By Ben Jealous — Contamination from lead, arsenic, and the other toxins in Tar Creek in northeastern Oklahoma stole the potential of many children of the Quapaw Nation. As a parent, I can…
By Ben Jealous — As we celebrate the 59th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) this month, it is important we remember: the only way to tackle the complex…
By Ben Jealous — A group of Texas cattle ranchers sued Oprah Winfrey for more than $12 million in 1996. They claimed that one of her shows, called “Dangerous Food,”…
By Ben Jealous — Independence Day at its best is a call to action to leave our children an America as good as its promise. This time of year makes…
By Ben Jealous — Electric vehicles (EVs) are the future of transportation. As a driver of an (American-made) electric vehicle myself, I know firsthand the amount of money I have…
Public water shortages have left people scrambling for alternatives on many of the islands, including Cuba. By Farah Nibbs, The Conversation — In the popular imagination, the Caribbean is paradise,…
By Ben Jealous — In Waukegan, Illinois, about 40 miles north of Chicago, Dulce Ortiz is celebrating with her children. Ortiz is a cofounder of the local environmental justice organization…
Most people think of “tree hugger” as a casual insult for a certain kind of environmentalist. The term actually has a proud history. It is time to take it back….
By Ben Jealous — Jerry Curran has been organizing to retire the Merrimack Station coal power plant in Bow, New Hampshire for 17 years. He is one of many local…
By Ben Jealous — For years, the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and other tribes of the Great Lakes region have been leading a true David vs. Goliath…
By Ben Jealous — Far too often, big polluters feed us the lie that we have to choose between clean air or a healthy economy. Last week, the Biden-Harris administration…
By Ben Jealous — More than one million Americans told the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week that they aren’t willing to wait any longer. Their comments insisting that EPA…