Sarah D. Wald, PhD, is a Professor of Environmental Studies and English at the University of Oregon, director of the Environmental Justice Storytelling Lab, and co-founder of Tierra Viva Collaborative, focused on Latinx environmentalisms and environmental justice cultural studies and humanities projects. The University of Oregon is located on Kalapuya Ilihi, the traditional Indigenous homeland of the Kalapuya people.
Six ways advocates and organizations can practice solidarity for environmental justice
Forsaking diversity and inclusion won’t save public lands. It will only splinter our movements and weaken our work to build just futures for all. This article is a call to resist reactionary responses to Trump’s attacks on public lands, environmental justice, and DEI.
August 7, 2026
