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Trump Order Abandons UN Climate Pacts, Undermines Global Cooperation

WASHINGTON, January 8, 2026— The Trump Administration’s sweeping executive order to withdraw the United States from dozens of United... Read More

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US Military Attack and Oil Grab in Venezuela Flouts International Law

WASHINGTON, January 8, 2026— The United States government’s military attack and ongoing oil grab in Venezuela represents an alarming... Read More

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UNEA-7: Key Compromises in Text, but Environmental Progress on the Margins

NAIROBI, December 12, 2025 — The seventh meeting of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) is concluding two weeks... Read More
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The New Chemicals, Waste, and Pollution Panel Faces Its First Test in Geneva

By Rachel Radvany and Giulia Carlini  New year, new acronym! The newly established Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste...

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Nature has rights, declares one of the world’s highest courts. It’s time to defend them.

Published December 3, 2025 By Luisa Gómez, CIEL Senior Attorney at the Climate and Energy Program. This piece was...

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Not Another COP-out: We Must Rewrite the Rules of the UN Climate Talks

Reforming the talks is not procedural housekeeping – it is a crucial pillar of climate action needed to accelerate...
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The Pollution Playbook: How Industry Blocks Regulation of Toxic Chemicals (February, 2026)

Toxic chemical pollution is a global crisis, and regulation of these chemicals is not sufficient to protect human health... Read More

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How to Apply the Polluter-Pays Principle to the PFAS Pollution Crisis (January 2026)

PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” contaminate water, soil, and food, harming ecosystems and posing serious risks to human... Read More

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No Profit Without Accountability for People and the Planet (January, 2026)

The world is facing the escalating triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss, driven largely by... Read More

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