A $180 million carbon credit gamble deep in the Amazon has turned into a high-stakes legal fight pitting Indigenous people against corporate giants and the Brazilian government of Pará. Called the “world’s largest” carbon credit deal, the September 2024 agreement signed by multinational companies including Amazon, Walmart, and Bayer promised to sell emissions offsets so ...
Following a landmark ruling, Mexico’s Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (PROFEPA) has closed the dolphinarium at Hotel Barceló in Riviera Maya permanently in a victory for the cause against the exploitation of marine mammals. The park, run by Acuario Arrecifal, S.A. de C.V., had faced closure for numerous infractions on animal well-being legislation such as ...
For over a century, the U.S. government has waged a silent war against coyotes, mountain lions, and other predators in Nevada’s wildlands all in the name of protecting livestock. But now, a federal appeals court has intervened, demanding a pause on the controversial killings until a full environmental review is completed. The ruling represents a ...
In a breakthrough moment for global climate justice, a landmark report has put numbers on the extraordinary cost imposed on our planet by the world’s biggest companies. Scientists at Dartmouth College mapped out $28 trillion of climate damages back to the emissions of 111 specific companies, leaving the door open for a new age of ...
