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In Peoria, Illinois, children living in federally subsidized housing have been getting sick in the very places meant to shelter them. An investigation…
Land and environmental defendersāIndigenous leaders, farmers, conservationists, and community activistsārisk their lives opposing the destructive exploitation of natural resources. Global Witness defines…
Spanning nine nations and covering more than 5.5 million square kilometersāroughly the size of the continental United Statesāthe Amazon is the worldās…
Birds are more than mere symbols of seasonal change or natureās background music; they are vital indicators of ecological health. When bird…
In 1788, a year before the United States Constitution became the law of the land, James Madison wrote in the Federalist Papers…
The destruction of nature might one day become a criminal offense adjudicated by the International Criminal Court. On December 3, 2019, the…
Spanning 16.7 million acres that stretch across most of southeast Alaska, the Tongass National Forest is the largest national forest in the…
The Black Lives Matter movement and the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted how systemic racism disproportionately places danger and harm on low-income and…
In early August 2023, a succession of wildfires ignited within the state of Hawaii, primarily affecting the island of Maui. It is considered āone…
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