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Leydy Pech, a Mayan beekeeper, led a fight against plantations of genetically modified soy that were decimating wild bees in her region of Mexico. (Robin Canul for AIDA)

EarthBeat Weekly: Three women leading in defense of the environment

by Barbara Fraser

Mar 5, 2021

Around the world, women stand up for the right to a clean and safe environment, often at risk to their own lives.

Villagers who say toxic waste from the Nchanga copper mine in Zambia's Chingola district affected their health, livestock and farmland have won a settlement from the London-based Vedanta Resources and its Zambian subsidiary, Konkola Copper Mines.

Catholic Church helps Zambian villagers stand up to mining companies

by Tawanda Karombo

Mar 5, 2021

The Rev. Jim Antal speaks March 2 in a "State of Creation" online event hosted by the United Church of Christ. (EarthBeat screenshot/YouTube/United Church of Christ)

Leading UCC minister: People of faith must 'advocate for the restoration of creation'

by Brian Roewe

Mar 4, 2021

Restoring the Earth in South Sudan

by Sr. Felicia Matola

As deforestation aggravates climate change, communities are encouraged to plant fruit trees and refrain from cutting mature trees.

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EarthBeat Weekly: Three women leading in defense of the environment

by Barbara Fraser

Mar 5, 2021

Around the world, women stand up for the right to a clean and safe environment, often at risk to their own lives.

Catholic Church helps Zambian villagers stand up to mining companies

by Tawanda Karombo

Mar 5, 2021

A recent court victory against a copper mine highlights what activists say is widespread lack of enforcement of environmental regulations in the lucrative, polluting business of mining in Africa.

A Climate-Conscious Lent: Rising sea levels threaten millions

by Fr. Emmet Farrell

Mar 5, 2021

What will it be like to live on an island or along a coast in a warming world?

Cupich: Libertarian ideology hinders Laudato Si' adoption in the church

by Brian Roewe

Mar 4, 2021

In an interreligious dialogue on Feb. 23 with Rabbi David Rosen and Imam Saffet Abid Catovic, Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich said, "It is really up to us to challenge how so many believing people, faith-filled people, have bought into a libertarian notion of the world and the economy as something that we are to dominate for our own profit."

Leading UCC minister: People of faith must 'advocate for the restoration of creation'

by Brian Roewe

Mar 4, 2021

Where science and economics have come up short in compelling action, the Rev. Jim Antal said March 2 that religion can offer the inspiration needed for wider swaths of society to address the challenge of climate change.