Causes www.propublica.org New research shows disproportionate rate of coronavirus deaths in polluted areas The type of pollution emitted by many chemical plants in Louisiana's industrial corridor is correlated with increased coronavirus deaths, according to new peer-reviewed research from SUNY and ProPublica.
Impacts undark.org In a fight over a Colombian coal mine, COVID-19 raises the stakes The Indigenous Wayuu people have long battled the Cerrejón coal mine. Amid Covid-19, they're now appealing to the U.N.
Causes www.nationalgeographic.com Disaster looms for indigenous communities as COVID-19 cases multiply in Amazon Indigenous communities in Brazil suffer from the virus on one hand and "genocidal" interlopers on the other, rights groups say.
