Protesting may seem like an ineffective method for taking action on such a substantial issue, but raising the profile about our climate crisis is an important strategy that’s still needed in the US.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is charged with making sure that investors have the information they need to understand the climate-related risks associated with their investments. What’s lacking is the will to enforce those regulations.

For our 2019 sweepstakes, Island Press partnered with Nature Camp, a private, coeducational summer camp specializing in outdoor education in natural history and environmental studies. We had the opportunity to visit Nature Camp during one of their summer...

For many people, planning is an attractive profession because it deals with a wide variety of subjects in contexts as diverse as the population of a community. Most planners work for public agencies, but some work in private firms, often with architects...