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World Bank board agrees to host climate 'loss and damage' fund
Reuters· 5 days agoThe World Bank's board approved a plan on Tuesday for the bank to act as interim host of a fund that...
Why so many California Indians lack the federal recognition given to other Native Americans
Los Angeles Times· 1 day ago“The Treaty of Temecula is one of 18 treaties negotiated between the United States and American...
Human rights activists crash UN conference to urge action for political prisoner
Daily Express· 6 days agoThe family of a professor being held prisoner in Azerbaijan has called on the UN to lobby for his...
The case for animal personhood - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 5 days agoIn April, indigenous leaders in the South Pacific signed a treaty recognizing whales and dolphins as legal persons. Whales and dolphins, which are sacred...
For Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum, continuity may not be an option | Houston Public...
Houston Public Media· 3 days agoMexico's President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum ran for office on a platform of continuity with her...
Sunday's letters: Bump stock ruling defies all logic
Winston-Salem Journal· 6 hours agoThe Supreme Court decision to declare the ban on the sale of bump stocks unconstitutional defies all logic and reason. It appears that the gun lobby and...
'Stop the Mad Men': More cities are making it illegal to advertise fossil fuels
Detroit News· 21 hours agoEdinburgh’s city council voted to ban fossil fuel advertisements on city property, undermining the...
Water shortage threatens agriculture industry in the Rio Grande Valley
San Antonio Express-News· 8 hours agoIn a dusty field northeast of Edinburg, water is pouring from a blue pipe and splashing through rows...
Nuclear watchdog tracks warming - Nature Climate Change
Nature· 6 days agoThe International Monitoring System (IMS), run by the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), is a global network of stations continuously observing for ...
The last ozone-layer damaging chemicals to be phased out are finally falling in the atmosphere
The Conversation· 6 days agoSince the 1985 discovery of a hole in the ozone layer countries have agreed and amended treaties to aid its recovery. The most notable of these is the Montreal protocol on substances that deplete ...