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![Dozens of people sit in a large conference room, some with laptops and placards on tables in front of them]()
UN plastics treaty inches closer to reality as lobbyists tout plastics’ ‘massive societal benefits’
A deal to stop plastic pollution is moving forward, but negotiators can’t agree on whether to produce less of the stuff.
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The world agreed to create a climate reparations fund. Now comes the hard part.
A 26-member board is finally beginning work on the U.N.’s new loss and damage fund.
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![A collage of many young people's headshots on a green and yellow striped background]()
From Australia to the Arctic, young Indigenous changemakers speak out
"When we listen to the land, the land will listen to us. It's a language. Climate change is creating a language barrier."
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How much do rich countries owe in climate aid? That’s the trillion-dollar question.
As COP29 climate talks approach, developing nations are pushing for a huge boost in decarbonization and disaster funding.
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![An above-ground section of Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline at Michagan's Mackinaw City pump station sits in 2016.]()
![An above-ground section of Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline at Michagan's Mackinaw City pump station sits in 2016.]()
DOJ thinks Enbridge Line 5 pipeline is trespassing on tribal lands
But the agency stopped short of telling the company to move.
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![burned out trees and empty lots of ash in the wake of a wildfire by the ocean]()
![burned out trees and empty lots of ash in the wake of a wildfire by the ocean]()
Indigenous Pacific wildfire survivors on Maui can finally get FEMA help
Three Pacific nations signed treaties with the U.S. Then Congress changed the rules.
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![International flags fly on poles in front of United Nations building.]()
IPLC: The acronym that is keeping Indigenous advocates up at night
Native leaders say equating "Indigenous peoples" and "local communities" threatens hard-won treaty rights.
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Plastic chemicals are inescapable — and they’re messing with our hormones
Researchers say the U.N.'s global plastics treaty must reduce production and protect public health.
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![A man in a blue shirt and red hat stands in a field with grasses and some small trees. He is pointing toward the tree line beyond the clearing.]()
![A man in a blue shirt and red hat stands in a field with grasses and some small trees. He is pointing toward the tree line beyond the clearing.]()
Who’s behind the destruction of Brazil’s Cerrado?
Some of the world's largest pension funds bet big on Brazilian farmland. Communities, and the climate, are paying the price.
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![Greenpeace's Arctic Sunrise vessel sits on the water in Veracruz]()
![Greenpeace's Arctic Sunrise vessel sits on the water in Veracruz]()
A company said there was only sand in the path of its new pipeline. Scientists found a thriving ecosystem.
The company behind Keystone XL plans to build an extension to a natural gas pipeline off the coast of Mexico, threatening coral reefs and local livelihoods.
