The direct confrontational tactics adopted by environmental activists over the past decade have transformed the global climate movement.
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A web of local environmental action campaigns launched against oilsands pipelines a decade ago helped bring an end to Keystone XL.
As climate change brings longer and drier summers, Canadians will face greater risks of more serious wildfires, like those that tore through neighbourhoods in Fort McMurray, Alta., in May 2016.
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Governments must expand the number of people who see themselves as “winners” in the transition to a low-carbon society.
‘Cancer Alley’ is an 80-mile stretch of chemical plants along the Mississippi River in Louisiana alongside many Black and poor communities.
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The US environmental justice movement dates back to the early 1980s, but federal support for it has been weak and inconsistent. Here are four things Biden’s EPA can do to improve that record.
Physical distancing sign on the entrance to Trinity Bellwoods Park in Toronto on April 24, 2020.
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The provision of recreational activities and access to public space have always been underpinned by moral and class values. Planning the post-pandemic reopening should address these inequities.
In 1935 Aldo Leopold bought a depleted Wisconsin farm and restored it to prairie grassland.
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Jan. 11 marks the birthday of conservationist Aldo Leopold (1887-1948), who called for thinking about land as a living community to protect, not a resource to exploit.
The Neskantaga First Nation has had a boil-water advisory in place for 26 years.
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Infrastructure for the mining industry has been prioritized over community-infrastructure for essential human needs.
President-elect Joe Biden opposes proposals to allow uranium mining around the Grand Canyon, which the Trump administration supports.
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The Trump administration has used executive orders, deregulation and delays to reduce environmental regulation. Biden administration officials will use many of the same tools to undo their work.
New research found a significantly higher risk of preterm births near gas flaring in Texas, particularly among Latinas.
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A study shows that low-income communities and communities of color are bearing the brunt of the energy industry’s pollution in the region. The risks also extend to the unborn.
Fresno, California and the surrounding San Joaquin Valley have some of the nation’s highest levels of fine particle air pollution.
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A new study shows that while fine particle air pollution has declined nationwide over the past 40 years, the health and environmental benefits haven’t been shared evenly.
A pump jack in the town of Signal Hill, California, which sits within the Long Beach Oil Field near the Port of Long Beach.
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A new study finds an association between living near active oil and gas wells in California and low birth-weight infants, adding to findings elsewhere on health risks from oil and gas production.
Johnnie Henry, president of the Navajo Nation’s Church Rock chapter house community center, hauls drinking water to neighbors in Gallup, N.M., May 7, 2020.
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Many Native American tribes are reporting high COVID-19 infection rates. State and federal agencies are impeding tribes’ efforts to handle the pandemic themselves.
African Canadian communities in Nova Scotia use community green spaces like parks, parking lots and other open spaces to gather, celebrate and strengthen community ties.
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Nova Scotia’s African Canadian communities have grappled with racism for decades. By looking at community green spaces, we can see how they serve the community’s unique needs.
Collecting water from a street pump in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan. 13, 2020.
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Water is essential for health, economic well-being and social equity, but too many people around the world still don’t have access to clean drinking water and sanitation.
Smoke form Australia’s bushfires could be seen from space. But who should be held to account for the problem?
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When a bushfire burns is one country, smoke drift means it can become the world’s problem. But the law lacks the teeth to hold those responsible to account.
Millions of youth have participated in climate strikes, negotiations, press conferences and events, demanding urgent climate action this year.
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Current policy to manage and protect people from flooding disadvantages those who are most vulnerable.
Ecological economics focuses on sustainability and development, rather than the traditional economic concerts of efficiency and growth.
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Ecological economics focuses on sustainability and development rather than efficiency and growth. Cities, as home to 70-80% of economic activity, are at the heart of the challenge of being sustainable.
Stable jobs that help transition former fossil sector workers into renewable energy can unify liberals and conservatives.
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Conservatives share some of the same values as environmentalists. Tapping into these can help tackle climate change.
Land Protectors Jenelle Duval, Susan Oralik, Vicki Allen and Amelia Reimer (left to right) look on as Denise Cole beats the drum on the steps of the Confederation Building in St. John’s on Tuesday, Oct.25, 2016 during a Muskrat Falls demonstration.
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A $12.7 billion investment in hydroelectricity has put Canada’s economic welfare and its moral credibility on the line.
Betty Osceola, a Miccosukee educator and water activist who runs her own airboat business, is one narrative guide into the Everglades in SwampScapes.
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A filmmaker, her students and community partners create a multi-platform documentary and study guide to teach swamp literacy and care through a trip into the Everglades.