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The Sinister Reason the Great Lakes Are So Clear

November 30, 2025

The Great Lakes are clearer now than ever before, but this clarity comes with a cost to local ecosystems. 

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In Environment and Sustainability, News and Social Action, North America, USA Tags North America, USA, Environment

The Disappearing Islands of Kiribati

November 30, 2025

Rising sea levels have swallowed up and flooded land in Kiribati, jeopardizing the South Pacific island nation’s future.  

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In Environment and Sustainability, Kiribati, News and Social Action, Oceania Tags Oceania, Environment, Kiribati

The Problem with “Fast Furniture”

November 24, 2025

Furniture used to be characterized by luxury or utility, but now it’s become just as disposable as last season’s polyester top.

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In Environment and Sustainability, Global, News and Social Action Tags Global, Sustainability

Truth in Fiction: Understanding India’s Class Struggle Through “The White Tiger”

November 21, 2025

The 2008 Booker Prize recipient, Aravind Adiga, and his book “The White Tiger” highlight and critique the reality of social disparity in India. 

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In Asia, Human Rights, India, News and Social Action, Booklist Tags Asia, Human Rights, india, Booklist

Alaskan Coastal Wolves Are Dying of Mercury Poisoning

November 17, 2025

Wolves in coastal Alaska are turning sea otters as a source of food, dying of mercury poisoning as a result.

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In Environment and Sustainability, News and Social Action, North America, USA Tags USA, North America, Environment

Finding Community in China’s Underground Churches

November 17, 2025

Despite the threat imposed by the Chinese government, underground Chinese Christian communities continue to find hope. 

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In Asia, Art Food & Culture, China, News and Social Action Tags Asia, China, Arts and Culture

Lithium Mining in the Salton Sea

November 10, 2025

The Hell’s Kitchen Project is underway to extract lithium from California’s Salton Sea, raising social, environmental and economic questions.

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In Environment and Sustainability, News and Social Action, North America, USA Tags USA, North America, Environment

Police Brutality Undermines Free Speech in Kenya

November 4, 2025

As Kenya protests proposed Finance Bills, police respond with violent force, threatening freedom of speech.

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In Africa, Human Rights, Kenya, News and Social Action Tags Africa, kenya, Human Rights

Architecture That Targets the Unhoused in Japan

November 3, 2025

Japan’s unhoused crisis is masked by urban design called hostile architecture, a tool used to alienate those experiencing homelessness, affecting the public in the process.

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In Asia, Human Rights, News and Social Action, Japan Tags Asia, Japan, Human Rights

Beyond The Disappearing Aral Sea

November 3, 2025

The Aral Sea has all but disappeared, spawning a new desert full of toxic sand; however, locals hope to emphasize the history, art and culture of the region as they work to redefine their future. 

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In Asia, Kazakhstan, Environment and Sustainability, News and Social Action Tags Asia, Kazakhstan, Environment

The History Behind Peru’s Bird Dropping Fertilizer

November 3, 2025

The boom and bust of Peru’s guano extraction and economy led to great impacts on the surrounding environment and ecosystems. 

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In Environment and Sustainability, News and Social Action, Peru, South America Tags Peru, South America, Environment

Big Plastic’s Misinformation Machine

October 27, 2025

The plastic industry mirrors Big Tobacco by pushing harmful misinformation to the public

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In Environment and Sustainability, Global, News and Social Action Tags Global, Sustainability

Shark Finning: Costa Rica’s Illegal Trade

October 27, 2025

As countries ban the practice of shark finning, Costa Rica disregards conservation policies through illegal fishing exports. 

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In Costa Rica, Environment and Sustainability, News and Social Action, South America Tags Costa Rica, South America, Environment

Mexican Citizens Take Up Arms Against Drug Cartels

October 27, 2025

When the Mexican government failed to protect its citizens, community militias rose to fight back against powerful drug cartels.

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In Mexico, News and Social Action, North America, Human Rights Tags Human Rights, Mexico, North America

The Fight to End Sexual Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa

October 21, 2025

 A variety of organizations work with young women in sub-Saharan Africa to fight sexual violence. 

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In Africa, News and Social Action, Human Rights Tags Africa, Human Rights

Wildlife or Livestock? Safari Hunting Tourism in Southern Africa

October 21, 2025

Although millions are spent on safari hunting tourism in South Africa and Zimbabwe, there is little evidence that these funds genuinely promote economic growth, improve the lives of local people or contribute to animal conservation.

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In Africa, Environment and Sustainability, News and Social Action Tags Africa, Environment

California’s Offshore Wind Gamble

October 13, 2025

The United States’ largest offshore wind project faces a broad range of support and skepticism

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In Environment and Sustainability, News and Social Action, USA, North America Tags USA, Sustainability, North America

Gender-Based Violence in Papua New Guinea

October 13, 2025

With exacerbated poverty rates post-COVID, Papua New Guinea continues to experience heightened gender-based violence and domestic abuse.

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In Education and Empowerment, News and Social Action, Oceania, Papua New Guinea Tags Women and Girls, Oceania, Papua New Guinea

Gen Z Protests: Social Media and Pop Culture in the Fight for Reform

October 13, 2025

Spreading across Asia, Africa and Europe, youth-led protests have quickly risen over recent months through the use of social media and pop culture symbols, rattling governments in a passionate call for change. 

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In Global, Global Politics, News and Social Action Tags Global, International Affairs

Ethiopia’s Hydroelectric Dam Opens Despite Egypt’s Protests

October 13, 2025

Undeterred by decades of water rights controversy, Ethiopia finally opened its monumental hydroelectric dam across part of the Blue Nile River, a project that has garnered fierce opposition from Egypt and Sudan.  

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In Africa, Environment and Sustainability, Egypt, Ethiopia, News and Social Action Tags Egypt, Africa, ethiopia, Environment
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