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Following a court hearing on June 7 in Tegucigalpa, ATALC and Friends of the Earth International call for the identification of the interests and intellectual perpetrators behind the March 2016 murder of Berta Cáceres to end impunity for crimes against indigenous and peasant communities in Honduras.

ATALC and ATI call for the full investigation of the intellectual authors and interests behind the 2016 murder of Berta Cáceres to end impunity for environmental defenders in Honduras.

ATALC condemns the use of the army to repress social mobilizations in Brazil and the declaration of a state of siege in Brasilia. The organization links these actions to a neoliberal agenda that targets food sovereignty and climate justice, while reporting a massacre of peasants in Pará driven by agribusiness interests.

ATALC condemns the government of Michel Temer for deploying the army to repress social protests in Brazil and establishing a state of siege in Brasilia. The organization highlights the targeting of movements fighting for food sovereignty and climate justice, reports a massacre of peasants in Pará linked to agribusiness interests, and calls for direct elections to restore democracy.

Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean (ATALC) condemns the Brazilian government's use of military force to repress social mobilizations in May 2017, specifically the State of Emergency in Brasilia. The organization highlights the targeting of movements such as the Landless Workers Movement (MST) and reports a massacre of peasants in Pará State to protect agribusiness interests, arguing that these actions undermine food sovereignty and climate justice.

The document argues that the EPA's proposed 20-month delay of the Chemical Disaster Rule is unlawful, arbitrary, and dangerous to public health and national security. It contends that the delay violates the Clean Air Act's three-month limit on reconsideration stays and ignores the agency's own findings regarding the urgent need for updated risk management programs to prevent catastrophic chemical releases.

The Institute for Policy Integrity recommends that the California Air Resources Board enhance its 2017 Scoping Plan Update by using the Social Cost of Methane to assess methane emissions and by monetizing the co-benefits of greenhouse gas reduction measures.

The authors develop a comprehensive checklist to guide the creation of climate change adaptation plans, addressing the lack of consistent metrics in adaptation tracking. The framework is organized into three major areas: Policy and Economy, Science and Learning, and Legitimacy. Within these, it evaluates components such as funding, institutional reliability, usable knowledge, monitoring, evaluation and reporting (MER), adaptive management, and equity. The goal is to move beyond simply documenting the existence of policies toward assessing their credibility and potential for successful implementation.

The document details how oil and gas operations in Ohio emit toxic air pollutants and ozone precursors that cause cancer, asthma, and other respiratory issues, noting that these impacts disproportionately affect children, low-income individuals, and minority communities.

The report argues that California's carpet stewardship program, led by the industry-controlled Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE), has failed to meet recycling goals and instead increased the incineration of carpet waste. It contends that incineration—including Waste-to-Energy (WTE), cement kilns, and Carpet as Alternative Fuel (CAAF)—is a wasteful practice that violates the California Public Resources Code's waste management hierarchy. The document highlights significant environmental and health risks, noting that burning carpets containing PVC releases dioxins and unregulated nanoparticles. Financially, it claims WTE is the most expensive energy generation method in the U.S. and can lead to municipal bankruptcy. From a climate perspective, it cites CalRecycle data showing that WTE incineration adds approximately 26,000 metric tons of CO2, whereas recycling saves about 36,000 metric tons. The authors recommend that CalRecycle reject CARE as the stewardship organization and mandate an industry-funded program with enforceable recycling targets.

The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) argues that South Africa's draft Integrated Energy Plan (IEP) and Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) Update are inconsistent with the Constitution, the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA), and the National Energy Act (NEA). The CER contends that the plans unjustifiably constrain renewable energy while promoting new coal-fired power stations, which they claim cause severe health impacts and contribute to climate change. They highlight that coal-fired power is no longer the least-cost option and risks creating stranded assets. The document recommends removing build limits on wind and solar, excluding new coal and nuclear power, and conducting a comprehensive assessment of external social and environmental costs.

The document reports that 25 land defenders were killed in Colombia within the first 65 days of 2017, following approximately 80 deaths in 2016. It highlights specific victims, including José Antonio Anzola Tejedor, Luz Angela, and Ruth Alicia López Guisao, and argues that these killings are linked to private and transnational interests seeking territorial control for capital accumulation, extractive projects, and 'green economy' initiatives. ATALC calls on the Colombian government to end impunity and on the international community to develop concrete protection strategies for social and environmental defenders.

The document reports a surge in the killing of territory defenders in Colombia, noting 25 murders in the first 65 days of 2017 and 80 in 2016. It identifies the drivers of this violence as interests opposed to environmental justice and agents seeking capital accumulation through extractive and 'green economy' projects. ATALC demands that the Colombian government implement legal mechanisms to stop these attacks and identify perpetrators to end impunity.

The statement highlights the systemic challenges faced by women and transgender environmental activists, including the intersection of patriarchy, capitalism, and environmental destruction. Activists from various regions report that gender-based oppressions—such as the sexual division of work, lack of funding for women-led campaigns, and state persecution—hinder environmental activism. Conversely, the document emphasizes the growing international solidarity among women and queer activists who are integrating food sovereignty and anti-fossil fuel efforts with the dismantling of patriarchal systems.

Friends of the Earth International commemorates the anniversary of Berta Cáceres' murder, highlighting her leadership in opposing hydroelectric dams on the Gualcarque River in Honduras. The statement frames the violence against Cáceres and other women defenders as a result of a capitalist and patriarchal system that exploits both the environment and women's work. The organization calls for justice and announces a week of action from March 2nd to 8th, 2017, to combat systemic violence and the erosion of rights for Indigenous Peoples and working-class women.

Friends of the Earth International commemorates the anniversary of the murder of Lenca activist Berta Cáceres, linking her struggle against mega-dams in Honduras to a broader global fight against capitalist and patriarchal systems. The organization denounces the systemic violence, persecution, and impunity faced by indigenous women and grassroots activists defending their lands and water. It commits to working with feminist and social movements to dismantle the patriarchy and combat the exploitation of women's productive and reproductive labor.

The report addresses the conflict between the Northeastern U.S.'s aggressive renewable energy targets and its limited available land. It argues that meeting these goals requires a combination of innovative siting on low-conflict lands (such as brownfields and prison lands), the acceleration of offshore wind, the use of distributed energy resources, and the import of Canadian hydroelectricity. The authors emphasize that overcoming local opposition through early community engagement and 'Smart from the Start' principles is critical to avoiding project delays and failures.

The author contends that the Trump administration began censoring climate change information immediately upon taking office by removing climate references from the White House website, cancelling a Health and Climate summit, and freezing EPA grants for climate research and environmental justice. The text warns that erasing public data hampers the tracking of global temperatures and severe weather, facilitating climate denial strategies similar to those previously used by the American Petroleum Institute. The Center for International Environmental Law pledges to continue supporting the Paris Agreement and holding contributors to climate change accountable.

The report details how the US oil and gas industry emits methane, toxic air pollutants (such as benzene, formaldehyde, and acetaldehyde), and ozone precursors that cause cancer and respiratory illnesses. It provides state-specific data for Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia, highlighting that ozone pollution travels across state borders, affecting residents even in states with little to no local industry activity. The document emphasizes the vulnerability of children and low-income communities and argues for the necessity of strong federal standards from the EPA and the Bureau of Land Management to protect public health.

The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), representing several environmental and community organizations, submitted a formal objection to a rezoning application for Portion 1 of the farm Yzermyn 96 HT. The CER argues that the public notice for the rezoning was legally deficient and that the Dr Pixley Ka Isaka Seme Local Municipality failed to provide access to the application documents, hindering the clients' ability to submit detailed objections.