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These Indian women said they could protect their local forests better than the men in their village. The men agreed.

By Sam Eaton & Por Alison Bowen ● Culture ● April 3, 2016

Even the monsoon rains don’t keep the women of Ghunduribadi, a tiny tribal village in India’s eastern state of Odisha, from patrolling the nearby forest at dawn.

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African Women Key to Ambitious, but Unfunded, Global Energy Shift

By ALANA ESPOSITO ● Politics ● March 9, 2016

It’s time to shift billions of people onto modern energy sources in ways that help women and the planet. That’s the mantra. But the U.N.’s latest development plan lacks any legally binding mechanism to create flows of finance.

In Flint, Pregnant Women Must Be Worrying

By Catherine Cubbin, Carol M. Lewis, Ph.D. & Por Alison Bowen ● Commentary ● February 22, 2016

Being essentially forced to give birth to children prenatally exposed to dangerous lead poisoning can be considered systemic reproductive coercion, and with this, the crimes against Flint families increase.

Women Exposed to Potential Toxin in Nail Polish

By Juhie Bhatia ● Health & Science ● October 21, 2015

Evidence of the chemical TPHP was found in all 26 women in a study by researchers at Duke University and the Environmental Working Group. But the medical dangers still aren’t clear so at least one avid user isn’t panicking yet.

India’s Coastal Women Gather Post-Tsunami Force

By Swapna Majumdar ● Health & Science ● November 17, 2014

The 10th anniversary of the deadly tsunami in the Indian Ocean offers an impressive panorama of achievements by coastal woman in southern India over the past decade. For one of their leaders everything changed, even her marriage.

Grandma Gatewood Becomes Trailblazer for U.S. Hikers

By Ben Montgomery ● Uncategorized ● April 18, 2014

At 67, the mother of 11 and grandmother of 23 became the first woman to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail solo, a pioneer for hikers and backpackers, says Ben Montgomery in this excerpt from “Grandma Gatewood’s Walk.” Four years later, she hiked the Oregon Trail.

Iceland Tops New Environment and Gender Scorecard

By Juhie Bhatia ● Health & Science ● November 16, 2013

The scoring system measures 72 countries on such things as rates of anemia, access to agricultural land and women in policymaking positions. The United States has the lowest rates of anemia, but factors such as its failure to ratify CEDAW pushed it to 14th place.

How 9 Countries Score on Women’s Rights and the Environment

By Juhie Bhatia ● Health & Science ● November 16, 2013

The Environment and Gender Index (EGI) monitors women’s empowerment and gender equality in the environmental arena in 72 countries. This photo gallery shows how nine countries ranked.

Two Female CEOs Revamp for Climate Change

By Paula DiPerna ● Commentary ● July 16, 2013

These businesswomen don’t have environmental backgrounds, but they know it’s time to tailor their business practices to extreme global weather patterns. The fashion designer always paid attention to the weather but now she watches it with an eye to fabric prices.

Pollution Risks Worse for Developing World Women

By Molly Ginty ● Uncategorized ● May 18, 2013

Environmental factors are responsible for 23 percent of the overall global disease burden, according to World Health Organization research. Addressing such pollution could save the lives of 6 million women a year.