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Empowering Communities Through Environmental Justice: A Newark Story
Empowering Communities Through Environmental Justice: A Newark Story

Kim Gaddy's journey into environmental advocacy began with her personal experiences in Newark, New Jersey.

What Are the Best River Cruises for the Environment?
What Are the Best River Cruises for the Environment?

River cruises are often seen as better alternatives to ocean cruises due to their smaller size, but there is a lot to consider when it comes to environmental damage and impact to pick the best river cruises.

Understanding Hydrogen Production and Hydrogen Tax Credits  
Understanding Hydrogen Production and Hydrogen Tax Credits  

Because hydrogen production and use inherently results in energy loss — and often higher emissions — compared to using the input energy directly, it is crucial to understand the different types of hydrogen production and its impact on communities and the climate. 

Maryland must curb Eastern Shore factory farm pollution 
Maryland must curb Eastern Shore factory farm pollution 

Across the Eastern Shore, large-scale industrial poultry operations collectively raise nearly 300 million chickens a year. Their manure — more than 500 million pounds annually — doesn’t just vanish.

Protecting our oceans from pollution 
Protecting our oceans from pollution 

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) established PSSAs to define vulnerable marine areas that could benefit from protection.

A Modest Proposal to Prevent Tropical Deforestation: Tax the Billionaires (And the Corporations They Own)
A Modest Proposal to Prevent Tropical Deforestation: Tax the Billionaires (And the Corporations They Own)

When oligarchs in the US or the EU build their wealth by extracting resources elsewhere – by and large from the resource-rich ecosystems and cheap labor of the global South – the problem demands a global response.

What are the Benefits of Regenerative Agriculture?
What are the Benefits of Regenerative Agriculture?

Regenerative agriculture is gaining attention as a powerful response to the environmental damage caused by industrial farming.

Leaving No One Behind?: the Heated Landscape of Financing for Development
Leaving No One Behind?: the Heated Landscape of Financing for Development

Mining, oil and gas and industrial agribusiness driving 90 percent of forest and biodiversity destruction, and while there are tireless campaigns everywhere to reign in the destruction, if the incentives don’t change, the outcomes won’t change either.

The Environmental Tragedy of Plastic Pellets
The Environmental Tragedy of Plastic Pellets

A major source of ocean microplastics, tiny plastic pellets are a large problem in our marine environments.

An Interview With Our Ports Campaigner
An Interview With Our Ports Campaigner

To learn more about our Ports and Environmental Justice campaign, we sat down with our Senior Ports Campaign Terrance Bankston to dive deeper into his team's work.