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I Was Arrested for Protesting Billionaires' Jet Pollution. Here's Why I Did It.

We’re facing criminal charges while billionaires take off with our future.

Environmental Racism Is Literally Making Black and Brown Students Sick

Millions of young people like me go to school near major highways.

A Metal Facility Disposed of Hazardous Waste on High School Grounds for Years

Atlas Metal is facing 22 felony counts after decades of protests from students and community members.

Why Have We Seen So Many Industrial Disasters This Year?

Including the East Palestine, OH, train derailment and water contamination in Philly.

Pollution Caused My Skin Condition and Turned Me Into a Climate Activist

Kamea, 10, also has asthma caused by the petrochemical pollution in Sulphur, LA.

Why Activists Spent 932 Days Living in Treehouses in Appalachia

It was the longest continuous tree occupation in US history.

The Shocking Experience of Going to Cancer Alley

Cancer Alley is a stretch of Louisiana that is home to nearly 150 petrochemical plants.

A Massive Chevron Refinery Fire Created a Generation of Activists

“It felt apocalyptic, seeing the whole sky turn black.”

What the Climate Justice Movement Really Wants

This isn’t about creating a “nicer version of green capitalism.”

10 Facts You Might Not Know About Environmental Racism

There’s a lot to learn.

Chicago Teens Stand Up to Environmental Racism on the South Side

"We are tired of the city treating us like a garbage can.”

The Texas Blackouts Were Just the Beginning

America is now a decaying country — literally.

We Can’t Keep Giving Polluters a Say on How to Address the Climate Crisis

Catering to the fossil fuel industry is a death sentence.

Trump Is Using the Pandemic as an Excuse to Pollute

This is so messed up.

The Oil Industry’s Cringeworthy Attempts to Connect With Young People

Yeah, good luck with that.

We’re Going to Curb the Power of the Fossil Fuel Industry

Polluters Out is calling you to organize and mobilize.

88 Pounds of Plastic Was Discovered Inside a Beached Whale

“This whale had the most plastic we have ever seen in a whale."

You Can't Just "Clean Up" the Plastic in the Ocean. Here's Why.

Plastic doesn't go away; it just gets smaller and smaller.

How to Style Your Hair When It's a Million Degrees Outside

Tips for every length and texture.

Poor Countries Are Suffering the Most From Climate Change

And it’s large countries like the U.S. that are the cause.