Countries are using the coronavirus crisis to lift environmental regulations, even as COVID-19 leaves populations more vulnerable to health impacts from fires.
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The Next Pandemic
We will always play catch-up with these wily viruses if we continue our all-out war on the environment.
Who’s Burning the Amazon?
The fires are no accident. They’re set by people turning a profit in a grocery store near you.
The Plague
The twin plagues of ISIS and Ebola thrive on the breakdown of the existing order.
Brazil’s Green-Washed World Cup
Like the United States, Brazil has a long way to go with its response to global warming.
Ghana’s Chinese Gold Rush
Compared to the West’s neoliberalism, China’s approach to investment in Africa has often been somewhat idealized as more of a “partnership” with the host country, with less moralizing by the Chinese over human rights practices and fewer strings attached economically....