Meet the United Nations' First Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders
Michel Forst became the United Nations' first Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders in 2022, monitoring the increasingly onerous laws and aggressive tactics being used against climate protesto...
23 Jan 20241h 12min
How UK Courts Became the New Battleground for Climate Protest
A decade after United Kingdom courts made history with the first "climate necessity" ruling in history, the UK government has passed new laws that not only restrict what protesters can do, but also ho...
16 Jan 202432min
What Happened At Bayou Bridge? The Other End of the Dakota Access Pipeline
While protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline at the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation drew international attention, the southern end of the pipeline saw a quieter, but no less intense crackd...
19 Des 202344min
Seven Years Later: The Dakota Access Pipeline Environmental Impact Statement
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers closes the comment period on its draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Dakota Access Pipeline, a 1,172-mile pipeline that’s been pumping 500,000 barrels of oil ...
7 Des 202336min
Modern-Day Bead Trading: How the Fossil Fuel Industry Co-opts Indigenous Protest in Canada
Reporter Martha Troian brings us to Canada, where the Wet'suwet'en people have been fighting for years against a gas pipeline they never authorized on their territory and examines how fossil fuel comp...
5 Des 202341min
Living on the Frontlines of War and Climate Crisis: Abeer Butmeh in Palestine
Abeer Butmeh, coordinator of the Palestinian NGOs Network, one of the most important Palestinian environmental organizations, spoke to senior editor Alleen Brown about battling for short-term and long...
14 Nov 202334min
Messy Conversations: Magatte Wade on Africa, Climate, and Free Speech
Magatte Wade of the Atlas Network’s Center for African Prosperity joins us to discuss the intersection of poverty, climate, and property rights. We also dive into the nuances that too often get left o...
1 Nov 20231h 12min
The Tomato Soup “Controversy”: Do Disruptive Climate Protests Actually Work?
Climate activism has shifted over the past few years—it's more constant now and includes more direct action than ever before. Some of that action has sparked backlash from critics, including climate s...
17 Okt 202331min
