Environment
All that plastic in the ocean is a climate change problem, say researchers
October 25, 2022Researchers worry that microplastics may be messing with an important carbon sequestration process.
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Illegal loggers rush to clear more Amazon rainforest before Lula wins election
October 24, 2022Former President Lula is likely to return to power on Oct. 30, and he’s pledged “net zero” deforestation.
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Canada sides with a pipeline, violating indigenous laws — and its own
October 19, 2022“They will not drill under our sacred headwaters because we’re going to defend this space until the end. We’re not going anywhere.”
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The sinking of El Faro: Sailors take warning…of disaster capitalism
October 12, 2022The backdrop is a sustained attack on mariners and their working conditions.
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Supreme Court decision could withdraw vital Clean Water Act protections
October 5, 2022Sackett v. EPA could roll back protections for more than 50 percent of the nation’s wetlands.
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