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"Climate Aid Projects Fighting Extremism and Unrest Are Closing Down"

"Numerous programs aimed at averting violence, instability and extremism worsened by global warming are ensnared in the effort to dismantle the main American aid agency, U.S.A.I.D."

Source: NYTimes, 02/19/2025

"As War Halts, the Environmental Devastation in Gaza Runs Deep"

"The war in Gaza has taken a heavy toll on the environment, with water supplies contaminated, raw sewage pouring into the Mediterranean, once-fertile soils ruined, and the land stripped of trees. Experts say the extent of the damage needs to be tallied to help plan for a recovery."

Source: YaleE360, 02/10/2025

"Why Does Trump Want Greenland?"

"President-elect Donald J. Trump’s attention returned Tuesday to an idea that has fascinated him for years: acquiring Greenland for the United States. In a news conference on Tuesday, he refused to rule out using military or economic force to take the territory from Denmark, a U.S. ally."

Source: NYTimes, 01/08/2025

Air Force Backpedals Claim It Is Not Responsible For PFAS Cleanup In Ariz.

"The US air force has backpedaled on a claim that the supreme court’s recent reversal of the Chevron doctrine shields it against regulators’ orders to clean drinking water the military polluted in Tucson, Arizona."

Source: Guardian, 11/15/2024

Report Condemns Increasing Violence Against Environmental Activists

"Rodrigue Mugaruka Katembo was watching television in his living room in May when a group of motorcyclists pulled up outside the gates of his home in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the riders fired nine bullets into the house."

Source: Inside Climate News, 10/17/2024

"US Meteorologists Face Death Threats As Hurricane Conspiracies Surge"

"Meteorologists tracking the advance of Hurricane Milton have been targeted by a deluge of conspiracy theories that they were controlling the weather, abuse and even death threats, amid what they say is an unprecedented surge in misinformation as two major hurricanes have hit the US."

Source: Guardian, 10/15/2024
October 1, 2024

Wilson Center: The Story Behind Climate Security and What it Means for US Foreign Policy

Join the Wilson Center, in partnership with the Center for Climate & Security, for a dialogue on the impact of climate change on security risks around the globe, the evolution of US engagement on climate security, and opportunities to strengthen stability and build cooperation through climate action. 10:30 a.m. ET.

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