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The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has dealt a significant blow to environmental organizations and municipalities seeking to recover millions in federal grant funding that was terminated or frozen during the Trump administration. In a ruling this week, a three-judge…
A groundbreaking discussion between Living on Earth’s Steve Curwood and Dr. Vanessa Kerry from Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health sheds new light on the devastating financial consequences of ignoring fossil fuel pollution’s impact on human health. The conversation…
A colossal winter storm is currently battering the United States, plunging more than 230 million Americans—two-thirds of the nation’s population—into a dangerous deep freeze that could last through early next week. The system is delivering heavy snowfall and catastrophic ice…
In a significant legal reversal, the UK government has admitted that its planning approval for a massive AI data center in Buckinghamshire should be scrapped due to inadequate environmental review. Environmental campaigners are calling the government’s about-face an “embarrassing climbdown”…
For centuries, the vast expanse of ocean beyond national borders—known as the high seas—has operated as a legal no-man’s land. These waters, stretching beyond the 200-nautical-mile limits of any country’s jurisdiction, have been governed by a patchwork of customs and…
While Europe markets wood pellets as a clean alternative to coal, communities in Louisiana and Mississippi are paying a steep health price for this so-called “green” energy. Residents living near three massive wood pellet mills operated by British energy giant…
The Indonesian government has revoked licenses for 28 companies following violations of forestry regulations in provinces that experienced catastrophic flooding in November. The devastating natural disaster, triggered by a rare equatorial cyclone, unleashed widespread landslides across northern Sumatra and claimed…
Over fifty years ago, Larry Stone was drawn to northeast Iowa by its pristine natural beauty—abundant wildlife and crystal-clear, spring-fed streams winding through dramatic rocky bluffs. Today, those same waterways face mounting environmental threats from agricultural runoff, yet the state…
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney recently delivered a sharp critique of Donald Trump and the Washington-led global economic system, calling on nations to forge a new world order built on “respect for human rights, sustainable development, solidarity, sovereignty and the…
In a groundbreaking enforcement action, police from Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname joined forces for their first-ever cross-border operation against illegal gold mining in the Amazon, resulting in nearly 200 arrests. The December operation, supported by Interpol, the European…
