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The Native-Led Forensics Lab Dedicated to Solving Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Cases

The Native-Led Forensics Lab Dedicated to Solving Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Cases

The Native-Led Forensics Lab Dedicated to Solving Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Cases The first of its kind, Montana’s Ohkomi Forensics nonprofit serves as a beacon of hope in what has begun to feel like a hopeless situation.

Indigeneity

The Overview Book

An anthology of meditative essays from Atmos Editor-in-Chief Willow Defebaugh alongside immersive photography of ecosystems around the world, The Overview: Meditations on Nature for a World in Transition is a pathway for reconnecting with nature through reverence, balance, evolution, and healing.

The Overview Book: An anthology of meditative essays from Atmos Editor-in-Chief Willow Defebaugh alongside immersive photography of ecosystems around the world, it’s a pathway for reconnecting with nature through reverence, balance, evolution, and healing.

The Overview Book: An anthology of meditative essays from Atmos Editor-in-Chief Willow Defebaugh alongside immersive photography of ecosystems around the world, it’s a pathway for reconnecting with nature through reverence, balance, evolution, and healing.

The Overview Book: An anthology of meditative essays from Atmos Editor-in-Chief Willow Defebaugh alongside immersive photography of ecosystems around the world, it’s a pathway for reconnecting with nature through reverence, balance, evolution, and healing.

The Overview Book: An anthology of meditative essays from Atmos Editor-in-Chief Willow Defebaugh alongside immersive photography of ecosystems around the world, it’s a pathway for reconnecting with nature through reverence, balance, evolution, and healing.

Three children walk along a dry basin in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Three children walk along a dry basin in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Congo’s Clean Energy Cobalt Mines Don’t Have to Be So Dirty In the DRC, demand for cobalt to power electric vehicles and renewable energy technologies is leaving behind a toxic legacy.

Environmental Justice Identity & Community

An illustration of a person covered in patterned clothing using a sewing machine.

An illustration of a person covered in patterned clothing using a sewing machine.

In New York and Beyond, Why the Fashion Act Matters The New York Fashion Act is a groundbreaking bill taking aim at the environmental and labor rights violations in fashion’s supply chains.

Ethical Fashion Movement Building

The cracks and gravel of a dried out river bed.

The cracks and gravel of a dried out river bed.

Palestine’s Jordan River Drained of Water and Livelihood Israel’s exploitation of the Jordan River epitomizes its long-held war tactic of destroying and weaponizing Palestine's natural resources.

Identity & Community Anthropocene

The silhouette of a bear leans down in the midst of a forest. The night sky is bright with stars.

The silhouette of a bear leans down in the midst of a forest. The night sky is bright with stars.

Bearing Weight A fatal encounter with a North American black bear brings forth lessons on the sacred, inevitable nature of loss.

The Overview Deep Ecology

In Vietnam, Cultivating Harmony Across the Spectrum of Disability

In Vietnam, Cultivating Harmony Across the Spectrum of Disability

In Vietnam, Cultivating Harmony Across the Spectrum of Disability At Vietnam’s Peaceful Bamboo Family, teachers and residents across a spectrum of disability cultivate community with each other and the land

Identity & Community Well Being

A piece of cut hair is wound by a blue and yellow string.

A piece of cut hair is wound by a blue and yellow string.

Taking Back Our Ancestors As a Native woman, I’ve learned that historical trauma is real, writes Ruth H. Burns.

Indigeneity Identity & Community

An illustration of a motley of rafflesia flowers.

An illustration of a motley of rafflesia flowers.

The Guardians of Earth’s Most Grotesque Flowers A motley crew of Rafflesia enthusiasts are racing against the clock to save the corpse flower from extinction.

Biodiversity Science & Nature

The translucent shadow of a hand hovers above the checkered pattern of a keffiyeh.

The translucent shadow of a hand hovers above the checkered pattern of a keffiyeh.

Inside Palestine’s Last Keffiyeh Factory Amid tightening restrictions imposed by the Israeli government on the West Bank, the Hirbawi keffiyeh factory is a symbol of resilience.

Identity & Community Ethical Fashion

Zaya Guarani: The Fast-Rising Model Born and Raised in the Amazon

Zaya Guarani: The Fast-Rising Model Born and Raised in the Amazon

Zaya Guarani: The Fast-Rising Model Born and Raised in the Amazon Guarani is using her platform to advocate for Indigenous rights, environmental stewardship, and collective action.

Ethical Fashion Indigeneity

In Celebration of AAPI Month

Highlighting stories that honor Asian American and Pacific Islander identities and the vital roles they play in the climate movement

Three young asian men are sitting near the edge of the ocean. One is taking a photo of the other.

Three young asian men are sitting near the edge of the ocean. One is taking a photo of the other.

