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More than 30 U.S. states have passed laws intended to stop protests like the one against the Line 3 pipeline. Kerem Yucel/AFP via Getty Images

New wave of anti-protest laws may infringe on religious freedoms for Indigenous people

Native Americans have long struggled to practice their spiritual rituals and protect their landscapes. Crackdowns on Indigenous protests could further erode the free exercise of their religions.
After years of fighting, anti-fracking activists in Lancashire hailed the government’s 2019 ban on the practice. Richard Allen / Alamy Stock Photo

Environmental action: why some young people want an alternative to protests

Teenagers directly affected by fracking have voiced disappointment at the political process. They’re looking for other ways to make their voices heard
Many of the tombs in Japan are elaborately decorated. Nearby visitors can buy flowers, buckets. brooms and other gardening tools to tidy up the graves. John S Lander/LightRocket via Getty Images

Lack of burial space is changing age-old funeral practices, and in Japan ‘tree burials’ are gaining in popularity

In a Japanese tree burial, cremated remains are placed in the ground and a tree is planted over the ashes to mark the gravesite. Environmental responsibility is part of Buddhism.

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