In Celebration of Black History Month
February serves as a symbolic month of reflection and acknowledgement of the impacts, contributions and successes of Black Americans in all spaces - both visible and unknown. Black environmentalists, outdoors enthusiasts, and environmental justice organizers have achieved victories that are rooted in our mission to rededicate ourselves to uprooting environmental racism, achieving collective liberation, and working to build a democracy where every person, voice and vote counts.
Making Real the Promises of Democracy
This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, our country is still reeling from a violent attack on our country at the US Capitol by white nationalists. Read more.
Our Movement for a Strong, Multiracial Democracy Is Winning
After months of intense work to elect climate champions up and down the ballot, we finally have leaders committed to climate action. Read more.
The Best Rx for Environmental Health Disparities
The path to a healthier future is to address environmental health risks today. Read more.
Jason Carney Is a Solar Evangelist
The founder of Energy Electives spreads the good news about solar energy. Read more.
What I Know About the Ocean: We Need Ocean Justice
Ocean conservation is about people—more specifically, it’s about marginalized people. Read more.
In Ghana, an Activist Forms a Coalition Against Coal
Goldman Environmental Prize recipient Chibeze Ezekiel helped block a coal-fired power plant. Read more.
The Overstory: The Movement for Black Lives Saves the Planet
In this installment of "The Overstory," we explore the connections between systemic racism and environmental destruction. Listen.
Video: Christine Hill & Brown Folks Fishing
The third film of our #EveryoneOutside series features Christine Hill and Brown Folks Fishing. Watch.
9 Pioneering African American Outdoorspeople
We salute these barrier-crushing adventurers, role models, and conservationists. Read more.
Inside 2020’s Black Solidarity Hashtag Movement
How scientists and adventurers united online in the name of equity Read more.
Outdoor Afro provides opportunities to hike and to heal
Rue Mapp sees nature as a vehicle to help African Americans address the violence in their past and present. Read more.
Corina Newsome Helps Hatch #BlackBirdersWeek
The social media event highlights—and celebrates—Black people in nature. Read more.
Racism Is Killing the Planet
The ideology of white supremacy leads the way toward disposable people and a disposable natural world. Read more.
Rita Harris, Environmental Justice Pioneer for the Sierra Club, Retires
A native of Memphis, Harris served on the EPA’s National Environmental Justice Advisory Council from 1996-2001. Read more.
Remembering Rose Johnson
A native of North Gulfport, Johnson lived for most of her life on the same street where she was raised. She was chair of the Sierra Club’s Mississippi Chapter—the first African American to hold that position—when Hurricane Katrina came howling ashore in August 2005. Read more.
What You Don’t Know About Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks
Inside the movement to enhance this aspect of interpretive cultural history. Read more.
On the Trail of Hiker Emily Ford
She’ll be the first Black woman to thru-hike the Ice Age Trail in winter. Read more.
From Redlining to Restorative Justice
Anti-Black racism and energy insecurity go hand in hand in America. Read more.