Panama’s center-right president called on world leaders to adopt a new non-binding treaty, building on his nation’s own national rights of nature laws.

At least 124 people were killed in 2025 for protecting their homelands, forests, farms and waterways from pollution and other harms, according to a new report.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s push for minerals and militarization raises fears about the violence more mining could inflict on local communities and critical ecosystems.

The complaint alleges the oil operations pose severe risks to Atlantic and Antarctic ecosystems while unlawfully exploiting Argentine resources.

As governments push oil and mining expansion, thousands of Indigenous leaders and activists gathered in Ecuador to chart another path.

The investigation details emaciated, dehydrated animals and concerns about Sloth World’s operations, but concluded there was no evidence of criminal neglect or abuse.

The oil giant has filed a notice of dispute under an energy treaty about the European Union’s carbon capture and storage requirements.

The global mining industry says more extraction of rare earth minerals is necessary to fight climate change. But a new report says conventional industries, AI and defense are driving much of the deman...

Internal emails obtained by Inside Climate News show the state of Florida saw no need to stop the unfolding mass deaths of sloths at a planned Orlando tourist attraction.

Internal emails obtained by Inside Climate News show the state of Florida saw no need to stop the unfolding mass deaths of sloths at a planned Orlando tourist attraction.

The John B. Oakes Award for Distinguished Environmental Journalism, which carries a $5,000 prize, is given annually for news reporting that makes an exceptional contribution to the public’s understand...

Landmark court rulings in Colombia and Bangladesh gave rivers a voice, but a new report says deep-seated issues are blocking transformational change.

As Virginia, Maryland and Delaware face more floods, their elected officials want to use federal dollars to deploy natural mitigation techniques.

A new report found that environmental defenders are increasingly encountering overlapping networks of government officials, corporations, criminal groups and private security forces.

Abelardo de la Espriella, the apparent winner of the presidential election, has vowed to expand oil, gas and mining production, alarming activists in the world’s deadliest country for environmental de...

Abelardo de la Espriella, the apparent winner of the presidential election, has vowed to expand oil, gas and mining production, alarming activists in the world’s deadliest country for environmental de...

A new report found that environmental defenders are increasingly encountering overlapping networks of government officials, corporations, criminal groups and private security forces.

Larry Wallach’s commercial exotic animal business was shuttered by New York courts and federal regulators declined his application to exhibit animals. Now he’s pitching a new sloth encounter business ...

Necropsy reports from sloths imported by a planned Orlando tourist attraction document stressed animals riddled with bacteria, parasites and viruses. Scientists say the situation is a warning about th...

The move follows an Inside Climate News investigation revealing that most of the wild sloths imported by the planned tourist attraction Sloth World died.

Most of the wild sloths imported by a planned tourist attraction in Orlando did not survive.

A planned Florida animal attraction that imported dozens of wild sloths has sent 13 surviving animals to a local zoo, days after an Inside Climate News investigation revealed that more than 31 sloths ...

Yuvelis Morales Blanco, 24, helped halt fracking along Colombia’s largest river and one of the most biodiverse places on Earth. She’s faced death threats and exile for her advocacy.

Yuvelis Morales Blanco, 24, helped halt fracking along Colombia’s largest river and one of the most biodiverse places on Earth. She’s faced death threats and exile for her advocacy.

The animals, highly susceptible to illness when removed from their habitat, have been kept in a warehouse. More than 31 have died.

The animals, highly susceptible to illness when removed from their habitat, have been kept in a warehouse. More than 31 have died.

The animals, highly susceptible to illness when removed from their habitat, have been kept in a warehouse. More than 31 have died.

The animals, highly susceptible to illness when removed from their habitat, have been kept in a warehouse. More than 31 have died.

Nas montanhas ricas em cobre do sudeste do Equador, o povo Shuar combina conhecimentos ancestrais e ciência moderna para proteger a selva de uma gigante mineradora canadense

Go behind the scenes with managing editor Jamie Smith Hopkins and investigative reporter Katie Surma as they discuss how the Shuar people in Ecuador are combining ancestral knowledge and modern scienc...

Two new studies from Project CETI provide the most detailed account of a sperm whale birth ever recorded, revealing coordinated care, complex communication and new clues about the evolution of coopera...

Two new studies from Project CETI provide the most detailed account of a sperm whale birth ever recorded, revealing coordinated care, complex communication and new clues about the evolution of coopera...

At CERAWeek, Energy Secretary Chris Wright urges a patriotic surge in oil production, but industry titans warn that the U.S.-Iran war has fractured the global energy map beyond the reach of a quick fi...

At CERAWeek, Energy Secretary Chris Wright urges a patriotic surge in oil production, but industry titans warn that the U.S.-Iran war has fractured the global energy map beyond the reach of a quick fi...

In the copper-rich mountains of southeastern Ecuador, Shuar people are combining ancestral knowledge and modern science to protect their forest from a Canadian mining giant.

In the copper-rich mountains of southeastern Ecuador, Shuar people are combining ancestral knowledge and modern science to protect their forest from a Canadian mining giant.

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The old, reliable technology has experienced slow growth, but industry leaders see opportunities ahead.

As the country moves to intensify mining and oil operations, environmental and Indigenous leaders’ bank accounts are being frozen or closed. Such “debanking” cuts them off from financial support and p...

As the country moves to intensify mining and oil operations, environmental and Indigenous leaders’ bank accounts are being frozen or closed. Such “debanking” cuts them off from financial support and p...

As the country moves to intensify mining and oil operations, environmental and Indigenous leaders’ bank accounts are being frozen or closed. Such “debanking” cuts them off from financial support and p...

A declaration recognizing whales as legal rights-holders is influencing legislation in New Zealand and sparking an international push to translate Indigenous customs into binding protections.

Communities of color and low-income neighborhoods face the worst impacts as the U.S. loses forests, wetlands and other green spaces.

A declaration recognizing whales as legal rights-holders is influencing legislation in New Zealand and sparking an international push to translate Indigenous customs into binding protections.