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Colombian indigenous communities face foreign mining companies seeking critical metals beneath ancestral lands, while Brazilian agricultural interests mount pressure to eliminate Amazon soy restrictions. Meanwhile, Storm Claudia batters Britain as flooding becomes the dangerous new normal.
The upcoming COP30 climate summit represents a pivotal moment in the global fight against climate change, as world leaders grapple with one of the most challenging yet essential questions of our time: how to transition away from fossil fuels that…
British High Court opens door to $47 billion in damages from catastrophic dam collapse that killed 19, while Indigenous groups in Colombia confront new copper mining threats. Meanwhile, glaciologists warn of accelerating ice collapse at COP30 climate summit in Brazil.
Camber Sands beach requires massive cleanup after wastewater plant failure released plastic biobeads. Ford allegedly sold one million faulty diesel cars in UK High Court case. Indigenous activists demand Amazon protection voice at Brazil climate summit.
The world’s transition away from fossil fuels has reached a turning point, but the pace of change may not be quick enough to prevent dangerous climate impacts or ensure a fair shift to clean energy for all nations. At COP30…
A desperate seal escaped an orca pod by jumping onto a photographer's boat in Washington's Salish Sea, as European Union climate leadership erodes amid rising right-wing politics. Australia's climate scientist Tim Flannery warns against coalition compromises on environmental reform.
In a stunning victory for grassroots environmental activism, ExxonMobil recently announced it would delay construction of a massive $10 billion plastics manufacturing facility along the Texas Gulf Coast. While the oil giant cited “market conditions” as the reason, the decision…
While ignorance of the law offers no legal defense, willful ignorance of environmental consequences has become a dangerous shield for those responsible for our planet’s future. This troubling dynamic is playing out most dramatically in Brazil’s approach to the Amazon…
Italy's proposed Messina Bridge could end centuries-old train ferry crossings between Sicily and mainland. Meanwhile, Vietnam's cave conservation efforts have transformed former hunters into wildlife protectors, helping species like slow lorises recover from near-extinction in ancient karst limestone regions.
Protesters breach security at Brazil's crucial climate summit as world leaders gather. Meanwhile, Senegal experiments with intensive cattle grazing to combat drought, and Australia's Coalition faces internal warfare over abandoning its 2050 net zero emissions commitment.
