Tag: climate change
New fellowship connects environmental justice and democracy in the United States territories
Right to Democracy has launched a new two-year fellowship aimed at addressing the intersection of...
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FEMA moves to end one of its biggest disaster adaptation programs
By Zoya Teirstein & Jake Bittle, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up...
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Weekly Action Checklist: May 3, 2024
The AoC Checklist features clear, well-researched actions for Americans who value democracy,...
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NOAA’s CRCP Infrastructure Plan pushes for greater cooperation with Puerto Rico
Against the backdrop of February 2024’s record oceanic surface water temperatures, the National...
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Northern Mariana Islands pursue Green Growth Initiative
The Northern Mariana Islands and the US territories, more broadly, have long faced a distinct...
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Rising heat and extreme weather: Puerto Rico’s struggle amidst its hottest summer
As we enter the hottest documented summer in global history, extreme weather events pose a...
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Lawsuit in Puerto Rico seeks damages against fossil fuel companies for environmental disasters
In Puerto Rico, a small-town lawyer from Illinois has sued major fossil fuel companies on behalf...
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The tourism industries and climate change make the USVI increasingly more vulnerable to environmental degradation
From Dutch, English, Danish, and French colonies living on the territory comprising the islands of...
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Sea turtles suffer the loss of Puerto Rico’s beaches
The leatherback and hawksbill sea turtles, two critically endangered species in Puerto Rico, are...
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The Northern Mariana Islands and the battle against climate change
The story of American territories has always been interspersed with, but often independent from,...
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Context of conservation
As island paradises, the unincorporated territories of the United States have many commonalities...
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