The Egyptian government was openly striking oil and gas deals on the sidelines of what is meant to be an anti-climate change conference. Other fossil fuel-dependent states did the same, each mounting spirited defenses of its own poison; coal for India, oil for Saudi Arabia, gas for Russia, and so on…
Contamination of farmland destroys their livelihoods and forces many women into dependent relationships, which exacerbates the pandemic of gender-based violence and femicide…
Mining pollution also threatens women’s reproductive health, resulting in higher rates of miscarriage and children born with abnormalities…