Barbara Fraser

Undoing the last administration's rollbacks of environmental regulations won't be easy — and will fall short of the action needed now.

Worldwide, opposition to pipelines, especially those crossing Indigenous territories, raises issues that are not just political and legal, but also cultural and spiritual.

Human rights organizations worldwide have noted an increase in recent years in criminalization, or prosecution, of people involved in environmental protests.

Reader survey responses will help shape this year's climate coverage.

The Christmas star shining over the campus of the University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary this season was the sun, as a 300-kilowatt solar energy project went into commercial operation Dec. 25.

Rainforest, coronavirus pandemic are setting for Christ Child's birth.

 

If confirmed, Native American woman and Black man will make history in Interior, EPA

Faith-based climate activists are reacting to a one-day virtual summit that featured brief, recorded messages from more than 75 heads of state, including Pope Francis and representatives of corporations and nongovernmental groups: Commitments made by countries are a step forward, but still not enough.

Pax Christi International, the global Catholic peace network, has awarded its annual peace prize to the Pacific Climate Warriors, a group of young people from 17 Pacific islands.

Although their territories are important for protecting forests, Indigenous leaders say they remain on  sidelines of climate negotiations

By learning more about the place where we live, our bioregion, we can deepen our love for it

Advent reflection series invites us to live more gently on the Earth

The pandemic has given a new twist to forest therapy, as the guide connects with a group virtually, instead of on a two-hour walk in person. But the method, a series of invitations to open the senses, remains the same.

Illegal and unregulated mining worldwide is linked to organized crime, violence, and environmental and social problems

As the planet warms, billions of people will be left outside of the most habitable geographic areas

 

The year leading up to the rescheduled climate summit — COP26 — gives countries a chance to take more and stronger steps toward meeting greenhouse gas reduction goals and helping each other. Will they act?

Although the presidential election is crucial for climate,  many decisions about renewable energy, efficiency standards and public transportation are made at the state or local level.

If Donald Trump is reelected, the decision to pull out of the Paris Agreement will be locked in for the next four years. The outcome of the U.S. elections will affect action on climate change around the world, activists say.

The 83-year-old Jesuit Fr. Stan Swamy has been imprisoned in India on accusations of terrorism, but church and human rights leaders say he has been targeted because of his defense of indigenous people.