Katie Surma

“We do this not only for us, but for all of humanity and all beings" For Mari Luz Canaquiri Murayari of Peru, a winner of this year’s Goldman Environmental Prize, everything in nature has a role and must be protected. https://t.co/1U4t3LsKu8

The Trump administration’s choice for the EPA’s top lawyer has never taken a deposition, argued a motion or authored a legal pleading. On Wednesday, Republicans on a Senate committee advanced Sean Donahue’s nomination anyway. https://t.co/ydm6xDRLdZ

Is Bolivia’s $1.2 Billion Deal to Protect Its Forests a Climate Boon—or a False Solution? From @nkus https://t.co/8b62nNw8oV

RT @MaryLawlorhrds: Grateful to @insideclimate's @Katie_Surma for their coverage of my latest report on human rights defenders working in i…

Defending human rights and the environment in rural areas comes with heightened dangers and little public support. "There’s over 300 killings of human rights defenders every year, and about 70 percent of them are on people defending land." https://t.co/xQhxUw6SgV

One of the fastest-growing environmental and social movements worldwide aims to secure legal rights for ecosystems and other parts of the natural world. Here’s how that works. https://t.co/pY8sQ9onVK

China’s Belt and Road initiative has brought badly needed infrastructure to poor countries, but it has also left behind environmental destruction and human rights abuses. https://t.co/UFTXNPnOt2

Carola Rackete is using her position as a lawmaker to amplify the voices of grassroots communities and the interests of the natural world. And, she's bringing nature - Antartica to be specific - into Parliament. https://t.co/WHCyrLu3yU

Sentencia histórica La Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos dictaminó que Ecuador es responsable de violar los derechos de los pueblos indígenas en aislamiento voluntario. La industria petrolera fue el eje central del caso. @amazonialatitud https://t.co/Bss4ZoX6xa

Honored to be recognized by the Overseas Press Club of America as runner-up for the Whitman Bassow Award with my colleague @nkus for our investigative series on the Investor-State Dispute Settlement system https://t.co/0ENKdplNHk

RT @Katie_Surma: NEW Landmark Ruling The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled Ecuador is responsible for violating the rights of Ind…

NEW Landmark Ruling The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled Ecuador is responsible for violating the rights of Indigenous People Living in Voluntary Isolation The oil industry was at the heart of the case https://t.co/lpvd3L3lAS

A people's tribunal heard testimony on how the mining industry is impacting local communities and the Earth—from decimating caribou populations to affecting Indigenous land rights Here's the latest from the International Rights of Nature Tribunal https://t.co/h6BeCML8xg

In Chestnut, Black Alabamians Have Lived for Years Without Access to Public Water. There’s Little Hope in Sight https://t.co/pRSPut7qWx