Environment News
California Farmworkers at Risk as Wildfires Worsen Air Quality
The Wildfire Woes of Farmworkers in CaliforniaIn Oxnard, California, the aftermath of the devastating January wildfires in Pacific Palisades lingered in the air, turning the sky a hazy orange hue. Amid the chaos, Adriana,...
Loss and Damage Fund Distributing $250 Million in First Phase
Alrighty, so let's dive into this article about the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) and how they're planning to splash $250 million until the end of 2026 on helping developing countries...
FEMA Director Defends Agency on Capitol Hill, Gets Fired by Trump
Alright, so let's dive into this whole Hamilton debacle, shall we? On a fine Thursday, the Trump administration decided to give Cameron Hamilton, the acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the boot....
Challenges Facing Electric Vehicle Adoption in Rural Ethiopia
As Ethiopia’s fuel prices keep on climbing and eating into his daily earnings, Teshale Natnael, a motorcycle taxi rider, believes that an electric scooter could be the answer to his problems. But, there's a...
Trump Criticizes Program for Low-Income Americans’ Energy Bills
A year ago, the Low Income Energy Assistance Program, known as LIHEAP, spread around $4 billion to families who were having a hard time paying their energy bills. This program was a lifeline for...
Revealing Most-Polluting Rigs 15 Years After Largest U.S. Offshore Oil Spill
15 years ago on April 20, BP's Deepwater Horizon rig exploded, spilling 134 million gallons of oil off the coast of Louisiana. This marked the largest oil spill in the country's history, causing devastation...
ExxonMobil’s Dominance in Guyana: Impact on Local Communities
So, like, there's this whole thing going on in Georgetown, Guyana, where heavy trucks are hauling stuff for huge construction projects, making the city sound like a noisy construction site. They're building a new...
Protecting Malaysia’s Indigenous Peoples from Deforestation and Illegal Evictions
On October 20, 2022, Jeffery Nang, the big cheese of the Rumah Jeffrey folks in Malaysia, rocked up to a community shindig and got handed a letter by a government guy in Sarawak, a...
Hydrogen Pipeline Change on Navajo Nation: Community Impact and Concerns
Alright, so check this out - there's this big project happening in New Mexico and Arizona that's causing quite a stir. Originally, the plan was to use this pipeline to carry some environmentally friendly...
Financing Green Development in the Global South Amid Trump’s Aid Cuts and Market Turmoil
Funders of climate and development action face a gargantuan task at key gatherings over the coming weeks: working out how to move ahead when the world’s biggest aid donor is turning off the tap...
