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International Human Rights Commission Condemns ‘Fortress Conservation’
The landmark decision from the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights ordered the Democratic Republic of Congo to give Indigenous Batwa peoples title to their ancestral lands.
By Katie Surma
Aggressive Algae Bloom Clogged Water System, Prompting Boil Water Advisory in D.C. and Parts of Virginia
Warming waters in the Chesapeake Bay and rising temperatures will make algae events more frequent, experts say.
By Aman Azhar
‘Vance Profits, We Pay The Price’: Sunrise Movement Protests J.D. Vance Over Billionaire Influence and Calls on Kamala Harris to Take Climate Action
The youth-led group highlights Vance’s Big Oil ties and argues that Harris has an opportunity to win the youth vote through climate policy.
By Keerti Gopal
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As Wildfire Season Approaches, Phytoplankton Take On Fires’ Trickiest Emissions
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Not All Companies Disclose Emissions From Their Investments, and That’s a Problem for Investors
By Mathilde Augustin
Should Companies Get Paid When Governments Phase Out Fossil Fuels? They Already Are
By Katie Surma, Nicholas Kusnetz
‘A Repair Manual for the Planet’: What Would It Take to Restore Our Atmosphere?
By Phil McKenna
California Still Has No Plan to Phase Out Oil Refineries
By Liza Gross
Feds Contradict Scientific Research, Say the Salton Sea’s Exposed Lakebed Is Not a Significant Source of Pollution for Disadvantaged Communities
By Sarah Hopkins
Kamala Harris’s Environmental and Climate Record, in Her Own Words
By Jenni Doering and Steve Curwood, Living on Earth
A New National Spotlight Shines on Josh Shapiro’s Contested Environmental Record
By Kiley Bense
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New Federal Grants Could Slash U.S. Climate Emissions by Nearly 1 Billion Metric Tons Through 2050
By Kristoffer Tigue, Marianne Lavelle
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For Appalachian Artists, the Landscape Is Much More Than the Sum of Its Natural Resources
By Kiley Bense
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State of Denial: How Texas’ Environmental Regulators Enable Big Oil and Other Polluters
Cashing Out: The Secretive System Disrupting Climate Action and Forcing Big Payouts To Fossil Fuel Companies
Undermined: From Cracked Foundations to Explosive Gases, The Costly Disruptions of Longwall Mining
Politically Charged: How U.S. Polarization Threatens the EV Future
Indigenous, Essential, Exploited: California Policies Leave Indigenous Farmworkers Particularly Vulnerable to Climate Disasters
Milking It: How Big Ag has avoided reporting the largest source of methane emissions in the nation
The Education of Judith Kimerling: An American Lawyer’s Epic Struggle to Stop Expanding Oil Operations Harming Indigenous Peoples in Ecuador’s Amazon
Dereliction of Beauty: How Lax Regulation of Beauty Care Products Victimizes Women of Color
Harm City: The quest for environmental justice and climate adaptation in Baltimore
Axed: How the U.S. Forest Service Depletes the Carbon Sink by Logging Mature Tree Stands
The Immortals: Greenhouse Gases That Live Forever
Something in the Water: Regulators Say Growing Crops With Oil Wastewater Is Safe, but Evidence Is Scant
Pipe Dreams: Is Carbon Capture a Climate Solution or a Dangerous Distraction?
Food Shocks: Climate Change and the Coming Famines
Solar Opposites: A Standoff Over Renewable Energy in Rural America
The Superfund Next Door: Toxins & Mistrust in Atlanta
Bag It: The Plastics Crisis
The Fifth Crime: The Campaign to Make “Ecocide” an International Crime
Gaslit: The Costs of Flaring and Venting Natural Gas by Fossil Fuel Companies
Noxious Neighbors: The Hidden Dangers of Heated Tanks Storing Asphalt and Other Heavy Fuels
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