July 15 (UPI) --An Australian federal court ruled Tuesday that Indigenous residents of the Torres Strait Islands are not owed environmental protections from the nation's government. Justice Michael ...

Indigenous peoples rely on natural indicators to assess the impacts of the climate crisis. The signs show in the forests, the ...

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Forget Indigenous rights, climate change and environmental protection. That’s the stark message from the latest edition of the U.S. Department of State’s reports on human rights practices across the ...

The way we respond to climate change also affects human rights. For example: Switching to clean energy creates jobs and improves health, but workers in coal and gas need support to transition.

In this limited series from The New York Times, hear urgent and frank conversations about the growing threat of climate change with top world leaders, business leaders and policymakers recorded live ...

The nation's first Native American Cabinet member faces a slate of challenges. A relentless drought and wildfire season in America's West and a tense standoff over federal leases for oil and gas ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard Monday promised generous tax cuts and payments to compensate households for the impact of a new carbon tax as she steps up efforts to win ...

Paul Kabai (L) and Pabai Pabai, seen here after the Federal Court of Australia decision in Cairns, Australia on Tuesday. EPA/BRIAN CASSEY AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT July 15 (UPI) --An Australian ...