News | Environment & Health Forcibly Displaced Siekopai People Celebrate the Return of Their Stolen Land A new ruling marks the first time an Ecuadorian court has ordered the return of land stolen from Indigenous people. By Brett Wilkins , CommonDreams November 29, 2023 Truthout
Interview | Environment & Health New Revelations “Call Into Question the Integrity of COP28,” Says Journalist The UAE is using COP28 to deflect from its human rights abuses and boost the standing of oil CEO Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! November 29, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health COP28 Must Address the US Military as World’s Largest Institutional Emitter The U.S. military industry is both a cause and a consequence of climate change. By Ray Levy-Uyeda , Prism November 29, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Report: Saudi Arabia Plans to Get African Countries “Hooked” on Fossil Fuels “The Saudi government is like a drug dealer trying to get Africa hooked on its harmful product,” an expert said. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout November 28, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Leak Shows UAE Planned to Use COP28 Climate Talks to Strike Fossil Fuel Deals “[I]t looks ever more like a fox is guarding the hen house,” one climate advocate said. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout November 27, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Biden Reportedly Plans to Skip COP28 Climate Summit Kicking Off This Week The decision is sure to anger climate advocates and scientists who have pushed him to back a fossil fuel phaseout. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams November 27, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Mexican Ecologists Launch Campaign to Save Threatened Amphibian from Extinction Mexico fights to save endangered axolotls as population declines 99.5 percent. By Olivia Rosane , CommonDreams November 26, 2023 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health Building Less Parking Space Helps Us Fight Climate Change and the Housing Crisis Austin, Texas, has become the latest and largest U.S. city to eliminate parking minimums. By Siri Chilukuri , Grist November 25, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health Forest Defense Is About More Than the Trees. It’s About Our Collective Future. Of the 2 million acres of old growth redwood forests that once existed in the Pacific Northwest, only 2 percent remain. By Eleanor Goldfield , Truthout November 25, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Discarded Toys Are Creating an Electronic Waste Crisis. Here’s How to Stop It. Electronic toys are winding up in landfills — but they could be recycled, with better policies. By Maddie Stone , Grist November 24, 2023 Truthout