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New Zealand Moves to Ban Tort Liability for Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Damage

The move comes as the American Petroleum Institute and Republicans in Congress push legislation in the U.S. to shield the oil and gas industry from climate accountability.

By Dana Drugmand

Helicopters dump water to fight a wildfire on Feb. 7, 2019, near Nelson, New Zealand. Credit: Evan Barnes/Getty Images
Members of a Māori community perform “karakia” to pay their respects to the carcass of a sperm whale that washed up on the shores of New Brighton, New Zealand, on Nov. 5, 2023. Credit: Sanka Vidanagama/NurPhoto via Getty Images

How a Groundbreaking Indigenous Treaty on Whales’ Rights Could Change National Laws

By Katie Surma

A young humpback whale swims with its mother in the warm waters of the Pacific Ocean near the island of Rurutu in the Austral archipelago of French Polynesia. Credit: Alexis Rosenfeld/Getty Images

How a ‘Powerful Vision’ on Whales and Oceans Could Change Worldviews

By Katie Surma

Ned Tapa, a Māori leader, paddles down the Whanganui River in New Zealand. Credit: Richard Sidey

‘I Am the River’: How Indigenous Knowledge Reshaped New Zealand’s Law

By Katie Surma

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern arrives to announce her resignation at the War Memorial Centre on Jan. 19, 2023 in Napier, New Zealand. Credit: Kerry Marshall/Getty Images

On The Global Stage, Jacinda Ardern Was a Climate Champion, But Victories Were Hard to Come by at Home

By Emma Ricketts

Tauranga Coast

New Zealand: Oil Spill Crisis on Horizon

By Toby Manhire, Guardian

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