White House: Israel to “Pause” Attacks Daily, But No Ceasefire
Palestinians carry a wounded girl after being rescued from under the rubble of buildings that were destroyed by Israeli airstrikes in Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza.Abed Khaled/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Israel will pause fighting in the northern Gaza strip for four…
UN Official: Palestinians in Gaza Are Living on Two Pieces of Bread a Day
People queue for bread in front of a bakery that was partially destroyed by an Israeli strike in the Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza.Majdi Fathi/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The average Palestinian in Gaza is currently living on two pieces of bread a…
Climate Spending Bonanza Doing Little to Help Indigenous Communities
Indigenous and human rights leaders participate in the 15th session of the 2016 U.N. Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.Bebeto Matthews / AP Photo This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Indigenous peoples are largely being excluded from trillions in global spending to mitigate climate change, with governments…
Small Island Nations Take World’s Biggest Emitters to Court
Seawater encroachment from rising sea levels on the island of Funafuti, Tuvalu.Kyodo News/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In a landmark hearing, small island nations disproportionately affected by the climate crisis are taking on high-emitting countries in a court in Hamburg, Germany, in what is being…
The End of Russia and Ukraine’s Grain Deal Is Bad News For The Global Food Supply
A worker cleans grain after trucks unloaded in a grain elevator in Melitopol, Ukraine.AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In July 2022, the United Nations and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan helped broker the Black Sea Grain Initiative: A deal between Russia and Ukraine…
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…