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Land Rights

A rig explores the Marcellus Shale.
Environment

West Virginia's Supreme Court Sends Mixed Messages in Cases Pitting Landowners Against Natural Gas Companies

The court has upheld a ruling preventing gas companies from prospecting on people's land without permission, but threw out a series of lawsuits complaining of the nuisance created by their operations.

By Ken Ward Jr.
A Brazilian indigenous young woman marches along Paulista Avenue during the commemoration of the International Women's Day in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Social Justice

'We Are Resisting to Exist': Indigenous Women in Brazil Are Fighting for Their Rights and Their Lives

The far-right government of President Jair Bolsonaro has instituted new policies that put indigenous land rights and health services under threat.

By Karla Mendes
Young members of the Serra family gather in the building where family members make traditional farinha near their home in the Imbiral quilombo, which community members say is being heavily encroached upon by illegal logging and cattle ranching.
Social Justice

Inside the Land Rights Struggle for the Descendants of Runaway Slaves in Brazil

Communities made up of fugitive slave descendants have been forced from their lands and denied their rights, a situation that may only get worse under newly elected president Jair Bolsonaro.

By Anna Sophie Gross