Environmental Justice | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/environmental-justice/RSS feed for Environmental JusticeenThu, 16 Apr 2026 13:00:17 +0000A Glowing Sphere Towering Over Utah Sent an Urgent Artistic Message: The Great Salt Lake Is Drying Uphttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-glowing-sphere-towering-over-utah-sent-an-urgent-artistic-message-the-great-salt-lake-is-drying-up-180988553/Olafur Eliasson's latest installation married visuals with a soundscape to draw the public's attention to the plight of the important ecosystemThu, 16 Apr 2026 13:00:17 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-glowing-sphere-towering-over-utah-sent-an-urgent-artistic-message-the-great-salt-lake-is-drying-up-180988553/Sea Levels Might Be Higher Than We Thought, Putting Millions of People in the Path of Coastal Flooding Sooner Than Expectedhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/sea-levels-might-be-higher-than-we-thought-putting-millions-of-people-in-the-path-of-coastal-flooding-sooner-than-expected-180988332/A lot of past research has used flawed methodology to estimate current coastal water levels, according to a new studyFri, 13 Mar 2026 15:20:53 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/sea-levels-might-be-higher-than-we-thought-putting-millions-of-people-in-the-path-of-coastal-flooding-sooner-than-expected-180988332/Study Finds High Levels of Mercury in Hair Samples From Indigenous Women in Peru and Nicaraguahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/study-finds-high-levels-of-mercury-in-hair-samples-from-indigenous-women-in-peru-and-nicaragua-180987498/Small-scale gold mining in the area releases mercury into the environment, where it can make its way into fish and, in turn, humansTue, 14 Oct 2025 17:05:31 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/study-finds-high-levels-of-mercury-in-hair-samples-from-indigenous-women-in-peru-and-nicaragua-180987498/Inside the Fight to Save the Indiana Dunes, One of America's Most Vulnerable National Parkshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/inside-the-fight-to-save-the-indiana-dunes-one-americas-most-vulnerable-national-parks-180984756/Caught between steel mills, suburbs and a hard place, the 15,000-acre site is a fantasia of biodiversity—and a case study for hard-fought conservationThu, 25 Jul 2024 11:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/inside-the-fight-to-save-the-indiana-dunes-one-americas-most-vulnerable-national-parks-180984756/Seven Major Nations Agree to Phase Out Coal by 2035, Though Vague Language Leaves Wiggle Roomhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/seven-major-nations-agree-to-phase-out-coal-by-2035-though-vague-language-leaves-wiggle-room-180984260/The wealthy, industrialized countries set a flexible schedule to cut one of the dirtiest fossil fuels from their economiesThu, 02 May 2024 18:16:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/seven-major-nations-agree-to-phase-out-coal-by-2035-though-vague-language-leaves-wiggle-room-180984260/Climate Change May Unearth Cold War-Era Nuclear Waste Stored by the U.S. in Other Countrieshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/climate-change-may-unearth-cold-war-era-nuclear-waste-stored-by-the-us-in-other-countries-180983901/A new report finds that melting ice and rising sea levels could disturb radioactive contamination left over from American nuclear tests after World War IIWed, 06 Mar 2024 19:30:59 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/climate-change-may-unearth-cold-war-era-nuclear-waste-stored-by-the-us-in-other-countries-180983901/