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Indigenous Shipibo-Konibo-Xetebo Group Defends Peruvian Amazon From Destruction
La Guardia Indígena protects around 8 million hectares of the Peruvian Amazon from logging, fishing and coca growing.
Denial Doesn’t Change Our Climate Reality: Earth Is Becoming a Sacrifice Zone
Communities that have contributed little to the climate crisis are bearing its brunt -- but nowhere on Earth is safe.
EPA Report Shows Common Family of Pesticides Poses Threat to Over 200 Species
Despite the massive threat to ecosystems, the Biden administration is dragging its feet on regulating the chemicals.
WHO Declares End of COVID Emergency, But Pandemic Inequality Is Still Rampant
A 2022 study found that pharmaceutical companies' hoarding of vaccines cost over a million lives by the end of 2021.
4 Years of Organizing Paid Off: New York Says Yes to Publicly Owned Renewables
The new law also prioritizes organized labor and a just transition for workers displaced from fossil fuel projects.
Biden Officials Are Backing Another “Climate Bomb” Fossil Fuel Project in Alaska
The nearly $40 billion proposal would see the construction of a pipeline and LNG facility along Alaska's south coast.
Residents Call for Shut Down of PA Shell Plastics Plant After Chemical Leak
For six months, the plant has been the site of multiple malfunctions, including a leak of benzene, a known carcinogen.
El Paso Climate Charter Centers Climate Action, Pivots Away From Fossil Fuels
Proposition K, which creates green jobs and prohibits selling water to fossil fuel entities, goes to voters on May 6.
Four Insights for Radical Organizing From the Mysterious World of Mushrooms
Let’s do mycelial organizing inspired by the underground fungal networks that turn waste and toxicity into new life.
The Supreme Court Just Unleashed a Flood of Lawsuits Against Big Oil
Climate court cases are about to get a lot more interesting.