January 2020 – Climate Desk

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Canada's National Observer

Everything You Need to Know About the UN Climate Refugee Ruling and Canada

A recent UN ruling says deporting a person to a country where they could be killed or seriously mistreated as a result of the climate crisis would violate international treaties.

Carl Meyer · January 28, 2020
Guardian

‘We Can’t Live Like This:’ Residents Say a Corrupt Pipeline Project Is Making Them Sick

A community in Pennsylvania says clay-colored water appeared during a drilling mud spill, but the pipeline company insists it’s not to blame.

Nina Lakhani · January 28, 2020
Grist

Sold: Bankrupt Philadelphia Oil Refinery Goes to a Real Estate Company

“My life is at stake here."

Rachel Ramirez and Emily Pontecorvo · January 28, 2020
Undark

The Netherlands Is Sinking and Here’s Why

Those picturesque windmills may be a problem.

Molly Quell · January 22, 2020
Mother Jones

5 Australian Fire Failures: Lessons for the World from a Climate Catastrophe

There is plenty of blame to go around.

Will Peischel · January 22, 2020
Mother Jones

Energy Companies Have a Great Friend At Trump’s Interior Department: Their Former Lobbyist

They’ve spent $30 million lobbying the government since Trump arrived.

Rebecca Leber · January 16, 2020
Mother Jones

Australia’s Wallabies, Recovering From Fires, Fed by Carrots Falling From the Sky

It’s devastating—but this photo will warm your heart.

Samantha Michaels · January 13, 2020
Mother Jones

The Truth Behind That Viral “1 Billion Aussie Animals Are Dead” Stat Is Way More Complex—and Sad

“It’s possible some populations lost an entire generation of progeny.”

Will Peischel · January 13, 2020
HuffPost

Trump’s Latest Environmental Rollback Is a Middle Finger to Common Sense

“The oil and gas industry wins. The American people lose.”

Alexander C. Kaufman and Chris D'Angelo · January 13, 2020
HuffPost

EPA’s Superfund Program, a Trump Priority, Is in Shambles

It turns out it’s hard to clean up toxic waste without money.

Chris D'Angelo · January 9, 2020
Mother Jones

My Brother Fled Australia’s Climate-Fueled Inferno: “It Was a War Zone.”

“It’s nothing like I’ve ever seen.”

James West · January 9, 2020
Undark

New Satellites Are Changing Climate Science

They are compiling a granular record of Earth’s hardest-to-reach regions.

Jon Gertnet · January 6, 2020