Environment
Human-caused climate change gets personal
July 20, 2016What felt distant has become much closer. What could be safely put off can no longer be shoved aside.
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Colorado River Indian tribes lead the way in evicting latter-day settlers
July 13, 2016A federal judge has ruled in favor of one group of Native American tribes that is evicting white settlers from reservation land.
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After Berta Cáceres, another Honduran Indigenous environmental activist murdered
July 11, 2016Lesbia Yaneth Urquía protested against mining companies building dams to provide water for their destructive activities.
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Pacific Islanders in the U.S.: From immigrants to climate refugees
June 29, 2016Global warming has triggered rising water levels in the South Pacific of about a foot over the past 30 years, creating thousands of refugees.
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Broad coalition wins Oakland ban on coal
June 29, 2016The City Council voted to ban a coal train that would wind through Oakland neighborhoods, creating a health and safety hazard.
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