Tag: toxic pollution
Ecuador agrees to pay Chevron after tribunal ruling as Amazon communities...
Ecuador’s plan to send $220 million to Chevron under an ISDS award draws fierce backlash from Indigenous groups, human rights advocates, and lawyers who say the ruling rewards corporate pollution.
Eight of the 10 nations most at risk from climate and...
Toxic pollution in the environment, be it dirty air, contaminated water or unhealthy soils, accounted for more than 8 million deaths globally in 2018.
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US-Israel strikes on Iranian oil depots trigger environmental disaster and historic oil shock
Bombing of energy infrastructure in Tehran sparks toxic rainfall warnings, record crude price surge, and accusations of war crimes as fires and smoke engulf Iran’s capital.
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Left for dead in Donald Trump's America; could communal life stir?
The war on Iran—and Washington’s missing exit strategy
That means inflicting real costs: U.S. casualties, political backlash at home, strained relations with allies, global economic disruption and a further erosion of Washington’s standing in the world.
How 300 billionaires poured $3 billion into the 2024 elections
A tiny fraction of donors supplied nearly one-fifth of all federal campaign spending as billionaire influence surged to unprecedented levels.
Trump’s Iran war costs $1 billion a day while hospitals close and healthcare disappears
Critics warn the administration’s military campaign could fund food aid and healthcare for millions of Americans already struggling with rising prices.