Activism

Nuclear ‘Downwinders’ Deserve Justice

Aspen Coriz-Romero, Anila Lopez Marks / OtherWords Aug 29, 2024 Funding for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act has expired, but the poison legacy of the nuclear arms race in New Mexico lives on. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Asia Pacific

The Military Industrial Complex Has an Inside Man in the Pacific

Jonathan Guyer / The Lever Apr 17, 2024 Biden envoy, Joseph Yun, helped shape defensive policy for the Pacific islands while consulting for a private firm that represents a massive conflict of interest. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Environment

How the Marshall Islands Plan To Survive Climate Change

Jake Bittle / Grist Dec 5, 2023 The Pacific island nation is seeking $35 billion to protect against sea-level rise and prevent a mass exodus. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Coral Island Freshwater Faces Threat of Pollution

Tim Radford / Climate News Network May 10, 2018 People on low-lying coral atolls need not wait until the rising seas lap at their feet. It’s the island freshwater that is first at risk. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘The Coming War on China’ Discloses America’s Secret Military History in the Pacific

Staff / Truthdig May 12, 2017 A new documentary by John Pilger exposes how U.S. military buildup in the Pacific has encircled China—and how local communities across Asia are resisting American nuclear and naval takeover. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Scientists Warn Giant Nuclear Sarcophagus in Marshall Islands Is Leaking

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 3, 2015 One hundred and eleven thousand cubic yards of radioactive debris lies within Runit Dome, a “hulking legacy of years of U.S. nuclear testing” whose fragile structure is vulnerable to breaking from violent weather associated with climate change. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

World Leaders Reportedly ‘Moved to Tears’ by Climate Change Poem Recital at U.N. Summit (Video)

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Sep 25, 2014 Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, a 26-year-old poet from the Marshall Islands, wrote a lyrical letter to her daughter about a world that may be unrecognizable -- thanks to global warming -- by the time the infant comes of age. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Double Disasters Batter Pacific Islands

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Jul 2, 2013 An escalating crisis caused by the simultaneous disasters of floods and drought is threatening the Marshall Islands, leading the Pacific nation’s government to appeal to world leaders for action on climate change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )