Our Children’s Trust is suing the federal government on behalf of twenty-one young people, including Victoria Barrett, over its climate policies. The lawsuit demands a science-based national climate recovery plan to bring carbon dioxide below 350 parts per million by 2100.

As of May 8, 2017, results were encouraging: a preliminary ruling in November affirmed the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to a climate system capable of sustaining human life.

Water.org co-founder Matt Damon shares inspiring thoughts and anecdotes with World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim. They discuss strategies for making water accessible to the world's poorest communities.

Damon also recounts a humbling experience with a smart Haitian pre-teen, highlighting how even a mega-star can learn from unexpected sources.

Heidi Kritz has dedicated nearly half her life to protecting Alaska's Bristol Bay from the proposed Pebble Mine. This copper and gold project threatens the world's largest salmon fishery, which is vital for the local economy, ecological stability, and native cultures.

Kritz has tirelessly fought the mine, organizing rallies and a letter-writing campaign that gathered over 6,000 voices. She also mobilizes new activists by working with tribal high school students. Her leadership has significantly advanced the decade-long effort to defend Bristol Bay, and she remains committed to this crucial fight.

Will Amos and a University of California, Irvine team have developed an innovative recycling system that transforms plastic waste into 3D printing material. This cradle-to-cradle system, which includes a grinder, extruder, spooler, and 3D printer, produces only water vapor as a byproduct. It directly tackles issues of overconsumption and plastic pollution.

An environmental engineer, Amos believes technology combined with education is vital for lasting environmental change. His team showcases the portable recycling system at campuses and TEDx events, emphasizing interactive learning. The project's core mission is to educate and inspire action.

Xerxes was honored with a prestigious Brower Youth Award.

This accolade recognized his significant contributions to environmental stewardship.

Specifically, Xerxes dedicated his efforts to restoring and establishing an educational wild space in upstate New York, creating a valuable resource for both nature and learning.

Onate received a prestigious Brower Youth Award, recognizing her significant environmental contributions.

She earned this accolade for successfully fostering a thriving butterfly garden at her high school in Hialeah, Florida.

Amos received a Brower Youth Award.

He was recognized for developing an innovative recycling system that transforms plastic waste into stock material for 3D printing projects.

Kritz received a prestigious Brower Youth Award.

This recognition honors her dedicated efforts in protecting Bristol Bay, achieved through impactful youth and community engagement initiatives.

Tennessee native Erica Davis recognized that rural communities often see little benefit from local oil and gas extraction. Collaborating with grassroots organizers in Campbell County, she researched and sponsored a bill to reform oil and natural gas severance taxes.

Davis's bill aims to raise these taxes, which are the sole legislative means to keep extraction wealth in-state. Crucially, it seeks to distribute all revenue directly to the affected communities where extraction occurs, rather than the current one-third. Despite Davis's lobbying efforts and bipartisan support, the bill was dropped from the 2015-2016 docket. Now pursuing an environmental law degree, Davis plans to revive the legislation in the next session.

Karina Gonzalez is a key student leader for Fossil Free Northern Arizona University (FFNAU), a campaign urging the university to divest from top fossil fuel corporations. She coordinates negotiations with the university president, leads recruitment, and manages media relations, securing national coverage for their efforts.

FFNAU is Arizona's sole divestment campaign, distinguished by its community partnerships. Gonzalez has fostered this by collaborating with the Black Mesa Water Coalition, an Indigenous environmental organization. Together, they advocate for university investment in Navajo Nation sustainability projects. Karina also coordinates a United Nations youth delegate leadership program.

Will Keepin & Cynthia Brix presented "Transforming Patriarchy: From Gender Oppression to Beloved Community" at the 2016 National Bioneers Conference. Watch their full talk here.

Their Gender Equity and Reconciliation (GRI) process heals wounds related to gender, sexuality, and intimacy, uniting people of all orientations to confront disharmony. Developed over 24 years and implemented in nine countries, GRI has achieved remarkable success, notably influencing South Africa's AIDS and HIV policies. New academic research on the program is ongoing at two South African universities.

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Davis was honored with a Brower Youth Award.

She earned this recognition for her advocacy on behalf of frontline communities impacted by Mississippi's gas extraction industry, a cause she advanced through the state legislature.

Gonzalez was honored with a Brower Youth Award.

She received this recognition for her leadership in the fossil fuel divestment campaign at Northern Arizona University.

Established in 2011, the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation (AIEF) provides boarding school and university scholarships for Indigenous children. These scholarships enable access to Australia's leading educational institutions, fostering pathways for students to develop and achieve their career goals.

This video features Indigenous students from AIEF Partner Schools sharing their experiences, future plans, and dreams.

Women in the UK face significant gender parity gaps upon entering adulthood, the workforce, and parenthood. However, progress is achievable by concentrating on specific priority areas.

To delve deeper into advancing women's equality in the United Kingdom, explore the comprehensive McKinsey report: The Power of Parity: Advancing Women's Equality in the United Kingdom.

Black and Latino students earn 18% of computer science degrees but represent only 5% of the tech workforce at leading companies. Media coverage is crucial in highlighting this disparity and industry efforts to foster diversity.

New America CA Fellow Laura Weidman Powers, co-founder and CEO of CODE2040, will moderate a discussion.

She will ask leading journalists Ellen Huet (Bloomberg), Jessica Guynn (USA Today), and Megan Rose Dickey (TechCrunch) about their role, coverage choices, and the future of diversity in tech.

Esau Sinnok, an emerging climate leader from Shishmaref, Northwest Alaska, is fighting to protect his community's centuries-old way of life. As essential ice melts and his home faces threats, he refuses to stand by. Join Esau in the fight to keep dirty fuels in the ground.

For more insights, watch NASA's video, The Greening of Arctic, on EarthSayers.tv, Voices of Sustainability.

The Women in the Workplace 2015 study, published April 11, 2016, offers insights from 118 large companies and nearly 30,000 employees. This comprehensive report, a collaboration between LeanIn.Org and McKinsey & Company, builds on similar 2012 research.

It examines the state of women in corporate America, aiming to encourage female leadership and foster gender equality in the workplace. For more information, visit womenintheworkplace.com.

The Nibi Water Gathering, held June 4-5, 2015, at Turtle Lodge in Sagkeeng First Nation, Manitoba, on the shores of Lake Winnipeg, brought together nations to serve a common purpose: water. During this gathering, the Original People of Turtle Island (North America) formally established their leadership. The event also honored spiritually guided Earth stewardship leaders and youth completing rites of passage, inviting people of all cultures to participate and make offerings to the Water.

A video of the gathering was produced by Erica Daniels at Turtle Lodge and Manitou Api. Water Song credit goes to Mary Maytwayashing, and Thunderbird Artwork to Norval Morrisseau. Copyright Turtle Lodge 2015.

One Billion Rising REVOLUTION presented "The State of Female Revolution," featuring Agnes Pareyio, Monique Wilson, Zoya, Christine Schuler Deschryver, Kimberlé Crenshaw, and Eve Ensler. The discussion was moderated by GRITtv's Laura Flanders.

This conversation explored what it takes to build revolution, foster solidarity, and affect change. It was recorded live in New York and published on March 6, 2015.