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A young Somali refugee fleeing drought carries her sibling as they walk in the new arrivals area of the Hagadera refugee camp in Dadaab, near the Kenya-Somalia border, in Garissa County, Kenya, Jan. 17. (OSV News/Reuters/Thomas Mukoya)

Jun 6, 2023

Kenya diocese's coffee farm spreads conservation skills to local community

Shadrack Omuka

Jun 2, 2023

Catholic climate activists criticize Tanzania bishops for backing oil pipeline

Fredrick Nzwili, OSV News

Jun 2, 2023

Can money-making microgrids empower Black churches to close the clean energy gap?

Nicola A. Menzie, Faithfully Magazine

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Catholics lead protests against mining, oil drilling in Ecuadorian Amazon

Eduardo Campos Lima

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Faith

Kenya diocese's coffee farm spreads conservation skills to local community

Established to facilitate evangelization, Nyeri Hill Farm, owned by the Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri, has expanded its goals to focus heavily on forest restoration and environmental conservation.

Shadrack Omuka

Drone footage taken Feb. 6, 2023, shows a freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. Some 50 cars from the train derailed the evening of Feb. 3 near the Pennsylvania border. No injuries were reported following the crash, which sparked a massive fire that continued to burn Feb. 4. The derailed train was carrying toxic substances and three months later still face "a lot of uncertainty" about their surroundings. (OSV News photo/NTSBGov handout via Reuters)

Science

Parish helps East Palestine residents amid 'a lot of uncertainty' after toxic train wreck

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Politics

Georgia may be turning purple. It's definitely turning green.

Georgia's clean energy transition is doing what some may deem a miracle — getting Republicans and Democrats to agree.

The U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington Aug. 6, 2022. (CNS/Reuters/Ken Cedeno)

Justice

With Franciscan sisters' $1.5 million gift, Network to take on climate lobbying

Thanks to a recent donation from the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, Network Lobby for Catholic Social Justice will expand its lobbying portfolio on Capitol Hill to include climate advocacy.

Marybeth Christie Redmond

France tests a nuclear weapon in French Polynesia on July 3, 1970. (Flickr/The Official CTBTO Photostream)

Small Earth Stories

Anti-nuclear movement is international, intergenerational, more urgent than ever

Jack Gilroy

In 1972, my Australian students protested French nuclear testing. In 2023, young people again may be able to stir up action to pressure an end to nuclear madness that endangers people and planet.

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Recipes for an ecofriendly Lent

EarthBeat is cooking up "Recipes for an eco-friendly Lent." Elizabeth Varga of the blog "At Elizabeth's Table" shares plant-based recipes that are perfect for Catholics abstaining from meat on Fridays ... or any day of the year.

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Small Earth Stories

In 100-500 words, readers share specific ways they're living simply, resisting throwaway culture or responding to climate change in day-to-day life. Want to chime in? Submit your story to environment editor Stephanie Clary at sclary@ncronline.org.

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At Home in Creation

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COP27 Egypt

Our coverage of the United Nations conference on climate change, COP27, held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, from Nov. 6-18, 2022.

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COP15 Montreal

Our coverage of the United Nations conference on biodiversity, COP15, held in Montreal, Canada from Dec. 7-19, 2022.

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2022 Advent Essays

EarthBeat's 2022 Advent essays correspond to the Catholic Mass readings for each Sunday of Advent this year, with a focus on preparation, peace, patience and promise.

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Burning Questions

What is loss and damage?

One of the key points being debated at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt is loss and damage from the impacts of climate change. The latest EarthBeat "Burning Question" explores what it is, what you should know and what the Catholic Church has said about it.