Last week, millions of youth and adult activists around the globe participated in the largest climate protest in recent history: the Global Climate Strike. Students walked out of their schools … Read more
environmental justice
“We want to tell our own stories”: Public Lands and Indigenous Histories
For National Public Lands Day, the National Wildlife Federation talked to Len Necefer, a member of the Navajo Nation who founded NativesOutdoors, an outdoor gear company that works with indigenous … Read more
DJ Cavem’s Fight to Keep our Earth Fresh
“Pesticides and herbicides have destroyed our soil and microorganisms, and contaminated our water. Our oceans are becoming acidic and we are losing the coral reefs. I hope my lyrics will … Read more
Stand with Youth and Wildlife for Climate Action
On Friday, September 20th, millions of people from around the world will walk out of their schools, workplaces and homes to join the youth-led Global Climate Strike to demand action … Read more
Untold Stories of Ancestry: A Personal Reflection
It was her first time traveling to San Francisco. She is 68 years old and worked since she was just a child. As an eldest daughter of 6 siblings, mostly … Read more
Clean Water Champions: the Women of the Flint Water Crisis
If I can inspire a future generation of strong women who are ethical and who are stubborn…that would be worth it. – Dr Mona Hanna-Attisha, American-Iraqi pediatrician who exposed the … Read more
“All Life is Interrelated”: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Environmental Justice Legacy
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is remembered for his powerful civil rights legacy and his nonviolent protests that inspired half a century of peaceful protest in support of equality. As … Read more
The Key to Conservation Is Not What You Think
The conservation field is chock-full of significant challenges like cleaning up polluted waterways and curtailing air pollution. In the case of the NWF-hosted Choose Clean Water Coalition, for which I … Read more
HBCU NWF EcoLeaders Advance Their Environmental Leadership Development
During the weekend of April 10-April 12, 2015, nine Historically Black College and University (HBCU) students and one HBCU alumnus came together in Atlanta for our first National Wildlife Federation … Read more
Peru Stands up to Big Oil. Will U.S. and Ecuador?
Last year my husband and I honeymooned in Machu Picchu, Peru. In Quechua — the language spoken by the Inca who built the city — Machu Picchu means “Old Mountain.” … Read more
