A lawsuit filed in the Ugandan district of Mbale in 2020, shortly after weather experts warned that eastern Uganda would receive some of the heaviest rains in years is indicative of a broader, if still uneven, movement across Africa in recent years: Communities and activists are increasingly turning to the courts to challenge governments and […]
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The Climate Movement Isn’t in Retreat, It’s Under Attack…and It’s Time to Fight Back | Newsletter
In 2020, a source shared a presentation with me from an internal branding workshop they’d been asked to attend for bp. It was fascinating for a number of reasons, not least because it indicated that the oil major felt genuinely threatened by a surprising new enemy: young people. There have always been ebbs and flows […]
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Garifuna land defenders vs. Survivor (as in the TV show) | The Spill
Carbon credit markets have come under fire for creative climate accounting, fraud, and land use problems. UN Special Rapporteur Elisa Morgera says they have a human rights problem too.
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Robert Rice Emails on Strategy to Discredit “Water Is Life” Protest
In a series of emails, Rice shares information about water contamination he blames on the Standing Rock tribe, related to rail as well as oil transport.
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An Indigenous Activist was Accused of Trying to Run Over a Cop. Body Cam Footage Shows What Really Happened
Nick Tilsen, founder of NDN Collective, spent nearly four years fighting felony charges that he says were politically motivated.
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An Historic Step and a Long Road Ahead: the Santa Marta Climate Conference
The first ever international conference focused on transitioning off of fossil fuels took place in Santa Marta, Colombia in April 2026. It was a historic step, but also revealed just how difficult it will be to change entrenched systems.
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What to Expect at the Santa Marta Climate Conference
Colombia and the Netherlands will host government ministers, scientists, Indigenous peoples, and civil society groups from at least 50 states, determined to work together to figure out a just transition away from fossil fuels.
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A Love Letter to Human Rights Defenders
As she wraps up her six-year stint as UN special rapporteur on human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor gives us an exit interview.
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A new UN climate resolution is a ‘credibility test’ of the global rule of law
In a world characterized by increasing violence, instability and disrespect for international law, the UN General Assembly’s ability to pass a resolution welcoming and affirming the ICJ advisory opinion on the climate obligations of states is a measure of whether the international legal system still functions as it should.
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Enbridge paid police to protect one pipeline. Now it wants to do it again in Wisconsin.
The Bad River Band is fighting to stop Line 5 and protect its watershed. Meanwhile, local sheriffs are already tallying the cost of riot gear.