As statues and flags memorializing the Confederacy are falling, the environmental movement is grappling with its own dark history. Environmental organizations have long been criticized, rightly so, for their whiteness. From the communities they engage to the people they hire to lead them, it is hard to ignore the large, white elephant in the room. And while most environmental organizations work and strive for diversity, this culture persists.
Why is this the case? Because, like America, a legacy of racism haunts the conservation movement.
