The next administration must make clear that any immigrant, refugee, or asylum seeker wrongly deported, exiled, or otherwise mistreated by this administration will be readmitted with an expedited path to citizenship. Send a plane to get them.
We can't undo the damage. But we can do something.
This kind of downstream consequence is precisely how authoritarianism works - even if SPLC beats the case, they suffer severe financial and reputational harms, deterring further opposition.
🌊 Today is #WorldEnvironmentDay!
Read our 2021 Q&A with environmental law expert @johnhknox.bsky.social on why a healthy environment is a human right — now recognized as such by the UN Human Rights Council.
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I am honored to assume the presidency of @asilorg.bsky.social. Our 4000 members share a mission: to foster the study of international law, and to promote the establishment and maintenance of international relations on the basis of law and justice.
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🌱✊ #EnvironmentalDemocracy update: CIEL will join the 1st European Forum on Environmental Human Rights Defenders—a new regional space strengthening protection for environmental defenders in Europe.
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‘President Trump had called the plan [to reduce shipping emissions] a "green scam" and representatives of his administration had threatened countries with tariffs if they had voted in favour.’
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The U.S. Has Killed More Than 180 People in Boat Strikes.
We’re Tracking Them All, @theintercept.com
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There is a huge shift in climate politics happening RIGHT NOW in Santa Marta, Colombia. Countries are meeting to discuss a treaty to phase out fossil fuels -- the one issue that #UNFCCC has studiously avoided for 30 years. 🧵
A Kenyan court ruled a lawsuit against British oil giant BP over 1980s toxic waste can proceed. Petitioners allege oil exploration contaminated groundwater, killing 500+ people and thousands of livestock.
This "historical injustice" case could open the door for more legal action across Kenya.
Under Lee Zelden the EPA, which was founded to protect the environment and human health, has cancelled safety regulations, supported coal, and stopped caring about climate change. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... via @elizkolbert.bsky.social
Brendan Nyhan
Radley Balko
Knowable Magazine
UN recognition would strengthen legal arguments for preserving nature