Dreaming of the Hudson: Asian Americans and the All-American Landscape It is integral that we start viewing Asian American men as part of this country’s cultural and natural landscape, writes Arthur Tam.

Art & Culture Identity & Community

How Asian-Pacific Islanders Shaped Environmental Activism

How Asian-Pacific Islanders Shaped Environmental Activism

How Asian-Pacific Islanders Shaped Environmental Activism Asian-Pacific Islander communities hold important wisdom and knowledge for the climate movement. It's time to radically listen.

The Frontline Environmental Justice

Brown Girl Surf educator, Kimiko Russell-Halterman, works to decolonize surfing. She stands facing the ocean on a cloudy day and holds a large surfboard with her right arm.

Brown Girl Surf educator, Kimiko Russell-Halterman, works to decolonize surfing. She stands facing the ocean on a cloudy day and holds a large surfboard with her right arm.

A Surfer Dives Into Her Heritage and Love for the Ocean Kimiko Russell-Halterman is a surfer working with Black and Brown youth. She talks about how her ancestry inspires her decolonial work.

The Frontline Identity & Community

Hinaleimoana Kwai Kong Wong-Kalu portrat

Hinaleimoana Kwai Kong Wong-Kalu portrat

Meet Native Hawaiian Māhū Activist Hinaleimoana Kwai Kong Wong-Kalu The Kapaemahu short film director is one of the most visible māhū women today.

Art & Culture Queer Ecology

Raveena Aurora Leads with Love

Raveena Aurora Leads with Love

Raveena Aurora Leads with Love The Indian-American singer is imagining a Desi-futurist world that celebrates queerness, builds community, and empowers radical self-love.

Art & Culture Earth Sounds

‘Minari’ Reminds Us of Asian American Roots

‘Minari’ Reminds Us of Asian American Roots

‘Minari’ Reminds Us of Asian American Roots Minari restores an overlooked part of Asian American history. Why do so few stories portray Asian Americans as caretakers of the land?

Art & Culture Environmental Justice

Chevron, Violence, and Gentrification: The Bay Area Climate Threats to AAPI

Chevron, Violence, and Gentrification: The Bay Area Climate Threats to AAPI

Chevron, Violence, and Gentrification: The Bay Area Climate Threats to AAPI The Frontline talks to APEN Executive Director Miya Yoshitani about hate crimes against the Asian community and climate justice.

The Frontline

In Celebration of AAPI Month

Highlighting stories that honor Asian American and Pacific Islander identities and the vital roles they play in the climate movement

Three young asian men are sitting near the edge of the ocean. One is taking a photo of the other.

Three young asian men are sitting near the edge of the ocean. One is taking a photo of the other.

Dreaming of the Hudson: Asian Americans and the All-American Landscape It is integral that we start viewing Asian American men as part of this country’s cultural and natural landscape, writes Arthur Tam.

Art & Culture Identity & Community

How Asian-Pacific Islanders Shaped Environmental Activism

How Asian-Pacific Islanders Shaped Environmental Activism

How Asian-Pacific Islanders Shaped Environmental Activism Asian-Pacific Islander communities hold important wisdom and knowledge for the climate movement. It's time to radically listen.

The Frontline Environmental Justice

Brown Girl Surf educator, Kimiko Russell-Halterman, works to decolonize surfing. She stands facing the ocean on a cloudy day and holds a large surfboard with her right arm.

Brown Girl Surf educator, Kimiko Russell-Halterman, works to decolonize surfing. She stands facing the ocean on a cloudy day and holds a large surfboard with her right arm.

A Surfer Dives Into Her Heritage and Love for the Ocean Kimiko Russell-Halterman is a surfer working with Black and Brown youth. She talks about how her ancestry inspires her decolonial work.

The Frontline Identity & Community

Hinaleimoana Kwai Kong Wong-Kalu portrat

Hinaleimoana Kwai Kong Wong-Kalu portrat

Meet Native Hawaiian Māhū Activist Hinaleimoana Kwai Kong Wong-Kalu The Kapaemahu short film director is one of the most visible māhū women today.

Art & Culture Queer Ecology

Raveena Aurora Leads with Love

Raveena Aurora Leads with Love

Raveena Aurora Leads with Love The Indian-American singer is imagining a Desi-futurist world that celebrates queerness, builds community, and empowers radical self-love.

Art & Culture Earth Sounds

‘Minari’ Reminds Us of Asian American Roots

‘Minari’ Reminds Us of Asian American Roots

‘Minari’ Reminds Us of Asian American Roots Minari restores an overlooked part of Asian American history. Why do so few stories portray Asian Americans as caretakers of the land?

Art & Culture Environmental Justice

Chevron, Violence, and Gentrification: The Bay Area Climate Threats to AAPI

Chevron, Violence, and Gentrification: The Bay Area Climate Threats to AAPI

Chevron, Violence, and Gentrification: The Bay Area Climate Threats to AAPI The Frontline talks to APEN Executive Director Miya Yoshitani about hate crimes against the Asian community and climate justice.

