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Environment
The World Is Burning and Those in Power Are Stoking the Flames
When it comes to the planet, there were fire alarms before an actual blaze was fully noted.
Critics Say State “Hijacked” Isle de Jean Charles Tribe’s Resettlement Plan
Isle de Jean Charles continues to lose land at an alarming rate as Louisiana takes away important relocation funds.
New Report Shows How World Bank Enables Corporate Land Grabs
A new report underscores the need for public institutions focused on regenerative development, not agribusiness.
Dallas Goldtooth: Hold Banks Accountable for Financing Climate Chaos
Organizer Dallas Goldtooth discusses Indigenous-led anti-pipeline activism in the U.S. on Earth Day.
Federal Judge Issues Latest Rebuke of Trump’s Attack on Public Lands
About 40 federal rulings have now blocked the president from rolling back environmental and public health regulations.
Protecting Sea Creatures Could Help Slow Climate Change
Marine conservation should be part of climate change mitigation strategies.
Climate Campaigners Stage One of France’s Largest Acts of Civil Disobedience
Peaceful demonstrators protested government complicity and companies fueling the global climate crisis.
Megacorporations Want More Ocean Farms. That’s a Huge Mistake.
Like industrial farms, aquaculture is inhumane and unsanitary and a threat to marine and human life.
Trump Appointed Fossil Fuel Insiders to Federal Agencies. It’s Backfiring.
EPA administrator Andrew Wheeler, a former coal lobbyist, is facing ethics complaints.
Noam Chomsky Says the Green New Deal Is Exactly the Right Idea
Activists are launching a nationwide tour Thursday to build support for the Green New Deal.