Environmental Damage

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Wildfires caused huge losses in 2025 despite one of the lowest burn areas on recordClimate

Wildfires caused huge losses in 2025 despite one of the lowest burn areas on record

A review of global wildfire activity found severe human and economic losses in 2025 despite relatively low global burned area Summary: More than 90 people…
SourceSourceJune 1, 2026 Full article
Still life with the scales of justice (climate,green justice, Youths sue Trump over US climate orders)
New Zealand moves to halt lawsuits over climate damageNews

New Zealand moves to halt lawsuits over climate damage

Wellington, New Zealand | AFP | Muser NewsDesk New Zealand will change the law to prevent lawsuits that seek to hold companies liable for "climate change…
SourceSourceMay 12, 2026 Full article
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Critical minerals race risks injustice in the energy transitionClimate

Critical minerals race risks injustice in the energy transition

The energy transition depends on minerals such as lithium and cobalt, but the rush to secure them risks new environmental damage and social inequalities. Researchers…
SourceSourceMarch 16, 2026 Full article
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Study finds widespread burning of plastic for cooking and heatingScience

Study finds widespread burning of plastic for cooking and heating

Research sheds new light on the prevalence of burning plastic as an everyday energy source, uncovering serious international health, social equality and environmental concerns Summary:…
SourceSourceJanuary 11, 2026 Full article
Still life with the scales of justice (climate,green justice, Youths sue Trump over US climate orders)
Swiss court to hear landmark climate case against cement giantNews

Swiss court to hear landmark climate case against cement giant

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP A Swiss court has decided to hear a landmark climate case pitting residents of a tiny Indonesian island being swallowed by rising…
SourceSourceDecember 22, 2025 Full article
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Namibia deploys hundreds of soldiers to fight Etosha fireNews

Namibia deploys hundreds of soldiers to fight Etosha fire

Windhoek, Namibia | AFP Namibia began deploying hundreds of soldiers on Sunday to fight a fire that has burned through a third of the vast Etosha…
SourceSourceSeptember 28, 2025 Full article
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Kakhovka Dam destruction unleashed a hidden environmental crisisScience

Kakhovka Dam destruction unleashed a hidden environmental crisis

Summary: The destruction of Ukraine’s Kakhovka Dam in June 2023 triggered severe environmental consequences beyond immediate flooding, according to a new study published in Science.…
SourceSourceMarch 14, 2025 Full article
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Majority of people in G20 countries support criminalizing environmental damageClimate

Majority of people in G20 countries support criminalizing environmental damage

Planetary stewardship and public opinionGender and regional differencesSupport for ecocide legislationTipping point for action G20 majority backs criminalizing eco-damage A striking 72% of people -…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 7, 2024 Full article