The Frontline

After Catastrophic Floods, A Community Rebuilds

After Catastrophic Floods, A Community Rebuilds

After Catastrophic Floods, A Community Rebuilds Photographer Raajadharshini documents the resilience of the people of Chadong, India, as they rebuild their lives after immense flooding.

Photography Identity & Community

Three giraffes walk along the savannah.

Three giraffes walk along the savannah.

Strange Beasts How did giraffes attain their powerful necks—and what lessons can their evolutionary history teach us about conflict and growth?

The Overview Deep Ecology

A gushing blue green waterfall.

A gushing blue green waterfall.

The Latest Artist To Join Spotify? Mother Nature A new initiative recognizes nature as an official artist on music streaming services with royalties going towards conservation efforts.

Earth Sounds Art & Culture

A lone turtle swims in deep blue waters.

A lone turtle swims in deep blue waters.

Photographer Vivek Vadoliya Highlights Madagascar’s Patterned Landscape On his trip to the island nation, Vadoliya captured gleaming colors of land, sea, and wildlife, showcasing nature’s dance of aliveness.

Photography Deep Ecology

The shadow of a person holding up a cell phone in front of a cloudy sky.

The shadow of a person holding up a cell phone in front of a cloudy sky.

Where Are The Good Climate Change Apps? Apps could help us track our individualized carbon footprints, but some experts are skeptical.

Climate Solutions Anthropocene

The moon moves toward the sun before a total solar eclipse.

The moon moves toward the sun before a total solar eclipse.

Gods, Omens, and Hot Wings at America’s Total Solar Eclipse A trip to the solar eclipse’s path of totality exposed unsettling tensions between divinity and commodity in America’s heartland.

Art & Culture Deep Ecology

Past Lives

Past Lives

Past Lives This week's newsletter takes us through the evolution of fossil fuels, from prehistoric life forms to the toxic energy that fuels our world.

The Overview Deep Ecology

How Fast Fashion Is Driving Land Grabs and Violence in Brazil

How Fast Fashion Is Driving Land Grabs and Violence in Brazil

How Fast Fashion Is Driving Land Grabs and Violence in Brazil H&M and Zara’s overreliance on certification schemes allows illegalities to thrive in their supply chains, a new report finds.

Ethical Fashion Identity & Community

A tree near a river bank in Dartmoor national park, covered in a variety of mosses and epiphytes.

A tree near a river bank in Dartmoor national park, covered in a variety of mosses and epiphytes.

Christian Cassiel: A Journey Into Britain’s Forgotten Rainforests Christian Cassiel takes us out of the U.K. that many know and into one of Britain’s ancient and disappearing temperate rainforests.

Photography Deep Ecology

Two young girls wear red dresses and red ribbons in their braided pig tails as they hover over the camera.

Two young girls wear red dresses and red ribbons in their braided pig tails as they hover over the camera.

Danié Gómez-Ortigoza: Hair Braiding To Unite the Climate Movement Danié Gómez-Ortigoza’s hair-braiding art is inspiring action, resilience, and unity in the face of an uncertain climate future.

Art & Culture Identity & Community

The Time Paradox of Climate Change

The Time Paradox of Climate Change

The Time Paradox of Climate Change Is climate calamity coming too slowly for us to address quickly?

Science & Nature Anthropocene

A young boy sits on a stair well holding multiple colored hula hoops.

A young boy sits on a stair well holding multiple colored hula hoops.

The Boys of Mystery Street Photographer Vasantha Yogananthan documents childhood play on the climate vulnerable streets of New Orleans.

Photography Identity & Community

Rat’s Nest

Rat’s Nest

Rat’s Nest Rats carry a loathsome reputation among humans, but a closer look at these rodents reveals a far more redemptive story.

The Overview Deep Ecology

In Ghana, Training Local Upcyclers at Kantamanto Market

In Ghana, Training Local Upcyclers at Kantamanto Market

In Ghana, Training Local Upcyclers at Kantamanto Market Determined to challenge the systems that perpetuate waste colonialism in Ghana, a new generation of designers are turning waste to wealth.

Ethical Fashion Environmental Justice

Telling Geologic Time with Photographer Collin Hughes

Telling Geologic Time with Photographer Collin Hughes

Telling Geologic Time with Photographer Collin Hughes The photographer focuses on ancient stones, inviting us to widen our timescale to consider the fluxes that occur over geologic time.

Photography Deep Ecology

The Artists Preserving Palestinian Collective Memory

The Artists Preserving Palestinian Collective Memory

The Artists Preserving Palestinian Collective Memory The newly-released book, Yesterday, Come Closer, is an urgent attempt at consolidating Palestinian art in the face of genocide.

Art & Culture Environmental Justice

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