Environment News

Flooding in the Pacific Northwest impacts some more than others

This article from the Washington Post, entitled “First fires, now floods: British Columbia and Washington reeling from atmospheric river,” details...

News: “The Rising Pacific Forces a Native Village to Move. Who Will Pay?”

Hello all, Here’s some news I’ve recently seen about an Indigenous community being subject to relocation due to the dangerous...

Indigenous Languages Project at COP26, Te Urewera, and the Legal Rights of Mother Earth

I wanted to share this article describing a project that is sharing 26 words from Indigenous languages that highlight the...

[News re: COP26 UN Climate Summit] The fate of the planet will be negotiated in Glasgow, Scotland

https://www.vox.com/22714800/cop26-un-climate-change-conference-glasgow-explained I didn’t know how ineffective the Paris Agreement was until I read this article. This article shows how urgent...

Is Norway a responsible global actor in the fight against climate change?

While Norway superficially has put its money where its mouth is in terms of investing in renewable energies, modernizing its...

Indigenous Knowledge and Science in the Language Classroom

This article contains an interview with Winonah Ojanen, an Ojibwe language immersion teacher in Duluth, MN, who focuses on integrating...

Flint has replaced over 10,000 lead pipes. Earning back trust is proving harder

This article found here discusses the ongoing water crisis in Flint Michigan. The lead water pipe removal program, which was...

Focus on Health Equity

This article discusses the inequalities in health services since the rise of COVID-19. The pandemic has brought disparities and issues to...

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Renewables: friend or foe?

Renewables: friend or foe? This article is from the website Words in the Bucket: Rethinking World Thinking. On their About...

Keeping the holidays more eco-friendly

An interesting article; it provides suggestions and resources for how we can keep the holidays more eco-friendly. The article also...

Global soils underpin life but future looks ‘bleak’, warns UN report

In this article, editor Damian Currington reports on the “bleak” outlet for the earth’s soil. Recently, the UN reported that...

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