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![sun shining behind large cloud of smoke rising from smokestacks]()
![sun shining behind large cloud of smoke rising from smokestacks]()
European electric car makers have a Russian nickel problem
Europe may need Russian nickel to meet its climate goals — and Indigenous activists may need Europe to hold a Russian mining giant to account.
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![Miners working in dirt and mud in rainforest clearing]()
![Miners working in dirt and mud in rainforest clearing]()
Amid illegal Amazon gold mining, Indigenous land defenders get reinforcements
Experts say the mines lead to murder, deforestation, pollution, and other crimes against Indigenous people in Brazil.
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![Three containers filled with plastic waste]()
Rich countries are illegally exporting plastic trash to poor countries, data suggests
A watchdog group alleges "rampant" violations of international law.
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![foreboding black and white photo of a tree covered mountain with more mountains fading into the distance]()
Indigenous people are being killed to ‘protect’ a Congolese park
A new report reveals how U.S. agencies and conservation organizations have supported the violence.
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![large group of protesters, central person is holding up a large red and yellow 3-D sculpture of the number 1,5º]()
![large group of protesters, central person is holding up a large red and yellow 3-D sculpture of the number 1,5º]()
The world’s most ambitious climate goal is essentially out of reach
Why won't anyone admit it?
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![Protestors hold up a sign that says stop mining indigenous land]()
![Protestors hold up a sign that says stop mining indigenous land]()
Land defenders face violence and repression. Clean energy could make it worse.
Human rights advocates faced hundreds of attacks last year. Opposition to mining was most dangerous.
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![Large group of young people protesting climate change with USA capitol building in background]()
![Large group of young people protesting climate change with USA capitol building in background]()
‘We are unstoppable’: Youth climate strikes return in full force
Students march for their future in 750 cities across the globe
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![Blue red yellow and green Sami flag hanging from snow covered trees]()
![Blue red yellow and green Sami flag hanging from snow covered trees]()
Sweden approves controversial iron mine on Indigenous Sami land
The proposed mining project has been condemned by the Sami and the United Nations.
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![Workers stand in front of a large cylinder building filling the sky with smoke.]()
![Workers stand in front of a large cylinder building filling the sky with smoke.]()
Study: Every single country is failing the WHO’s new air quality standards
Just 3 percent of the world's cities had an average air quality reading that met WHO standards in 2021.
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![Biden at a podium beside a flag of the presidential seal.]()
![Biden at a podium beside a flag of the presidential seal.]()
Biden just banned Russian oil. Now what?
Some see the moment as one more reason to speed up the shift to clean energy.
