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COLOMBO — In recent months, elephants have stolen the spotlight yet again in Sri Lanka’s mainstream and social media. The surge in attention to them began when a series of deadly train collisions killed several elephants, followed by the agonizing…
Five months after the World Bank’s private investment arm submitted its action plan to address community grievances against a rubber plantation it funds in Liberia, affected residents are still waiting for its implementation. The case goes back to a 2019…
Duration of torrential rains from Typhoon Kajiki lead to elevated landslide risk across Laos and Thailand Typhoon Kajiki steadily intensified over the South China Sea last weekend into a category 2 storm with sustained wind speeds of 115mph. It made…
The city has taken pride in its ability to endure. But many residents, fed up with dysfunction and soaring costs, want it to strive for more.
The community members who pressed for action say they’ll continue to do so without federal intervention. The mayor’s office says it “will not waver” from its commitments. By Fern Alling CHICAGO—Samuel Corona’s environmental organizing career started over coffee. He was…
Republican attorneys general accuse three of the world’s biggest asset managers of conspiring to depress U.S. coal output. It’s a first-of-its-kind and closely watched test of whether corporate alliances on climate efforts violate antitrust laws. By Deep Vakil Since 2022,…
When a mile-wide tornado hit St. Louis on May 16, DeAmon White hopped in his car and rushed home. As he navigated downed trees and power lines, turning his 10-minute commute into a three-hour slog, he worried whether his family,…
Not long ago, Guillermina ran into a coworker at her doctor’s office. The two women work together at a McDonald’s near San Jose, California. When Guillermina asked what her coworker was doing at the doctor, she responded that she’d been…
The state Environment Protection Authority laid charges after investigation into accusations the corporation breached laws while operating in Tallaganda state forest Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news…
The weekly column that focused on inequality in the city ran for 14 years, from Occupy Wall Street to Zohran Mamdani. Now it comes to a close.