NYC skyrockets to world’s most polluted city as wildfires blaze in Canada
Masks and stay-at-home advisories are back in New York City, now the most polluted city in the world by far as a result of wildfire smoke from Canada
Life inside the Landless Rural Workers’ Movement in Brazil
“Out there they call us riff raff. But we are really organized. And we are able to build much more than people out there believe.”
A week since Ohio disaster, and still no one held accountable for effects of toxins on residents
Ohio residents frustrated after confusing town hall, as more reports of dead animals and illness stream in, and Norfolk Southern comes under increased scrutiny
Ohio train derailment exposes system-wide failure
After 50 derailed train cars caused a massive fire and led to the release of toxic fumes into the air, workers argue that corporate cost-cutting was the culprit
Eradication of poverty and hunger key priorities for Lula government
In his first speech as president, Lula spoke about plans for his government and announced the repeal of the arms decree
Fighting for health for all today
Health activists from India, the UK, and Brazil discuss what ‘health for all’ means to them and why fighting for it is an urgent necessity
As farmers protest in Sri Lanka after fertilizer ban, experts warn of food crisis
Fresh protests by farmers took place on November 10 in the aftermath of the Rajapaksa government’s ban on chemical fertilizers earlier this year which has added to the country’s ongoing economic crisis
Nicaragua’s green revolution
While large polluting countries have refused to take necessary measures to slow the climate crisis, Nicaragua, one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change, has taken impressive steps to shift to more sustainable energy
Bolivia ratifies its commitment to protecting the rights of Mother Earth and the environment
On the International Mother Earth Day, Bolivian President Luis Arce announced the reactivation of the Plurinational Authority of Mother Earth to promote climate change adaptation and mitigation programs as well as the generation of clean energies through photovoltaic, wind and renewable diesel projects, among other measures
“French oil giant Total’s projects in East Africa violate human rights, environmental safeguards”
A report by Amis de la Terre France (Friends of the Earth) and Survie (Survival) says that the company’s projects have threatened more than 100,000 people’s livelihoods and created conditions for their displacement without proper compensation
Fishermen oppose release of contaminated water from Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan
The company which operates the plant, Tokyo Electric Power, has collected over 1.23 million tons of contaminated water since the collapse of the nuclear plant in 2011
25 dead as the Australian bushfires rage on for the fifth month
Despite being the biggest calamity that Australia has faced in generations, the government is yet to take any decisive steps to contain the bushfires raging across the country
- Capitalism is the greatest threat to public health, warn researchers and activists
- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas demands renewal of peace process, full UN membership
- Haiti and Kenya establish diplomatic ties as UNSC mulls deployment of controversial “security support mission”
- Syrian president visits China, seeks to increase economic cooperation
- Colombian government and FARC dissident group announce bilateral ceasefire
