Friday, April 19, 2024

Brazil announces 60-Day ban on clearing land with fire

"What we are experiencing is a genuine crisis which could become a tragedy foretold with much larger fires than the ones we are now seeing if they are not immediately halted."

Could rights of nature laws help save endangered orcas?

In the face of the climate crisis imperiling endangered species, some activists and governments are turning to a radical, rights-based approach to protect nature.
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Climate activist Greta Thunberg arrives in NYC to fight “biggest crisis humanity has ever...

Following weeks of anticipation, Swedish climate justice activist Greta Thunberg arrived on the shores of Lower Manhattan Wednesday afternoon after a 15-day...

‘Sociopathic disregard for our future’: Trump EPA set to gut restrictions on planet-warming methane...

Amid dire scientific warnings that the international community must act immediately to slash greenhouse gas emissions, President Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency...

Nestlé Waters’ proposal to take 1.1 million gallons a day from Florida

Nestlé plans to take 1.1 million gallons of water per day from Ginnie Springs, which sits in the Santa Fe River in...

Bernie Sanders’ Green New Deal is a game-changer for food & farming

The scope of the challenge ahead of us shares similarities with the crisis faced by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the 1940s....

‘Disturbing’: Europe is warming much faster than science predicted

Summers in Europe are much hotter than they used to be and winters aren't nearly as cold as they once were. And,...
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How Bolsonaro’s climate change denial & anti-indigenous policies led to massive fires in the...

In Brazil, fires continue to rage in the Amazon, and new drone footage shows the smoke and flames gathering strength. A vast...
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“Kochland”: How David Koch helped build an empire to shape U.S. politics & thwart...

Billionaire conservative donor David Koch died Friday at the age of 79 from prostate cancer. David Koch — who was worth some...

California tribe hopes to conquer climate woes — With fire

More and more land in California is going up in flames. The area in the state burned by wildfires has increased by...