poverty
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I’m broke. Is that a good thing for the climate crisis?
Poverty is not a measure of virtue, it’s a measure of adversity.
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U.N. report: ‘Human rights might not survive’ climate crisis
It's time for human rights defenders to come together on climate action, expert says.
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Economic uncertainty already hung over the heads of Puerto Rico’s children. Then came Maria.
Part of the hurricane's legacy will be the burden it foisted on the territory's young people.
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Detroit is about to cut off water for thousands of people
The city, activists say, is “weaponizing water as a tool of gentrification.”
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In Detroit, people know what it’s like to live without running water
In the next five years, more than one-third of Americans may not be able to afford their water.
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Can capitalism, conservation, and cosmopolitanism coexist? Here’s what I learned.
Evidence suggests that there is not just a moral, but a practical imperative to fight poverty.
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What do small-scale farmers want for the future and for their kids?
We talked to small farmers in Thailand about their feelings on their profession and lifestyle.
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The case for putting people before nature
All over the world, environmental groups are trying to figure out how to balance nature and people in carbon-rich biodiversity hotspots.
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How food, forests, and people are connected, in 10 charts
Here's why environmentalists should cheer on the end of poverty.