The Government of #Indonesia must hold the perpetrators and authors of this horrific crime accountable, end its public attacks against human rights and environmental defenders, and halt efforts to adopt legislation that would restrict or criminalize the peaceful activities of independent NGOs.

#Indonesian environmental defender Muhammad Rosidi was attacked with acid in February by unidentified individuals. He believes the attack was linked to his activism against illegal #mining in Bangka Island: www.tempo.co/hukum/aktivi... #Indonesia #HumanRights #Mining

“The New Mexico State Land Office has denied a request by a Texas energy company to build a segment of a 17-mile pipeline to fuel the Project Jupiter data center in Southern New Mexico.” People really don’t like data centers. Especially when powered by fossil fuels.

The biggest risks to your home aren’t always the most obvious – and they’re already showing up in your insurance bill. A scholar of sustainable impacts and environmental law explains that it’s not just wildfires, hurricanes, and tornadoes. #climatechange #environment

In Jan, Black residents in TX reached out to me w/ a new fear: the invasion in Venezuela would lead to an oil disaster in their backyard Their fears became reality. As oil prices spike from the Iran war, this facility refining Venezuela oil exploded capitalbnews.org/port-arthur-...

#SriLanka declared Wednesdays a holiday to conserve #fuel following #oil shortages amid the ongoing war. But this signals a deeper energy crisis of #Fossilfuel dependency & structural inefficiencies in a #climate vulnerable island. Our latest by Sakeena Razick: open.substack.com/pub/climater... #lka

The Indonesia-US trade deal risks weakening Indonesia’s climate commitments under the Paris Agreement. Agreeing to import $15 billion in fossil fuels from the US may continue to prop up fossil fuel usage in Indonesia at a time where comm's are already experiencing serious climate impacts.

1.3 million Zambians receive HIV treatment and other medical aid from the United States. Threatening these lifesaving programs to pressure Zambia into signing a critical minerals agreement is ethically indefensible. tradejusticeedfund.org/secretary-of...

Petrochemical expansion is not inevitable — it is financed. Our new report traces $133B in bank financing and $1.6T in investor exposure behind US petrochemical growth — even as legal challenges, overcapacity, & cancellations mount Read: bit.ly/4uOHCga

President Prabowo should immediately issue a presidential decree setting up a fact-finding team independent of the Indonesian military to fully investigate the acid attack against a prominent human rights activist who has criticized the military www.hrw.org/news/2026/03...

*more than 84 countries combined* www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

CRI's @kristashennum.bsky.social talks with @heidiheidilim.bsky.social about rights abuses in the nickel industry in #Indonesia and the #Philippines, the role of #EV companies, and what we can do to change this! Watch the full talk here! youtu.be/OIpT8cxEBLs?...

$200B, the Pentagon's insane ask for the illegal Iran war, is comparable to all planned spending on energy and climate over *10 years* in Biden's signature bill, which Trumpists almost completely repealed last summer.

Big Oil is no longer trying to convince us they want to preserve a safe & stable climate Now, they're focused on convincing us that the world is only safe & stable if they're in charge That's the thesis of a new @cleancreatives.bsky.social report analyzing 2000 oil ads, exclusively in HEATED today

Transition minerals used in EVs and renewables are often from exploitative mines with human rights abuses, powered by fossil fuels. I talked to @kristashennum.bsky.social from @climaterights.bsky.social on her work in Indonesia and the Philippines and how we can help. youtu.be/OIpT8cxEBLs

Heat exposure is a major cause of workplace illness and death in the #US, but the risks are preventable. The #Trump administration should stand behind a proposed federal rule that could protect workers, and ignore pressure from 16 Republican Senators trying to kill it: cri.org/united-state...

Absolutely shameful. A draft memo from the US State Dept suggests withholding H.I.V. aid to people in Zambia as a negotiating tactic to force the government to sign a deal giving the United States more access to its minerals.

In a massive loss for resistance efforts against offshore oil drilling and supporters of states' rights: Exxon-backed Sable Resumes Pumping and Transporting Oil in California after a 15 year fight to keep these operations shut down. www.independent.com/2026/03/16/s...

Good news! Another west coast #LNG plant cancelled. Because solar is WAY less expensive. "Demand growth for LNG in Asia slowed down dramatically [because #solar] and a long-anticipated global supply surplus appeared imminent [because solar, and wind and heat pumps and . . .]. #bcpoli

The #Indonesian govt should ensure an independent, impartial, transparent, and thorough investigation into the recent acid attack against #HumanRights activist Andrie Yunus and hold the perpetrators accountable: cri.org/indonesia-ar...

The Indonesian government should ensure an independent, impartial, transparent, and thorough investigation into the March 12 acid attack against the prominent human rights activist Andrie Yunus, says @climaterights.bsky.social.

#Indonesia I’m hearing extremely concerning news that Andrie Yunus, the Deputy Coordinator of the Commission for the Disappeared & Victims of Violence (KontraS) suffered an acid attack carried out by unidentified individuals, resulting in serious injuries across his body. [1/2]

Breaking News: The EPA moved to weaken limits on emissions of ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing gas.

Argentina’s Senate voted 40–31 to reform the 2010 glacier protection law. While the Milei administration says the change will unlock mining investment, environmental groups warn that weakening the protections could worsen water shortages. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

"The consolidation of agricultural land ownership is harmful for the environment, our health, rural economies and food security." An important piece by my friend Brooks Lamb on challenges for young farmers in the US and what local and national govt can do to support agriculture and rural comm's.

