The United States on Nov. 4 formally left the Paris Agreement, the nearly-universal global accord to reduce carbon emissions in an attempt to slow climate change. The US began the exit process one year ago, when it notified the United… Read moreUnited States formally exits global climate pact
In Bolivia’s eastern lowlands, known as Oriente, the regionally powerful right-wing social networks have responded rapidly to the victory of socialist candidate Luis Arce in the weekend’s presidential elections. Hundreds filled the streets of the region’s principal city, Santa Cruz,… Read moreProtests break out in Bolivia’s Oriente
Luis Arce, candidate of the party of ousted president Evo Morales, has seemingly swept to victory in Bolivia’s Oct. 18 presidential elections. While the official count is technically still pending, results place him with more than 50% of the vote—well… Read moreBolivia: back to ‘socialism,’ or meet the new boss?
The richest one percent of the world’s population are responsible for more than twice as much carbon pollution as the 3.1 billion people who made up the poorest half of humanity during a critical 25-year period of unprecedented emissions growth,… Read moreHumanity’s affluent 1% drive climate change
The Innu Nation of Labrador announced Oct. 6 that it is seeking $4 billion in damages from Hydro-Quebec over its mega-dam on the Upper Churchill River. The suit, filed in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland & Labrador, seeks compensation for the theft of… Read moreInnu Nation sues Hydro-Quebec
Six Portuguese young people have filed a legal complaint at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg, France, accusing 33 countries of violating their right to a secure future by failing to take action to mitigate the climate crisis. The youths aged… Read moreInternational youth file climate change lawsuits
Reportedly at the direct instigation of President Donald Trump, the US State Department has ordered a suspension of aid to Ethiopia over its move to begin capturing water behind a controversial new mega-dam on the Blue Nile that has been… Read moreTrump wades into Egypt-Ethiopia fight over Nile
President Salva Kiir declared a state of emergency Aug. 13 in South Sudan’s central Jonglei and Pibor regions following flooding and communal violence. More than 200,000 people have been forced from their homes as water levels rose by 1.5 meters in… Read moreFlooding, fighting threaten South Sudan ‘catastrophe’
The Global Mayors COVID-19 Recovery Task Force, representing cities on every continent, has announced a proposal for a post-pandemic “new normal” that will de-emphasize cars and carve out more room on the streets for bicyclists. The C40 Mayors Agenda for a… Read moreGlobal mayors envision car-free ‘new normal’
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on July 9 issued a ruling in favor of the US government, allowing oil drilling to proceed in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPRA). The court rejected a claim by environmental groups that a 2012… Read moreNinth Circuit approves drilling within Alaska reserve
The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed an appeal by the Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations in British Columbia, ending their years-long battle against the construction of the Trans-Mountain Pipeline. The pipeline is a controversial project to carry crude oil between Alberta… Read moreCanada high court dismisses case against pipeline
Leaders from the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, the World Health Organization and the World Wide Fund for Nature joined to issue a stark warning that pandemics such as COVID-19 are a direct result of the destruction of nature caused by human activity…. Read moreDestruction of nature linked to new pandemics
