homes on the same day in March. Weeks later, the motivations behind these ...
Chasity Hunter was six when Hurricane Katrina hit. She remembers specifically how high the water rose in their home—so much so that her mother, aunt, uncle, grandmother, and three younger siblings had ...
The environmental movement—green-minded politicians, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, writers, volunteers, and advocacy organizations—has seemed ill-equipped to respond. Environmental-news headlines ...
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...