Events behind the numbers
Each event listed below contributes to the dashboard aggregate you clicked on. Click any title to open its full ethical analysis (the 7-framework breakdown, the 4D scoring, the on-chain transaction).
California to spend billions on ‘visionary’ plan to boost fish habitat
[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=MINT/B=BURN -> BURN (human chose this in 89% of 28 past reviews)] State investment aims to protect fish habitats, aligning with biodiversity rights despite water allocation concerns. | Th…
Massive LNG Project on the East Coast: Quebecers Are Still in the Dark While Ottawa is Already Pitching to Foreign Investors
Premature promotion of LNG project without transparency or consultation enables fossil fuel lock-in and violates democratic rights. | The federal government's premature promotion of an LNG project to foreign investors, without prior public …
How the End of USAID Eroded Global Environmental Goals
Dismantling USAID severely weakens global environmental protections and violates human rights frameworks. | The dismantling of USAID represents a severe regression in global environmental governance, directly undermining multiple SDGs and v…
UK could 'unlock' 100 more oil and gas projects, say North Sea bosses
Approval of new oil and gas projects enables long-term fossil fuel dependence, undermining climate goals. | While the proposal offers short-term economic and energy security benefits, the long-term environmental and climate costs are severe…
EPA eliminates rule that limits planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants
Repeal of emissions limits enables increased harm to climate, health, and ecosystems, outweighing short-term economic benefits. | The repeal of emissions limits for power plants prioritizes short-term economic gains for the fossil fuel indu…
It’s been one year since Australia assessed its national climate risk. But have we listened?
Government actions enabling fossil fuel expansion and cutting climate science funding outweigh limited climate risk recognition. | While the initial climate risk assessment signaled institutional awareness of climate threats, the subsequent…
US scraps limits on emissions from coal and gas power plants
Scrapping emissions limits enables harm to climate, health, and rights, outweighing short-term economic benefits. | The decision to scrap emissions limits prioritizes short-term economic gains over long-term environmental and public health …
‘Tidal wave’ of Pfas being launched to satisfy AI industry, campaigners warn
The action greatly amplifies harmful PFAS exposure, outweighing modest economic benefits. | The planned surge in PFAS manufacturing delivers modest economic gains but generates severe health and environmental harms that outweigh any benefit…
Arrests, tree felling: the state triggers forced march for a center to imprison exiles
State enforcement of detention center and wetland destruction outweighs citizen resistance, violating rights and ecosystems. | The state's action to enforce the detention center project and suppress opposition represents a significant viola…
Trump’s EPA reportedly poised to axe carbon pollution rules for power plants
Repeal of carbon pollution standards enables harm to public health, climate, and human rights at national scale. | The repeal of carbon pollution standards represents a severe regression in climate and public health protections, directly vi…
European countries pressure the EU to strengthen its presence in the Arctic
[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=MINT/B=NEUTRAL -> MINT (human chose this in 93% of 255 past reviews)] EU push for stronger Arctic presence may enable militarization and weaken Indigenous/environmental protections. | The…
Japanese PM-backed candidate wins Okinawa gubernatorial election
[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=MINT/B=MINT -> MINT (human chose this in 87% of 272 past reviews)] Election outcome enables policies undermining indigenous rights and environmental protections in Okinawa. | While the el…
Birds are running out of places to land: 45% of migratory bird species now in decline
[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=BURN/B=NEUTRAL -> BURN (human chose this in 89% of 85 past reviews)] Institutional action (Nairobi Flyways Declaration) is a protective response to biodiversity harm, justifying BURN. | T…
Gambia: National Assembly Committee Warns of Illegal Fishing and Weak Oversight in Marine Protected Areas
Warning alone insufficient to offset ongoing harm from weak enforcement and illegal fishing. | The committee's warning highlights critical governance failures in marine protection, which directly threaten biodiversity, food security, and li…
New Hope for Tapanuli Orangutan Conservation via Canopy Bridges
[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=MINT/B=BURN -> BURN (human chose this in 89% of 28 past reviews)] Proactive conservation action for critically endangered species outweighs prior harm assessment phase. | The initiative b…
NOAA Fisheries Takes A ‘Sharp Turn Away From Science’
The agency's shift away from science threatens marine habitats and violates the right to scientific benefit, resulting in a net negative impact. | The agency's move away from science undermines marine ecosystem health, breaches the right to…
Report alerts of leaks in closure works of Huelva’s phosphogypsum ponds
Report reveals significant environmental risks and delayed remediation, outweighing enforcement action. | The submission of the technical report is a positive enforcement action, aligning with SDGs 6, 12, 13, 14, and 15 by addressing enviro…
Global Birdfair Funding Gives New Hope to São Tomé and Príncipe’s Rarest Birds
[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=BURN/B=BURN -> BURN (human chose this in 91% of 126 past reviews)] Funding directly protects endangered species and empowers local communities, outweighing sustainability concerns. | The …
Fracking: request for reconsideration halts Supreme Court judgment on oil and gas exploration
[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=MINT/B=NEUTRAL -> MINT (human chose this in 93% of 255 past reviews)] Delay in binding ruling enables fracking risks without immediate safeguards, prioritizing procedural delay over harm …
When geothermal power threatens world heritage forests
Legal approval enabling geothermal development in a protected World Heritage Site undermines biodiversity and indigenous rights. | The 2024 KSDAHE law's approval of geothermal development in a protected World Heritage Site prioritizes short…
Bolivia: government orders 143 park rangers to stand down for 'restructuring'
Standing down park rangers weakens environmental enforcement, enabling harm to biodiversity and indigenous rights. | The decision to stand down 143 park rangers undermines critical environmental protections and enforcement mechanisms, direc…
Flávio Bolsonaro Repeats the Father and Presents 7 Anti-Environmental Proposals
High-magnitude negative action enabling environmental harm and violating multiple UN frameworks. | The action—presenting 7 anti-environmental proposals—directly undermines climate action, biodiversity, and indigenous rights, violating multi…
Vietnam and Russia deepen energy ties as To Lam visits Moscow
[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=MINT/B=NEUTRAL -> MINT (human chose this in 93% of 255 past reviews)] Deepening fossil fuel ties with Russia enables environmental harm and undermines climate goals. | The deepening of en…
Industry Interests Spent Big Money to Stop California From Banning PFAS Pesticides
Weakening of PFAS ban due to industry lobbying enables ongoing harm to health and environment. | The final bill represents a minor step toward transparency (positive) but falls far short of addressing the urgent need to eliminate PFAS pesti…
Italian hunting bill will sideline science, critics say
Legislation weakens scientific governance and biodiversity protections, violating multiple ethical frameworks. | The legislation undermines scientific integrity and evidence-based governance, directly violating principles of sustainable dev…
Get ready for Love & Rage
[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=BURN/B=BURN -> BURN (human chose this in 91% of 126 past reviews)] Citizen-led demand for transparency on existential ecological risks outweighs minor disruptions. | The event represents …
Murcia approves reforming the law protecting the Mar Menor
Legislative approval to weaken Mar Menor protections enables ecological harm and violates environmental rights frameworks. | The decision to reform the Mar Menor protection law undermines critical environmental safeguards for a fragile ecos…
Swedish elections raise heat on Indigenous rights as deputy PM denies UN criticism and proposes mining expansion on Sámi lands
Swedish government's denial of UN Indigenous rights standards and mining expansion approvals violate UNDRIP and enable cultural/ecological harm. | The Swedish government's explicit rejection of UN Indigenous rights standards and active prom…