Hundreds of Catholic nuns have joined activists in India to protest the under-construction Vizhinjam Port, which opponents say is causing environmental destruction and leading to displacement of the fishing community.
After passage of a bill with historic investments in combating climate change, environmental advocates are now focusing on a proposed bill from Sen. Joe Manchin to streamline the permitting process for energy projects.
A new economic model must be "an economy of friendship with the earth and an economy of peace," the pope said at the closing session of the Economy of Francesco event in Assisi.
The judge's decision on a proposed plastics factory "sends a message to polluters like Formosa that communities of color have a right to clean air, and we must not be sacrifice zones," says Sharon Lavigne of Rise St. James.
