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Europe’s wood pellet market is worsening environmental racism in the American South
An expanding wood pellet market in the Southeast has fallen short of climate and job goals — instead bringing air pollution, noise and reduced biodiversity in majority Black communities. Read More
As Miami keeps building, rising seas deepen its social divide
Ignoring sea level rise and flooding, the Florida city continues to build coastal luxury real estate that put communities of color at risk. Read More
Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping
The latest IMO talks are courting controversy, with green groups warning current proposals setting out how the sector can deliver its 2030 decarbonization target fall far short of global climate goals. Read More
A new power play: The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
To the extent that climate change is another weapon of mass destruction, we might consider borrowing some tools of the past. Read More
Inside the haunting 'ghost ships' in the Sea of Japan
China is sending a previously invisible armada of industrial boats to illegally fish in North Korean waters, violently displacing smaller North Korean boats and spearheading a decline in once-abundant squid stocks of more than 70 percent. Read More
What does COVID-19 mean for the planet? Here are 7 expert perspectives
The way we live may have changed, perhaps for ever, but what about the impact on our planet? And what can we do about it? Read More
David Crane is back, with a climate-tech SPAC
The team plans to evaluate potential acquisitions of carbon removal and avoidance businesses. There’s a long list of categories that fit that bill. Read More
Mars claims palm oil is 'deforestation-free' after ditching hundreds of suppliers
Confectionery giant warns businesses need to work together to fix 'broken' palm oil supply chains that further destruction of tropical forests. Read More
Our COVID-19 response can make our cities more resilient to heat waves
By including urban environments into resilience strategies we might be able to react to multiple threats simultaneously. Read More
Oregon’s wildfire without a forest proves forest management isn’t enough
What makes wildfires particularly scary is the climate feedback effect; the more wildfires there are, the more they release carbon and fuel more climate change. Read More