The far-right and environmentalism overlap is bigger than you think — and growing

The intersection between the far-right and environmentalism is getting bigger today, but eco-fascism isn't new. It has a long history both in the U.S. and in Europe

At first glance, the modern environmental movement and the far-right movement – including anti-immigrant and white supremacist groups – might appear to be on opposing sides of the political ideology spectrum. But overlap does exist.

Researchers say this intersection between the far-right and environmentalism is bigger than many people realize – and it’s growing.

“As climate change kind of turns up the heat, there’s going to be all sorts of new kinds of political contestations around these issues,” Alex Amend said.