Why Deep Sea Mining Is So “Deeply Destructive”
Brisingid sea stars are found in deep sea areas rich in critical minerals.Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution This story was originally published by Yale Environment 360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Few people know the deep ocean as intimately as Lisa Levin, an ecologist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Not content with…
Amazon Drivers Protest Brutal Conditions—Including Extreme Heat
andresr/Getty This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Heat waves can delay flights and melt airplane tarmac, but Amazon won’t let them hinder Prime deliveries. Extreme heat and unsafe working conditions under the merchant giant have now spurred drivers to unionize. In Southern California, 84 delivery drivers joined the International Brotherhood…
More Nations Are Growing Wary of Deep Sea Mining
The mining vessel “Hidden Gem,” Rotterdam, the Netherlands, February 2022. Charles M. Vella/ZUMA This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The list of countries calling for a pause on deep-sea mining continued to grow this week ahead of a key moment that mining companies hope will launch the fledgling industry,…
Brazil’s Supreme Court Looms Over Indigenous Land Rights
Indigenous protesters decry “marco temporal,” the legal theory that could wreak havoc on their land rights.EVARISTO SA/AFP via Getty Images/Grist This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. At the end of May, Brazilian lawmakers approved legislation that would invalidate Indigenous land claims and open protected Indigenous lands to mining,…
Climate Activists Want to See More Constitutions Like Montana’s
Plaintiff’s attorney Roger Sullivan makes an argues for following Montana’s environmental constitutional clause during a status hearing for Held vs. Montana in Helena, Mont., on Friday, May 12, 2023. Thom Bridge/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A constitutional legal strategy is gaining traction as a…
More Than 1,500 US Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Serve as “Double Agents”
Mother Jones; Unsplash This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. More than 1,500 lobbyists in the US are working on behalf of fossil-fuel companies while at the same time representing hundreds of liberal-run cities, universities, technology companies and environmental groups that say they are tackling the climate crisis,…