Since the formation of the Children in Nature Collaborative some 20 years ago, movement leaders have used art, nature prescriptions, gear libraries, and much more to help bridge the divide between kids and the outdoors. earthisland.org/journal/index.…

In April, the BC government formally recognized Haida ownership of all the lands of Haida Gwaii archipelago. This is the first time in Canadian history that the colonial government has recognized Indigenous title across an entire terrestrial territory. earthisland.org/journal/index.…

Bryony Rose Jennings has always been drawn to both old fabrics and animals. The inevitable marriage of her twain loves has brought forth a menagerie of delightfully colorful, handmade creatures made entirely from reclaimed and/or repurposed fabric. earthisland.org/journal/index.…

Murders, physical attacks, intimidation, censorship — it's not easy doing environmental journalism. UNESCO report reveals 70% of #environmental #journalists have been attacked for their work.
Yet, we persist. For Gaia. For all life on Earth.
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Morning all! Here's a happy Friday feed cleanse. #babyjaguar !!

Owls and hawks and many other natural hunters of rats and mice are feeding young now. So now's a good time not to use rodent poisons. Let our natural hunters eat clean and raise their babies. The more of them, the less we need poisons and traps.

Well, this sucks!
Court strikes down youth climate lawsuit on Biden administration request.

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Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s 'Evil Does Not Exist' — a highly artistic film depicting humanity’s troubled, profit-driven relationship with nature — is off the beaten path of eco-films. Check out our full review. earthisland.org/journal/index.…

Alok Shukla helped save a gorgeous, ancient forest in central India from coal mining, mobilizing a grassroots movement against mining in the region and advising Indigenous peoples of their community forest rights. #goldmanprize earthisland.org/journal/index.…

Agency — the capacity to act with intent — has long been considered an exclusively human trait. But perhaps it is time to revisit some of our long-held assumptions about the abilities not only of other animals, but also of plants. earthisland.org/journal/index.…

Yuck! A new paper in Science Advances confirms consumer goods plastic production is directly linked to plastic pollution. Top 5?

The Coca-Cola Co.
@pepsico
Nestlé
Danone
Altria Philip Morris International

#BreakFreeFromPlastic , #PlasticsTreaty
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h/t #BreakFreeFromPlastic

'Before homesteads and reservations, before boundary lines, surveyors, and speculators—before treaties and land theft — this land was simply Dakota homelands.' earthisland.org/journal/index.…

'Radioactive' digs into the experience of four alarmed women who lived near Three Mile Island at the time of the 1979 meltdown and who dared question industry spokespeople and government authorities about what was happening at the damaged plant. earthisland.org/journal/index.…

'Here by this river in the western Brooks Range, I reflect on good water again, a luxury for most of the world.... Guiding arctic float trips, I sometimes just dip a cup in it, drinking straight from the source.' — a river guide's #EarthDay reflections earthisland.org/journal/index.…

Saru Jayaraman, president of One Fair Wage, on why the environmental movement should work in solidarity with restaurant workers & how the restaurant worker revolt could have huge implications for labor, environmental justice, & our democracy. Saru Jayaraman earthisland.org/journal/index.…

The EPA just finalized drinking water limits for six PFAS chemicals. But meeting the new limits won't be easy, or cheap, and thousands of other PFAS chemicals have yet to be studied or regulated. #PFAS earthisland.org/journal/index.…

Amid a crackdown on climate activists, 11 university students have been embroiled in Uganda’s criminal-legal system since late last year for protesting the East African Crude Oil Pipeline. #EACOP earthisland.org/journal/index.…

Dolores Huerta is a labor movement icon. She has helped shape the US environmental justice movement and is a tireless advocate for civil rights and women’s rights. For a dose of hope, listen to her interview with Earth Island Journal: bit.ly/3PY9RWL h/t Dolores Huerta Foundation

aww! You go girl!! #Wisdom 😍

Oceans do the bulk of the work in balancing Earth’s climate. As ocean temperatures rise, as acidity increases, and as marine life faces major disruptions—will deep-sea mining become a distraction from conservation? Via Earth Island Journal: bit.ly/3Uc3pOG