GAO Report Warns Climate Change Could Unearth US Nuclear Waste
U.S. military officers watch nuclear waste being dumped on Runit Island in the Marshall Islands. Department of Defense This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Ariana Tibon was in college at the University of Hawaiʻi in 2017 when she saw the photo online: a black-and-white picture of a man…
At Hillary Clinton’s Panel on Sexual Violence, a Clash Over the War in Gaza
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is confronted by protesters on Friday, Feb. 9, at a Columbia University event on sexual violence during armed conflict.Julianne McShane/Mother Jones Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.“You’re no feminist. You’re a white supremacist!” That’s what a protester had to…
Vanishing Ants, Waning Forests, and Fading Hope for Brazil’s Amazon
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at a ceremony marking one year since the attacks on the presidential palace, the National Congress, and the Supreme Court.Ton Molina/NurPhoto/Zuma This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. What a difference a year makes in the Brazilian Amazon. At the start of…
The UN Top Court Just Ruled Israel Must Prevent Genocide in Gaza
Judges at the International Court of Justice in the Hague ruled Friday that Israel must immediately work to prevent genocide in Gaza, but stopped short of calling for a ceasefire as requested by South Africa last month.Remko De Waal/ANP via ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the…
Why the COP28 Climate Pact Likely Won’t Cut It
A polar bear walking on melting ice caps in Greenland.Media Drum World/Zuma This story was originally published by Yale E360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Climate negotiators meeting in Dubai last month pledged to chart a course for stabilizing the climate system using good science. But many scientists say these promises are at…
Panama Tried to Close a Hated Mine. Not So Fast, Said Foreign Investors.
A demonstrator holds a sign that reads: “Yes to life, no to the mine,” during a protest against a mining contract between First Quantum Minerals of Canada and Panama’s government over the Cobre Panamá copper mineArnulfo Franco/AP/Canada’s National Observer This story was originally published by Canada’s National Observer and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.…