Environmental Justice

Students holding protest placards at a rally, representing advocacy and public voice on displacement and rights.

August 17, 2026

UN Exhibition Proved 5,000 People Care More About Climate Displacement Art Than Reports

The line between art and activism got blurrier in June when the United Nations opened its doors to something most people wouldn’t expect in its hallowed lobbies: a climate displacement exhibit powered

Three gray wolves resting together on sandy ground at a wildlife sanctuary, showing the social nature of wolf packs that Colorado is working to reestablish.

Environment·Nature·Policy·Wildlife

Colorado Wolf Reintroduction Falters: Trump Administration Halts Funding as Eric Odell Steps Down

18 wolves, 14 pups, 50% voters want suspension. Eric Odell retires as Trump blocks federal support. Colorado's wolf reintroduction hits an inflection point.

August 17, 2026

Protected Bus Lanes in NYC: How Dedicated Corridors and All-Door Boarding Cut Travel Time

Environment·Policy·Sustainability·Transportation

NYC dedicates 20 protected bus lanes with all-door boarding by 2027, adding 300 shelters and 875 seats annually. How transportation equity became climate action.

USDA Sued Over $148.6M DEI Program Terminations

News·USA

The Center for Biological Diversity sued the Trump administration on October 1, 2025, demanding records about the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s termination of diversity,

News·USA

EPA Sued by Environmental Coalition for 50-Year Failure to Regulate Hazardous Chemical Spills

A coalition of environmental justice organizations has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to issue regulations that would prevent hazardous chemical spills into waterways. The lawsuit,

Govind Tekale

September 2, 2025

Illustrated poster showing diverse youth planting seeds in a burnt field that transforms into a bright landscape of flowers, created for the Seeds of Change Summit 2025 by Youth on Root.

Activism·Climate·USA

Seeds of Change: 400+ Youth Leaders Address 40,000-Acre LA Wildfires at UCLA Climate Justice Summit August 30

The devastating Southern California wildfires of January 2025 may have cooled, but their memory fuels a gathering of young minds at UCLA on Saturday, August 30, 2025. The Seeds of Change Summit

Govind Tekale

August 29, 2025

Multiple rows of blue photovoltaic solar panels mounted on metal frames in an outdoor testing facility under clear blue skies with some buildings visible in the background

News·USA

California Abandons 890K Families in Polluted Region After Killing Clean Energy Program Without Public Input

Several advocacy organizations have submitted a formal request asking California regulators to revive a clean energy initiative for struggling households that ended five years ago. Their filing argues that California law mandates

Govind Tekale

August 21, 2025

News·USA

Arizona Water Agency Sued as 4 of 9 Monitoring Wells Fall Below Legal Thresholds

Environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) Director Tom Buschatzke for failing to review the 100-year water supply designation for the planned 28,000-home Villages at Vigneto

Karmactive Staff

August 6, 2025

News·USA

EPA Ordered to Release $625M in Climate Grants as Legal Battle Over $20B Fund Continues

A federal judge has ordered the immediate release of more than $600 million in climate grants that have been frozen since mid-February, dealing a significant blow to the Environmental Protection Agency’s attempt

Sunita Somvanshi

April 22, 2025

Activism·Indigenous

Xiuhtezcatl Martinez Combines Indigenous Advocacy, Hip-Hop, and Youth-Led Climate Movements to Fight for Global Justice

He was brought up in an indigenous household where nature was worshiped. Earth was considered as a living entity, worth reverence. When he was six, he delivered his first speech. Later he

Govind Tekale

November 24, 2024

Han Kang. Photo Source: librairie mollat (YouTube)

Activism·News

Just Stop Oil Activists Receive Prison Sentences for Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Soup Protest: Climate Justice Debate

Two Just, Stop Oil activists, Phoebe Plumer and Anna Holland, were sentenced to prison for throwing tomato soup on Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” at the National Gallery in London in October 2022. The

Govind Tekale

October 9, 2024

King of the Trash Hill, Photo Credit: Alan Levine (CC BY 2.0 DEED)

Climate·Pollution·USA

EPA Faces Urgent Call to Address 14% Methane Emissions from Landfills

While the world is grappling with a severe climate crisis, increasing methane emissions are escalating tensions. As per the report published on Thursday, methane emissions at nearly two dozen of US landfills

Karmactive Staffand

Bilal Bhutto

May 20, 2024

Activism·USA·Water

Mari Copeny: The Teen Activist Behind Flint’s Struggle for Clean Water

Globally recognized as “Little Miss Flint,” Mari Copeny is a 16-year-old activist from Flint, Michigan, born on July 6th, 2007. She first gained attention when her heartfelt letter to President Obama regarding

Govind Tekale

November 1, 2023

Pollution·USA

Legal Winds Challenge EPA’s Decade-Long Silence on Nitrogen Oxides Standards!

The lawsuit filed on September 28, 2023, by the Center for Biological Diversity, alongside other environmental groups, challenges the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its negligence in addressing the perilous nitrogen air

Farheen Memon

October 6, 2023

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