--- title: Environment date: 2023-07-24T16:30:00-04:00 canonical_url: "https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/topic/environment" section: Blog Categories --- [Donate](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/donate) [From the Archives of Our Bodies, Our Blog](/blog)# Environment [## Stopping Keystone: A Victory for Native Women’s Health](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/stopping-keystone-a-victory-for-native-womens-health)Read [The failure of the Keystone XL oil pipeline is a victory for Indigenous communities and environmental activists. Yet challenges remain. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/stopping-keystone-a-victory-for-native-womens-health) [![Forward on Climate Rally](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACAAAAAgCAIAAAD8GO2jAAAACXBIWXMAAA7EAAAOxAGVKw4bAAAE4UlEQVRIiWVWS44cVw6M4Ce7WrLlmcXsfP8zeOEDzE0GGMCGLXWPWpWPDC/4stTGJLIeKqsABhlBBpP//vUXkubuGZkZT0ceGUdGpofTjKSg6q5V53me53n/dr/f7+f9PM9zrdVVQgOk0cPM3cPd3dxIhgQAkuYDaX+fL9D8+/1Z89P7HyUBFAH9/T8S0d0kQVS1VVe1dVc3u9E0AKSk7q79eVzqluaUSDQANoukwAYBWaxVJE0SyWWwRSdIgS6Z2wWgqlprrbVq1aqqqp6zu9UkKF7lwSVJzY7zPElae0sCmhDRQEjV8f8A57nOc63zwlrVXZIA0Gitbnmr26yNZHz7dpIwdy8vqaSWqrWyveoSGd1d1bUBzvO+1rnO85w6JIEgYW7mVl7mZmYk4+3tG0lz83CvjqpVFat8hV2dIEDd00gTd59r1d8qAM3MODBmJBlfv76BNDMP91yxIs4VeXrGo00BSqruXluGda51jhSrR2WIBI1m9jhJxuvrV5LcAB73iEzP8HR3pzvJ0U2bpao1clet1SNyC9gs0UibxAgyXl7+R5JGC/fwyPCMyPAIC9+JYFhSd/f0zqpeVdUDIE2LAAQNJEnCQDC+fH4FaReAp3vEPkeDzRIgdF8T8bgfEwFBwlRLgABJID5/fpkp3zrnwISHj8hmxqFzBlXSzFdJV/RuXUV8n3QAAOLPP152C7uZu6ftUsIHw206w4ZhguMF6JmlGeYp7Xq+LARA/Pn7FxAkOb0V5vEOw8PDB9q2IGbYjEGAtIPPdfnJuAug+OO3C8BI30RZWKR7RGREeET4HANEt5FR29l26KpaYx/V20EUn//7BQBIGgbAwjw90uOIODKPODLzyMjIyEdJNoQJeHTXqlq1zrpaudSKl/+8AlPzVGL+ZP7s+Rx5y3zOvqVupafWk3gALQbggG9VNuOX8r26zq5719ldHYWvuC6ClOnN8Bb2mvZTu9SkzOWFKLRT4gwtYNyJGSm+u7Y8hBhphfdjCBgYrnxWJo5g+uO2cIZbuLlzbIqghGunYBibzWCsXhY//OwAIFI0mcHNPGZ/HkfejnzK45bHLfMp8sg4wnNm0McMxsx70azNaUZ387BO71J8+tdtKiZocKNPlhEZeWQeeRxxzKI+4ojZ1ebjgwZAQrc6VatrVcSo3b1arfj0z4+85DX4xcFlSZGRR2RuB4z0+d8cNmxTGptSVfcaQ5yulVrx0z8+YEc329EvAE+PjEiPiAiL8AhzoznNYMSY4Ax1XRilLnX1eEf8+OnjBqA73S3dYkf3jBhvCovZP04zmo1rXLOMltTobVD7ZUANSfHDjx/Gioz+yN09wyZ6uu/Q9kj8ffStwczzcIXL9yApPn58xt4QsXO3Y2P4lb770EIjSL2LPstsKpCwT0GN8av48OEZgJkbPTzdMvwIz4iBCbPpyM2MeIXezr0xHnE1I7Zfwhi329O1DuJi5kg/HhVscnipSuwXHGnI6EfW2kEHYM54ejpAjADhk/4RseuYCmi+ydm5b9e/7tF5SL+W2f6CyCMIziqY5smLn4h0C3MnnUZNU2InPn34wLDvuV8YAxDhF4CH7y0Q0/mj8FTwLn1KlGDNFjSPk/vQYld0AgwzI2h2vSz57C97bEt3J3fjN76rKRnQElq0+Q3vfXYX8RdTuGb3yGQFJQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/stopping-keystone-a-victory-for-native-womens-health) [The failure of the Keystone XL oil pipeline is a victory for Indigenous communities and environmental activists. Yet challenges remain. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/stopping-keystone-a-victory-for-native-womens-health) [## Persistent and Pervasive: Feminists Take on Toxics](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/persistent-and-pervasive-feminists-take-on-toxics)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/persistent-and-pervasive-feminists-take-on-toxics) [![Podcast 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[](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/persistent-and-pervasive-feminists-take-on-toxics) [## What the Standing Rock Resistance Can Teach Us About Reproductive Justice for Native American Women](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/what-standing-rock-can-teach-us-about-reproductive-justice-for-native-american-women)Read [For many Native women, protecting the earth and water at Standing Rock is deeply connected to the right to bodily autonomy and reproductive justice. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/what-standing-rock-can-teach-us-about-reproductive-justice-for-native-american-women) [![31079260212 5b411551d2 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[For many Native women, protecting the earth and water at Standing Rock is deeply connected to the right to bodily autonomy and reproductive justice. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/what-standing-rock-can-teach-us-about-reproductive-justice-for-native-american-women) [## These Underwear are Trying to Make Managing Your Period More Sustainable](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/these-underwear-are-trying-to-make-managing-your-period-more-sustainable)Read [A new option for managing your period: reusable, absorbent, and leak-free underwear in different styles. