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The media outlets focused on climate change are centered in areas where the actual effects of climate change generally haven't become tangible.

• By Jared Keller

Even as some observers were struck by the dire forecast, many others say that this is nothing new—and that national leaders will ignore it anyway.

• By Sophie Yeo

Police officers look on as Greenpeace activists hang from ropes after unfurling a banner outside the German embassy in a protest against coal on October 8th, 2018, in London, England.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

To solve the crisis, we'd have to slow growth. And no one wants to admit that.

• By Richard Heinberg

The United Nations' highly anticipated climate science report is due out Monday, and it's unlikely to bring good news.

• By Kate Wheeling

As a result of the Venezuelan crisis, refugees are flooding into cities and towns across the region, an example of a growing global trend.

• By Robert Muggah

In June, Jacinda Ardern, the prime minister of New Zealand, became only the second head of state in modern history to give birth while in office.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

A new report from the United Nations finds that there has been a sharp increase of instances of physical violence and legal prosecution against indigenous peoples in countries across the globe.

• By Mike Gaworecki

Michelle Bachelet's bold speech condemned the Trump administration's family separation policy along with other human rights abuses.

• By Jack Herrera

Demonstrators take part in a march against President Daniel Ortega's government in Managua, Nicaraguan, on September 9th, 2018.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

The International Seabed Council once again failed to come to an agreement over the rules to govern the practice of mining valuable resources in deep ocean habitats.

• By Todd Woody

A sexist remark at a recent meeting prompted some soul-searching among the world's top climate scientists. How can they prevent women's expertise from being excluded?

• By Sophie Yeo

The announcement is expected to come one day after the U.N.'s high commissioner for human rights railed against Trump's immigration policies.

• By Kate Wheeling

When I talk about the climate process to the uninitiated, they always insist that there has to be a better way. The trouble is, there may not be.

• By Eric J. Lyman

Groups of volunteers clean up plastic waste on a beach in Lima, Peru, during World Environment Day on June 5th, 2018.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Without action, there will be more plastic than fish in the world's ocean by mid-century.

• By Kate Wheeling

Europe talks a good game on climate, but its emissions rose last year—while in the U.S., despite the efforts of the Trump administration, emissions fell.

• By Bob Berwyn

A criminal justice expert weighs in on a recent report to the United Nations outlining systemic racism in the U.S. criminal justice system.

• By Ashley Hackett

There are 2.2 million incarcerated individuals in the U.S.

• By Ashley Hackett

Updates to stories from the Pacific Standard archive.

• By Pacific Standard Staff
• Member Exclusive

The country is not obligated to provide basic health assistance to refugees, but public opinion is turning against the status quo.

• By Neha Dixit

The ruling liberal government has recently introduced a piece of legislation that points to its desire to treat housing as a right for all citizens.

• By Benjamin Schneider

The U.S. has led efforts to negotiate a peace treaty between Israel and Palestine for over 20 years.

• By Morgan Baskin

The United Nations' sustainable development goals have two critical problems: they contradict one another, and they focus on economic growth.

• By Rick Paulas