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SkyTruth aims to change that with Cerulean, an orbital monitoring platform for coastal waters that spots not just oil slicks but the ships that produce them faster and with more certainty than ever before. The nonprofit organization has been around for more than 20 years, acting as a watchdog and advocate in situations like oil spills and conservation efforts. Satellite imagery has always been helpful in such cases, but it was only recently that the frequency and quality of the data starting becoming good enough to apply in close to real time.

The vastness of the ocean allows polluters to evade detection in all but the most egregious violations. SkyTruth aims to change that with Cerulean, an

Sebastián Alonzo is one of 1,335 land defenders killed in Latin America, since 2012. His community in Guatemala continues to fight water expropriation

Canadian mining company Belo Sun has filed a lawsuit against community leaders and environmental rights groups for invading and occupying company-owned land, in a case the defendants are calling an attempt to criminalize environmental defenders in the region. According to some lawyers and campaigners not involved in the case, the lawsuit lacks accuracy and Belo […]

The defense of the right to water led Gema Pacheco to become involved in environmental struggles in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, an area threatened by drought, land degradation, megaprojects,