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Indigenous Argentineans Resist Becoming “Sacrifice Zone” for Ecocolonialism
The Global North’s demand for lithium threatens a new chapter of colonial dispossession.
750+ Groups Reject Inclusion of Manchin’s Dirty Deal in Pentagon Spending Bill
They urge Schumer and Pelosi to not attach the deal to the military spending bill that is set to roll through Congress.
EU’s New Climate Plan Will Cause Biodiversity Loss and Deforestation
In a plan full of sustainable efforts, one loophole encourages deforestation and habitat destruction.
Fracking Firm Agrees to Pay a Small Town’s Water Bills for 75 Years
A fracking company has been convicted 14 years after polluting water wells in Dimock, Pennsylvania.
Puerto Rican Towns Sue Big Oil in First-of-Its-Kind RICO Case
The towns want fossil fuel companies to pay for the damages suffered during the catastrophic 2017 hurricane season.
US-China Climate Cooperation Could Reduce Tensions and Military Expenditures
The two largest greenhouse-gas emitters agreed to resume negotiations on joint efforts to overcome the climate crisis.
Greta Thunberg Joins 630+ Young People in Climate Lawsuit Against Sweden
The plaintiffs argue that the country's planet-heating fossil fuel extraction violates the Swedish constitution.
New Report Details How Coal Plants Are Polluting Water and Getting Away With It
91% of U.S. coal-fired plants have ash landfills or waste ponds that leak toxic chemicals into surrounding groundwater.
We Are Running Out of Time to Use Failing Strategies Against the Climate Crisis
Author Peter Gelderloos describes the limits of governmental and market solutions and argues for bottom-up insurgency.
Naomi Klein Calls for a “True People’s Summit” in Wake of COP27 Failure
Klein urged groups to boycott the 2023 COP after this year's summit concluded without concrete action on fossil fuels.