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Humans have dramatically affected the climate, causing unbearable pollution in cities such as Beijing. (iStock/Hung Chung Chih)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Peter Kellner
It is time for a reorientation toward socially conscious investing.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Robert David Sullivan
The U-turn on environmental policies comes as evidence mounts that climate change has already caused significant damage, from killing large sections of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef to causing severe drought in Africa.
Protesters in San Salvador, El Salvador, demonstrate against mining exploitation March 9. El Salvador passed a law March 29 banning metal mining nationwide, making the small Central American country the first in the world to outlaw the industry.(CNS photo/Oscar Rivera, EPA)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Gene Palumbo
The ban’s proponents say mining practices posed a grave risk to the country’s already limited water supply.
President Trump's reversal on climate change has been criticized in Rome.
Politics & SocietyNews
Michael J. O’Loughlin
One of the pope’s senior advisers urged Mr. Trump to listen to “dissenting” voices when it comes to the environment.
FaithFaith in Focus
James Martin, S.J.
From 2017: Policies that fail to protect our planet are not only against Catholic teaching but are also immoral.
Politics & SocietyVideo
America Video
Here's what Pope Francis and Catholic social teaching have to say about climate change.