Standing Rock Sioux vow to challenge pipeline in court
"We are a sovereign nation and we will fight to protect our water and sacred places," tribe chairman says after the Dakota Access Pipeline receives final permit for construction.
Eco Catholic
Speak loud, act local, environmental groups tell Catholics in Trump era
Eco Catholic: The dawn of Trump's presidency has offered much to rattle the nerves of environmental advocates, who called on Catholics to mobilize their faith into action at all levels.
Severe drought brings starving Kenyans to church doorsteps
Drought in Eastern Africa: In Thatha, about 93 miles northeast of Nairobi, a severe drought has left many families without food, water and pasture for their livestock. "The rains are our greatest disappointment," Agnes Mwikali, a 40-year-old mother said. "Every season, we plant our seeds and watch the crops germinate, only for the rains to leave before they mature."
Border wall could disrupt ecosystems, biodiversity
Eco Catholic: Ranchers on the border are making some of the most interesting arguments about "border control." They don't think the border wall is ecologically wise.
Tips to sustain ourselves in our stumbling toward sustainability
Eco Catholic: We in the realm of environmental concern often have a simultaneous sense of needing to do more while knowing we also need to do less.
Native Americans condemn Trump's executive action on pipeline
President Trump's executive orders advancing the construction of pipelines are drawing condemnation from the Native American and religious groups that have opposed them.
The ecology of burial: Choices reflect beliefs about life after death
Eco Catholic: In a craftsman's workshop on the edge of Rome's Campo Verano cemetery, two designers are working to revive what they see as a dying art: burial.
American sisters tackling climate care resolve to stay the course
Catholic sisters whose charism and ministry is about protecting the environment have been discerning their "what's next" plans in advance of the new presidential administration.
Catholics question Pruitt's commitment to environmental protection
Eco Catholic: Will President-elect Donald Trump's pick to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency actually protect the environment?
Environmental rallies push back on Trump nominees
Eco Catholic: Activists held rallies urging officials to deny approval of Cabinet nominees with track records of denying or discounting the scientific consensus on climate change.
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June 16-29, 2017
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