2016: The year solar panels became cheaper than fossil fuels
The U.S. added about 125 solar panels every minute in 2016. This is double the pace of 2015.
In the time of Trump, all we have is each other
We will endure by holding fast to our integrity, by building community and by spawning new institutions in the midst of the wreckage. We will sustain each other.
2016: A year in photos, from climate change devastation to the power of protests
The year ended with the election of a president and vice president who don't embrace the scientific consensus that climate change is real and caused by humans.
Arctic waters have been rescued from drilling, but what about the land?
Time is running out for Obama to say no to Big Oil and permanently protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge – and the people who depend on it.
Washington D.C. passes law allowing medical marijuana reciprocity with other states
This proposal to expand the D.C’s medical marijuana law also demonstrates another important reality.
America has unofficially declared war on the homeless
Anti-homeless laws are cruel, unconstitutional, and create more hardship for those targeted, making it harder for them to get back on their feet.
Thousands of communities have lead levels worse than Flint
Flint is no aberration. In fact, it doesn’t even rank among the most dangerous lead hotspots in America.
7 things the Defund DAPL campaign has achieved so far (including $28 million in...
Public and consumer pressure on banks to quit financing the Dakota Access pipeline companies is producing results.
Ex-cop sentenced to life in prison after tazing handcuffed man to death
Convicted of murdering Towns, aggravated assault charges, and violating his oath of office, Eberhart was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday.
8 states that made 2016 a huge year for clean energy
These victories—many of them bipartisan—across the country give hope for 2017.