NY Gov. Kathy Hochul meets Pope Francis while attending climate change conference
Gov. Kathy Hochul met Pope Francis during a climate change conference at the Vatican, emphasizing the need for global cooperation on environmental issues. [ more ]
Federal court reopens Canada climate inaction case brought by youth activists
A group of 15 young environmental activists in Canada will stand trial for climate inaction after an appeals court reopened their case against the federal government.
The court ruled that a trial must be held to determine whether the government's actions violate the rights of the young plaintiffs under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. [ more ]
Federal agencies pushed extreme view of Cop City protesters, records show
The Department of Homeland Security monitored web posts critical of a proposed police training center in Atlanta called Cop City and shared their findings with state and local law enforcement.
Federal reports concluded that property damage in the name of stopping Cop City was consistent with anarchist violent extremist and environmental violent extremist ideologies. [ more ]