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Niigata Governor Approves Restart of World’s Largest Nuclear Plant, Paving Way for Japan’s Energy Shift

Niigata Governor Approves Restart of World’s Largest Nuclear Plant, Paving Way for Japan’s Energy Shift

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Niigata Prefecture Governor Hideyo Hanazumi has given the green light for a partial restart of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, the world’s largest, moving Japan a step closer to revitalizing its nuclear sector and reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels. The approval removes a major obstacle for Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) to restart one […]

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Can Peru Revive Its Amazon Oil Indigenous Communities Resist Amid Pollution Concerns

Can Peru Revive Its Amazon Oil? Balancing Economic Hopes and Indigenous Rights

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Near a quiet bend of the Patoyacu River in Peru’s northern Amazon, Wilmer Macusi, a 25-year-old Indigenous Urarina leader, stands atop a rusting pipeline. He stirs a branch in the murky pool below, where oil still bubbles to the surface. “They say this is clean,” he says, gesturing toward the water, “but the oil hasn’t […]

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