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The Rainbow Warrior saga: 1. French state terrorism and NZ’s end of innocence
Trump’s First EPA Promised to Crack Down on Forever Chemicals. His Second EPA Is Pulling Back.
Clark warns in new Pacific book renewed nuclear tensions pose ‘existential threat to humanity’
Go Local to Save the Environment
Lessons from Vieques: Resisting U.S. Militarism, Building Unity
Swiss Re SONAR 2025 Report: Global Heat Kills 480,000/Yr
‘Be brave’ warning to nations against deepsea mining from UNOC
Plummeting Insects
Trump Administration Abandons Deal With Northwest Tribes to Restore Salmon
Greenpeace activists aboard Rainbow Warrior disrupt Pacific industrial fishing operation
More deaths reported out of Sugapa in West Papua clashes with military
EPA Drops Legal Case Against the GEO Group, a Major Trump Donor, Over Its Misuse of Harmful Chemicals in ICE Facilities
Te Pāti Māori condemns Israel for Gaza ‘horrific violence’ over Madleen arrest
Pacific civil society groups challenge France over hosting UN oceans event as political ‘rebranding’
Nightmare of Nightmares: New (Big) CO2 Emissions
Marshall Islands nuclear legacy: report highlights lack of health research
New report reveals OpenAI’s impact on the environment
Ahh, Little Red Barns Don’t Exist Anymore, Israel Was Never a Democracy, and Neither US the Shining City on the Hill
How Israel manufactured a looting crisis to cover up its Gaza famine
Hawaiʻi makes history as first state to charge tourists to save environment
Newtok, Alaska, Was Supposed to Be a Model for Climate Relocation. Here’s How It Went Wrong.
Fighting for the Planet means Sovereignty for the Sahel
Plea for UN intervention over illegal PNG loggers ‘stealing forests’
Motarilavoa Hilda Lini – strong, passionate fighter for decolonisation, nuclear-free Pacific
While Pacific is target of geopolitics, many nations still fight for basic sovereignty
An “In” on Getting in Small Town Newspapers
Getting Bogged Down: The State and the Natural Environment in Art
CPJ, partners press Cambodia to release environmental reporter Ouk Mao
Indonesian military operations spark concerns over displaced indigenous Papuans
40 years on – reflecting on Rainbow Warrior’s legacy, fight against nuclear colonialism
Prescient Warnings About Helene Didn’t Reach People in Harm’s Way. Here Are 5 Lessons for the Next Hurricane.
Dems blast Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” cuts to Medicaid and environment; Displaced Gazans sleep in streets as Israel escalates offensive campaign – May 21, 2025
Helene’s Unheard Warnings
Environmentalists question Henry Puna’s role in deep sea mining firm
America’s Impact on the Global Thermostat
‘This Budget Would Give Polluters the Green Light’: CounterSpin interview with Ashley Nunes on public land selloff
Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior to return for 40th anniversary of French bombing
US deep sea mining plan would likely violate international law
Higher Prices, Rolling Blackouts: The Northwest Is Bracing for the Effects of a Lagging Green Energy Push
Liberal Oregon and Washington Vowed to Pioneer Green Energy. Almost Every Other State Is Beating Them.
Missouri Puts Profits Over People’s Lives with New ICL Facility
Pacific region hopes for ‘climate-conscious’ pope, says PCC leader
Tracing radiation through the Marshall Islands: Reflections from a veteran Greenpeace nuclear campaigner
Bartlett Naylor on Meme Coin Grift, Ashley Nunes on Public Land Selloff
The Kiwi heart surgeon, his wife and the film maker in Palestine
‘Under no illusions’ about France, says author of new Rainbow Warrior book
Cook Islands environment group calls on govt to condemn Trump’s seabed mining order
In its soul-searching, Australia’s rightist coalition should examine its relationship with the media
Trump’s push on deep sea mining leaves Nauru’s commercial ambitions ‘out in cold’
Absurd (Scary) CO2 Emissions
Greenpeace slams deep sea mining bid as ‘rogue’ disregard for global law
Māori leaders urge UN to act stronger on NZ’s ‘regressive’ policies
Lost your federal job or funding? Tell us how cuts are impacting the environment, health, and safety of your community.
Remote island’s brain-damaged seabirds show far-reaching impact of plastic pollution
PodTalk.live ushers in new ‘indie’ information and debate era
Trump signs ‘deeply dangerous’ order to fast-track deep sea mining
US takes step towards deep sea mining in international waters
Living on the Cliff’s Edge: the Anasazi, Pope Francis and the Fate of the Earth
Ten Commandments for the New American Century
Lawsuit Filed Against Permanent Pipeline Corridor in National Forest in Idaho
Someone Doesn’t Like Us
Pope Francis has died, aged 88. These were his greatest reforms – and controversies
US opens Pacific Ocean sanctuary to commercial fishing
What was HMNZS Manawanui doing before it sank? Calls for greater transparency
The Biggest Federal Land Heist in the History of the West?
Fresh details emerge on Australia’s new climate migration visa for Tuvalu residents
Pacific climate activists join 180+ groups calling on COP30 hosts Brazil to end fossil fuel dependence
EPA Torches Home Insurance Coverage
Florida Diary: Environmental Protection or Bust
Emergency Forest Cutting Will Exacerbate Wildfires
Where Grizzlies Go to Die: the Upper Green River Grazing Allotment
West Papua and the Sweet Taste of Murder
Cats Are Fueling a Global Eco-Crisis, Pushing Birds and Other Species to Extinction
Major Court Victory for Imperiled Selkirk Grizzly Bear Population in Idaho
Conservation Groups Sue to Protect Grizzlies, Lynx, and Sage Grouse in the Gravelly Mountains of Montana
Can Photos Change Our Eating and Buying Habits and Politics?
Plastics in the World’s Oceans and Food: No Longer an Invisible Killer
Can Our Richest Dodge the Climate-Change Bullet?
The Problem With Abundance
Federal Magistrate Rules for Environmentalist, Finds the Forest Service Failed to Protect Grizzly Bears From Expanded Cattle Grazing in Paradise Valley
The Passing of Ted Beedy, a Visonary Ornithologist
Senator Whitehouse and Congresswoman Dean Introduce the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act
If FEMA Didn’t Exist, Could State’s Handle Disaster Response?
From Rongelap to Mejatto – how Rainbow Warrior helped move nuclear refugees
The future is coming: how technology is making the world cooler!
Environmental Justice in San Francisco
Stories of Resistance: Trump wants the Panama Canal—but Panamanians won’t surrender without a fight
TCE Is Linked to Heart Defects in Babies, Cancer and Parkinson’s. Republicans in Congress Want to Reverse a Ban on It.
Public Lands are an Essential Part of the Nation’s Heritage
Genetic study in Cambodia provides clues to saving the endangered Asian elephant
The Doublespeak of Energy Secretary Chris Wright
Discovery of Immense Methane Leaks in Antarctica
What would Chinese-language journalism look like in an open and free environment?
Take Telsa Down: A Billionaire Was Never Going to Stop Climate Change
From Florida to California, More Than 1100 Communities Face Risk of Urban Wildfires
Pinyon Jay Extinction Projects Rage On
Conflating Recreation With Conservation is Not Wilderness Preservation
Massive Deforestation Project That Threatens Grizzlies, Lynx and Wolverine Halted
‘Declare your city genocide free’ – lessons from NZ’s nuclear-free movement
Hipkins accuses PM of undermining NZ’s nuclear-free stance in India memo
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