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Environment
Green Colonialism Has No Place in a Truly Just Transition
Will the Global South take the opportunity to rewrite the rules of the global economy amid the climate crisis?
Humans Have Crossed 6 out of 9 Planetary Boundaries, Study Warns
The impacts on Earth's stability and resilience "may serve as a renewed wake-up call to humankind," researchers said.
An Environmental Defender Was Killed Every Other Day in 2022, Report Finds
More than a third of those killed were Indigenous, and 39 defenders were killed in the Amazon rainforest last year.
World Bank Spent Nearly $15 Billion Supporting Fossil Fuels Since Paris Accords
The World Bank has long been accused of reneging on its climate commitments.
Amazon Deforestation in August Plummets to 66 Percent Compared to Last Year
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has set a goal of zero deforestation by 2030.
Climate Denial Reaches Its Peak at First Republican Presidential Debate
“This sums up the Republican Party at this point,” says The Nation's national affairs correspondent John Nichols.
Debate Intensifies Over PFAS Cleanup Costs Amid US Regulator’s Actions
Various health issues like cancer, birth defects, reduced fertility, and kidney disease are connected to PFAS.
We’re Not Living in an Era of Global Warming, But a Time of Global Boiling
July will go down as the hottest month in history. But don’t assume that record will stand for long, either.
Obama’s Solicitor General Has Pivoted to Defending Climate-Killing Pipeline
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. is leveraging his personal connections to the Supreme Court to help the fossil fuel industry.
Mediterranean Nations Battle Deadly Wildfires Fueled by Climate Crisis
Dozens are dead as at least nine countries in southern Europe and northern Africa are struggling to contain blazes.