An Earth Day for Black lives

Why the pursuit of justice and reparation is increasingly central to mainstream environmentalism.

Erin Lee, left and Mahkhyieah Lee, right, visit Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House following the verdict of the Derek Chauvin trial on April 20, 2021 in Washington, D.C. Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images.

For so many Black Americans this Earth Day, the world feels like it’s falling apart. Mere minutes after former Minneapolis police officer…