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The Niger Delta region is one where Shell has faced decadeslong local pushback to its oil exploration.

An oil spill at a Shell facility in Nigeria has contaminated farmland and a river. Its upended livelihoods in the fishing and farming communities in part of the Niger Delta,

A UN treaty to reduce plastic pollution could be a game changer for the environment.

Many countries could suffer the long-term effects of weather fluctuations in Central America. In 2020, Hurricanes Eta and Iota swept through Central America, taking more than 200 lives. CNN reported that the upcoming heatwaves could potentially devastate countries in Central America “due to their fast-growing populations and limited access to health care and energy supplies.”

A U.N. treaty to reduce plastic pollution could be a game changer for the environment. Activists who collect plastic for a living want it to be fair.

) NEW YORK, June 14 (KUNA) -- The State of Kuwait reaffirmed support to the UN-led efforts to address the climate crisis which a clear and direct ad

In response to reports that the United States intends to provide such weapons to Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a warning that Moscow is ready to deploy such weapons if necessary.

(CNN) — Smoke from more than 430 active wildfires in Canada spread south last week and led to the worst pollution the New York and Washington regions have ever experienced.

Environmental advocates cautiously welcomed the outcome of five days of U.N. talks in Paris on plastic pollution

Environmental advocates cautiously welcomed the outcome of five days of U.N. talks in Paris on plastic pollution