writing

  • 'A Story Dies When No One Tells It'

    Indigenous rights activists Nemonte Nenquimo and Mitch Anderson on their new book and journey towards activism in the Amazon.

    Earth Island Journal · Winter 2024 Edition

  • Helping Oil Spill Impacted Communities

    ALERT’s work is centered around community education and healing in the aftermath of catastrophe.

    Earth Island Journal · Summer 2021 Edition

  • Activists Celebrate Win in Fight Against Chemical Oil Dispersants

    Federal court orders EPA to update its regulations on the use of toxic chemicals in oil spill responses.

    Truthout · August 21, 2021

  • Pressure Mounts Against Line 3 Pipeline Project

    $3 billion tar sands pipeline expansion project faces renewed resistance from Indigenous rights activists and environmentalists.

    Earth Island Journal · January 27, 2021

  • Paved Over Ohlone Shellmound Site in Berkeley Listed as Endangered Historic Place

    Designation can help open a dialogue about how our relationship with the environment must evolve in the light of climate change, says Ohlone leader Corrina Gould.

    Earth Island Journal · September 25, 2020

  • Mobilizing Resources for Indigenous Communities

    Seeding Sovereignty seeks to “de-expert” and diversify the environmental movement.

    Earth Island Journal · Summer 2020 Edition

  • Elimination of Mexican Gray Wolf Pack a Blow to Conservation Efforts

    Killing of Prieto pack in Gila National Forest by federal agents and private ranchers highlights longstanding tensions between wolf conservation and public lands livestock grazing.

    Earth Island Journal · June 9, 2020

  • Fenceline Communities and Green Groups Call for EPA to End ‘Free Pass’ for Polluters

    At Pi Ranch, Leonard Diggs is helping to transform food systems by empowering the next generation of sustainability-minded farmers.

    Earth Island Journal · May 8, 2020

  • US Pipeline Projects Move Forward Amid Covid-19 Crisis

    Environmental advocates call for nationwide moratorium on pipeline construction and approvals, citing threats to environment, vulnerable communities, and workers.

    Earth Island Journal · April 30, 2020

  • Hit Hard by Covid-19, the Navajo Nation Finds ‘Strength in Sovereignty’

    The tribe’s resourceful efforts to protect its people might help the Navajo Nation avert the worst projected outcome of this pandemic.

    Earth Island Journal · April 21, 2020

  • Goldman Prize Winners Protect Sacred Land

    Celebrate Earth Day with a dozen Goldman Prize winners from indigenous communities who devote their lives to protecting sacred places.

    Sacred Land Film Project · April 21, 2020

  • Bears Ears: Sacred Site Report

    The greater Bears Ears area encompasses more than 1.9 million acres and is saturated with geological, cultural, spiritual, ecological, and archaeological diversity.

    Sacred Land Film Project · August 8, 2019