Climate Crimes

Faced with the irrefutable facts of global warming, sea-level rise, and large-scale climate collapse, governments and corporations remain determined to enrich themselves no matter the cost to continued life on Earth.

Climate CrimesUnder Left- and Right-Wing Leaders, the Amazon Has Burned. Can Latin America Reject Oil, Ranching, and Mining?

Alexander Zaitchik — Dec. 7

The social gains of the pink tide were real, and striking. But they were ephemeral, and the cost to the environment was high.

Climate CrimesEmboldened by Bolsonaro, Land-Hungry Ranchers Are Destroying a Pioneering Project to Help the Poor and Save the Amazon

Sílvia Lisboa — Nov. 25

The American Catholic nun Dorothy Stang died defending a sustainable development model for the Amazon. Can her legacy survive in Bolsonaro’s Brazil?

Climate CrimesEverything So Far Has Failed: Why Exxon Mobil Is Being Taken to Court Over Climate Change

Ryan Devereaux — Nov. 12

A New York trial marks the first in a wave of court cases seeking to hold the fossil fuel industry to account for the climate emergency.

Climate CrimesHow Plastic Pollution Is Making Central American Communities Uninhabitable

Amelia Urry — Oct. 27

Companies are selling more cheap, disposable plastic products to developing countries like Guatemala. That trash is ruining rivers and the sea.

Climate CrimesCoca-Cola Named Most Polluting Brand in Global Audit of Plastic Waste

Sharon Lerner — Oct. 23

Coca-Cola was responsible for more plastic litter than the next top three polluters combined.

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