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/these-underwear-are-trying-to-make-managing-your-period-more-sustainable) [![110326970 b0232377dd 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[A new option for managing your period: reusable, absorbent, and leak-free underwear in different styles. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/these-underwear-are-trying-to-make-managing-your-period-more-sustainable) [## Pink Ribbon Consumerism Makes Me Sick](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/breast-cancer-pink-ribbon-consumerism-makes-me-sick)Read [Each October, as national breast cancer month rolls around, I find myself fluctuating between pink-nausea and pink-rage. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/breast-cancer-pink-ribbon-consumerism-makes-me-sick) [![Pink handcuffs](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/breast-cancer-pink-ribbon-consumerism-makes-me-sick) [Each October, as national breast cancer month rolls around, I find myself fluctuating between pink-nausea and pink-rage. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/breast-cancer-pink-ribbon-consumerism-makes-me-sick) [## What's the Connection Between Snowfall in Boston and Health and Human Rights?](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/extreme-weather-womens-health-human-rights)Read [Amy Agigian explains why the effects of extreme weather are more than just a nuisance and who bears the brunt of environmental degradation. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/extreme-weather-womens-health-human-rights) [![Emergency box in boston snow](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/extreme-weather-womens-health-human-rights) [Amy Agigian explains why the effects of extreme weather are more than just a nuisance and who bears the brunt of environmental degradation. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/extreme-weather-womens-health-human-rights) [## Is There a Connection Between Endometriosis and Environmental Pollutants?](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/is-there-a-connection-between-endometriosis-and-environmental-pollutants)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/is-there-a-connection-between-endometriosis-and-environmental-pollutants) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/is-there-a-connection-between-endometriosis-and-environmental-pollutants) [## Medical Groups Call on Health Care Providers to Advocate for Reduced Exposure to Environmental Pollutants](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/major-medical-societies-call-for-action-to-reduce-exposure-to-environmental-pollutants-that-harm-reproductive-health)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/major-medical-societies-call-for-action-to-reduce-exposure-to-environmental-pollutants-that-harm-reproductive-health) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/major-medical-societies-call-for-action-to-reduce-exposure-to-environmental-pollutants-that-harm-reproductive-health) [## All Pinked Out in October? There's a Cure for That! Join the Think Before You Pink Campaign](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/all-pinked-out-in-october-theres-a-cure-for-that-join-the-think-before-you-pink-campaign)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/all-pinked-out-in-october-theres-a-cure-for-that-join-the-think-before-you-pink-campaign) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/all-pinked-out-in-october-theres-a-cure-for-that-join-the-think-before-you-pink-campaign) [## Angelina Jolie, Breast Cancer, and You: How to Make the Right Decisions for YOUR Health](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-right-decision-for-breast-cancer-treatment-its-up-to-you)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-right-decision-for-breast-cancer-treatment-its-up-to-you) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-right-decision-for-breast-cancer-treatment-its-up-to-you) [## Upcoming Webinars on the Intersection of Reproductive Justice with Environmental Justice, First 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