On Feb 23, the #US Supreme Court announced that it will hear two fossil fuel companies’ arguments on a case that could determine - can states hold such companies accountable for #ClimateChange damages? CRI Legal Director @llakhdhir.bsky.social explains what's at stake ⤵️ substack.com/home/post/p-...

Extreme heat, driven in large part by climate change, is an urgent and growing threat to human health. High temperatures are already causing illness and death worldwide, and these impacts are projected to increase.

Corpus Christi was already low on water when it invited water-guzzling fossil-fuel industries to take whatever it had left. It’s a familiar example of exactly how not to prepare for a hotter world Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

BREAKING NYT: An ongoing military investigation has determined that the United States is responsible for a deadly Tomahawk missile strike on an Iranian elementary school, according to U.S. officials and others familiar with the preliminary findings. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/u...

Lots of buzz online about an upcoming major March heatwave for the American SW & California. And in this case, it does indeed appear increasingly likely than an extremely anomalous and even record-breaking heatwave may envelop much of the SW about a week from now.

The black rain from the strikes on Iranian oil is probably a combo of soot, chemicals, oil & acid rain & will be harmful to human health in large quantities. If fires are big enough, particles can be carried to other countries or even other continents like the US www.newscientist.com/article/2518...

On the second fossil fuel crisis of this decade (and likely to be worse than the last, fair to say), a few small thoughts First: global oil demand would be so much lower without climate delay, fossil corruption, oversized SUVs, western overconsumption. Everyone who pushed these holds responsibility

This is astounding. U.S. taxpayer money to insure the movement of oil and LNG tankers to the tune of $20 billion. The Trump administration releases a reinsurance plan for oil and gas through the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation. www.dfc.gov/media/press-...

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"AI-spurred surge in data-center development could have climate consequences" by @troywolv.bsky.social for the @sfexaminer.bsky.social: www.sfexaminer.com/news/technol...

The #French Senate adopted a bill that seeks to lift the ban on new fossil fuel research & exploitation in #France’s overseas territories. Researcher Fabien Offner breaks down why reversing this landmark commitment sets a dangerous precedent ⤵️ climaterightsinternational.substack.com/p/frances-la...

The Supreme Court has decided to hear a major climate case against fossil fuel companies Alito has not recused himself, despite owning nearly $200,000 in fossil fuel stocks—including in Phillips 66 and ConocoPhillips, which are being sued in cases that would be directly affected by a SCOTUS ruling

SCOTUS has never taken up Big Oil's arguments to kill climate lawsuits before. What changed? For one, Alito didn't recuse himself, despite big $$ ties to oil companies that are defendants in many similar cases that would most likely be affected by a ruling here. And despite recusing in the past.

The recent #US-#Indonesia trade agreement will lead to increased emissions and likely lead to environmental degradation and human rights violations, particularly in communities near major #nickel #mining operations, says CRI Senior Researcher @kristashennum.bsky.social ⤵️ substack.com/home/post/p-...

HUGE SCOTUS: As they sat to hear arguments in Exxon's case against Cuba, the Supreme Court handed Big Oil a Big Win, agreeing to hear a key case in which oil companies are trying to quash lawsuits seeking to hold them liable for billions in climate-related damages. www.scotusblog.com/2026/02/supr...

The Indonesia-U.S. trade agreement will lead to increased emissions and based on past practices, will likely lead to environmental degradation and human rights violations. Read my take on the minerals, climate, rights implications 👇

Earlier this month, the #Philippines & #US signed a transition minerals agreement. Senior Researcher @kristashennum.bsky.social writes about the destroyed livelihoods, polluted waterways & silenced activists behind the minerals rush & calls on the Philippines govt to do more: cri.org/oped-the-phi...

a man in Oklahoma was speaking out against a data center in his community. He went a few seconds over time and the city had him arrested for trespassing

New critical reporting from the Texas Tribune. Last year was the deadliest year in ICE detention in two decades. Nearly a quarter of those deaths occurred in Texas. In just six weeks between December and January, six people died while detained by ICE in Texas. www.texastribune.org/2026/02/19/i...

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright urged the @iea.org to abandon its climate work and focus on energy security. Wright criticized the IEA for prioritizing climate change, calling it “political stuff”. 🙄

Progress! 🎉 Hawaiʻi lawmakers are advancing a bill that would make Big Oil companies pay for rising home insurance rates in the aftermath of climate disasters.

On Feb. 4, the Philippines signed an agreement with the US on critical minerals at a US hosted summit in Washington. One subject not on the agenda, but that should be central to any accord between the US and the Philippines, is the welfare of the communities in mining and mineral processing areas.

A House rep is working on a bill to shield Big Oil from climate accountability lawsuits. This dangerous proposal would ❌ bar courthouse doors for communities 💰 stick taxpayers with the bill for climate damages 😡 bail out polluters from paying for the mess they made 📣 No immunity for Big Oil! 📣

Introducing: Nonprofit Human Rights Journalism in the Philippines The task of @rightsreportPH is simple: We cover the news, events, and issues that concern the Philippines through a human rights lens. carlosconde.substack.com/p/introducin...