For many Black children, asthma and other health problems are ever-present companions in neighborhoods located near dumps, factories, and highways.
For many Black children, asthma and other health problems are ever-present companions in neighborhoods located near dumps, factories, and highways.
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As mining operations destroy millennia-old glaciers, Kyrgyzstani director Begaly Nargozu’s new film reflects a disappearing landscape and culture.
These unique ecosystems face threats from invasive species, development and pollution.
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The problems facing the ocean sometimes feel overwhelming. But like surfers we can look for the perfect wave — and ride it to protect these vital ecosystems.
“Collectors” threaten these tiny bats, whose big ears can’t protect them from the humans loving them to death.
In response government officials labeled Earth Uprisings “eco-terrorists” — continuing a worldwide strategy of criminalizing protest.
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The historic act, which recognized a river as a legal entity, deliberately moves away from litigation and places community decision-making at its center.
Former politician turned city official Jessyn Farrell, who still calls herself a “Save the Whales environmentalist,” tackles sustainability from all angles.
The climate crisis demands swift and decisive action — like bolstering public transportation.
Science says many types of animals can serve as “umbrella species.” But donors and the public pay the most attention to tigers, orangutans and other charismatic megafauna.
A single Franciscan manzanita plant nicknamed Francie, the last of its kind from the wild, charts an unlikely comeback in San Francisco.
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