Australian Gas Project Threatens Aboriginal Heritage

Activists worry a Scarborough gas field project could destroy petroglyphs while hurting climate goals.

Campbell Young

Threatened Foodways:
Bolivia and Panama

Is rice in danger?

Ruth Mary Vargas Robles Sonia Tejada Photos by Rubén Azogue and Jonathan Alvarez

How a Black Miami Neighborhood Became ‘Ground Zero for Climate Gentrification’

A documentary, 'Razing Liberty Square,' examines the plight of families in Liberty City as developers ‘revitalize’ community on desirable higher land.

Joseph Contreras The Guardian

Forest Fires and Respiratory Illness are a Dangerous Combination

As climate change worsens wildfires, smoke exposure may increasingly add to infectious disease risks.

Anna Marija Helt

Threatened Foodways: Columbia

Are bandeja paisa and sancocho in danger?

María Clara Valencia Mosquera Photos by Mónica María de los Ángeles Hernández.

Can AI Help Improve Our Understanding of Life Underwater?

Researchers look to machines to better hear freshwater ecosystems.

Scarlett Buckley

Threatened Foodways: Venezuela

Corn and rice, key ingredients of basic dishes in Venezuelan gastronomy, are getting harder to produce.

Johanna Osorio Herrera Images Valeria Pedicini

In South Dakota’s Black Hills, A Lithium Boom Promises More of the Same from Mining Industry

Local groups point to disproportionate impact on Indigenous communities in a region with a long history of extraction.

Stewart Sinclair

Forced to Relocate, Pacific Coast Tribes Are Suing Big Oil for Climate Deception

The Makah and Shoalwater Bay Tribes’ lawsuits could signal a new avenue for tribal governments to recover climate costs.

Emily Sanders

Getting Better

The transformative and healing power of radical, alternative spaces.

Greg Frey

Africa’s Dangerous Dalliance with Fossil Fuels

Giant new Nigerian refinery raises tensions between energy development and climate action.

Obiora Ikoku

A Paltry $700 Million Pledged to Loss and Damage Fund at COP28

Pledges are far short of the estimated $400 billion in losses developing countries face each year.

Nina Lakhani The Guardian

Ban on ‘Cyanide Bombs’ on US Public Lands Celebrated as a Win for Wildlife

Federal ban builds on decisions by states like Oregon to fully or partially prohibit the use of M-44s to kill predators and other wildlife.

Jimmy Tobias The Guardian

South Africa Is Taking a Huge Swing to Save Its Imperiled Penguins

The question now is, will it work?

Sarah Wild

Another Timber War Looms

Allowing the liquidation of old-growth forests could set off another era of conflict between loggers and environmentalists in the Pacific Northwest.

Paul Koberstein and Jessica Applegate

Ad Industry Grapples with Role Selling Consumption in Climate Crisis

Does being an effective agency mean selling more products or can it mean helping mitigate the climate emergency?

Amy Westervelt The Guardian