Supreme Court Narrows the Scope of the Clean Water Act

On Thursday, May 25th, the Supreme Court voted to weaken the EPA’s ability to protect our nation’s critical wetlands and clean water. The Supreme Court’s decision exposes our communities to environmental injustices. The Clean Water Act protects America’s: drinking water wetlands lakes rivers Wetlands are our best protection from the worst impacts of climate change. […]

Woods & Wilds: The Podcast | Trinity Giovanna Barnwell-Thomas

A Podcast Interview with Trinity Giovanna Barnwell-Thomas For this episode of Woods & Wilds: The Podcast Season 3, we interviewed youth organizer and activist Trinity Giovanna Barnwell-Thomas. Trinity Giovanna Barnwell-Thomas is an Italian African American living in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains in Asheville, North Carolina. She is currently a senior at Asheville High […]

Statement: Honoring Juneteenth: Freedom Day

June is the month in which we honor a historical moment in time across this nation. We stand together in solidarity and recognize the day that slavery ended in the United States: June 19th, 1865. We also recognize that although slavery has ended, systemic racism and oppression have not. The continuum of centuries long pain […]

Woods & Wilds: The Podcast | The Hosts

A Podcast Interview with the hosts, Elizabeth Lashay, Erniko Brown, and Kimala Luna. This week we flip the script as Chaya Brennan Agarwal interviews the hosts of Woods & Wilds: The Podcast, Erniko Brown & Kimala Luna from Dogwood Alliance and Elizabeth Lashay from SlayTheMic, about their connection to nature, motivation, and staying connected to […]