California beach returned to Black owners’ family in landmark move
Los Angeles County Officials have returned the deed of Manhattan Beach to the property owners’ great-grandson almost 100 years after it was stolen in a racially motivated seizure. Bruce’s Beach in California – known to most people today as Manhattan Beach – has a history that most people who visit...
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Gen Z stage peace walk ahead of Kenyan elections
In celebration of World Day for International Justice, young people from Nairobi held a peace walk campaign to stress the importance of non-violence ahead of Kenya’s general elections in August. On Sunday,17th July, youths from Nairobi’s Dandora slums took part in celebrating the World Day for International Justice through...
Greenpeace drops boulders in the ocean to prevent bottom trawling
In an effort to prevent the destructive industrial fishing method of bottom trawling, Greenpeace has planted 18 large boulders on a seabed off the UK coast. Plans to continue the act of ‘protest’ today, however, have been blocked. It’s safe to say that ocean conservationists are in the ‘last resort’...
New UK prime minister renews concern over climate nihilism
Since the anointment of Liz Truss as the new Conservative prime minister, a renewed lack of clarity around the continuation of vital research funding and climate measures has experts worried. UK citizens are understandably preoccupied with policies impacting the immediate future. Eco experts, however, are looking to the long term...
Scotland passes law guaranteeing access to free sanitary products
In a world first, councils and education providers across the country will now be legally required to make tampons and pads available to anyone who needs them. In the UK, almost a quarter of all people who menstruate are unable to afford basic sanitary products like tampons and pads. This is...
The major changes cities need to withstand a warmer planet
With record breaking heatwaves enveloping cities across the world, identifying adaptive measures to cope with the climate crisis has never looked more vital. As I write to you today, I am surrounded by evidence of unfruitful attempts to stay cool: fans, a water-misting bottle, and cold brew coffee rapidly...
Dubai builds world’s largest vertical farm
The city known for importing almost all of its produce will now grow 2 million pounds of leafy greens each year inside the world’s largest vertical farm. As the world begins to turn its back on oil in favour of green energy, the United Arab Emirates must follow suit or risk falling behind. In 2021, the UAE set out plans to solidify itself as a global hub for sustainable technology...
The challenges and opportunities of a growing global population
Before the year is up, the global human population is expected to surpass the 8 billion mark. Along with it will come environmental challenges, but also an opportunity to diversify the global economy. The United Nations global population projection estimates we will reach a global population of 8 billion people by November of this year, with that number increasing to 10 billion by 2080. Surpassing the 8 billion mark is...
‘Forever chemicals’ have made rainwater ‘unsafe to drink’
A new study has uncovered that rainwater almost everywhere on Earth has unsafe levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances which are hazardous for both people and planet.
In even the most remote parts of the world, the level of ‘forever chemicals’ in the atmosphere has become so high that rainwater is now ‘unsafe to drink.’
This is according to a newly released study conducted by researchers at the
Study reveals five countries owe over $6 trillion in climate damages
With economic figures quantified in a new report, the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitters could finally be held accountable for the environmental damage they’ve inflicted upon the poorest regions. It’s no secret that the climate crisis has been primarily fuelled by the world’s wealthiest nations. These countries have historically reaped the economic and social benefits of destroying entire ecosystems to obtain limited natural resources such as oil and gas, while...
