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).
De la Espriella revoked a resolution protecting the Amazon from mega-mining and hydrocarbon exploitation
Revocation of Amazon protections enables large-scale ecological and rights violations, warranting MINT. | The revocation of Resolution 961 constitutes a severe regression in environmental and indigenous rights protection, directly violating…
Lawmakers and Regulators Press Air Force Over Continuing Pollution From Joint Base Andrews Fuel Spill
Prolonged contamination and institutional failure outweigh regulatory pressure, resulting in net negative impact. | The pressure from lawmakers and regulators represents a positive enforcement of environmental and public health protections,…
NO WATER: 'Are we not important enough?' — Joburg residents protest water cuts before elections
Systemic water rights violations and governance failures outweigh the positive civic action of protests. | The protest itself is a positive act of civic engagement, asserting rights to water and accountability. However, the underlying crisi…
BUSHVELD LUNACY: Dig first, find water later: Limpopo's industrial insanity
[Analyst A judged it not actionable; Analyst B's verdict applied] Valid commentary by a national outlet on a biosphere-threatening project; modest net score (3.1) falls under the MINT threshold. | The publication is a legitimate act of publ…
In Suriname's Amazon, the Wayana community struggling to keep gold miners at bay
[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=MINT/B=MINT -> MINT (human chose this in 87% of 272 past reviews)] [Analyst A judged it not actionable; Analyst B's verdict applied] Community resistance to illegal gold mining is protect…
In eastern Montana, a new oil pipeline comes with perils and a potential payday
[Analyst A judged it not actionable; Analyst B's verdict applied] Approved oil pipeline in eastern Montana: fossil lock-in and spill risk outweigh modest landowner revenue. Article body missing, so confidence is low. | The approved pipeline…
Serious pollution by water industry remains high despite £5bn investment
[Analyst A judged it not actionable; Analyst B's verdict applied] Systemic failure of water companies to meet targets despite £5bn investment warrants negative token action. | The £5bn investment in England's water industry is a positive st…
What We Throw Away Doesn’t Disappear by Magic
Proposed nuclear waste repository poses long-term environmental risks outweighing public engagement benefits. | The event and Nagra's awareness campaign represent a positive step in promoting public engagement and transparency on nuclear wa…
Pantanal officially enters arid route, government plan indicates
[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=MINT/B=MINT -> MINT (human chose this in 87% of 272 past reviews)] Government reclassification reflects worsening environmental harm, outweighing policy framework benefits. | The governme…
Most Wells Around the Grand Canyon With High Arsenic Levels Are at Uranium Mine, New Analysis Shows
[Analyst A judged it not actionable; Analyst B's verdict applied] Uranium mining linked to unsafe arsenic levels in groundwater near Grand Canyon violates public health and environmental rights. | The analysis by the Grand Canyon Trust expo…
Jharkhand officials outline plans to address water shortages in Adivasi villages
[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=MINT/B=BURN -> BURN (human chose this in 89% of 28 past reviews)] Government plans aim to protect Indigenous water rights; despite weak binding, the action mitigates harm. | The outlined …
Green light for Imerys' lithium mine in Allier
Approval enables long-term environmental harm and community disruption, outweighing clean energy benefits. | The approval of the lithium mine presents a trade-off between advancing clean energy (SDGs 7, 13) and potential long-term environme…
National climate plans now promise half the emission cuts expected by UN
Weakened climate pledges and US exit from Paris Agreement enable increased emissions and violate rights. | The action—weakened national climate pledges and the US exit from the Paris Agreement—represents a significant regression in global c…
18 Groups Demand Baltimore City Retain Control Over Water, Sewer Systems
[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=MINT/B=NEUTRAL -> MINT (human chose this in 93% of 255 past reviews)] Retaining public control safeguards water rights and curtails profit‑driven harm to marginalized communities. | The d…
Kenya: Nairobi Water Shutdown to Hit Parts of Nairobi for Three Days
[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=MINT/B=MINT -> MINT (human chose this in 87% of 272 past reviews)] [Analyst A judged it not actionable; Analyst B's verdict applied] Temporary but avoidable disruption to critical water i…
Nearly 20 Years Without Justice: Cultural Survival Calls on Panama to Provide Reparations to Ngäbe Communities Affected by the CHAN-75 Dam
[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=MINT/B=NEUTRAL -> MINT (human chose this in 93% of 255 past reviews)] Panama's refusal to provide reparations perpetuates harm to Ngäbe, weakening Indigenous rights. | The event highlight…
Guinea: 'Go Green and Go Thirsty' - Guinea's Plastic Ban Clashes With Need for Safe Water
Reversal of plastic ban prioritizes short-term water access over environmental goals, creating net negative impact. | The initial plastic ban was a positive step for environmental protection, aligning with multiple SDGs and planetary bounda…
European Omnibus X Project: A Setback for Public Health
Weakening pesticide regulations undermines public health, ecosystems, and scientific consensus, justifying MINT. | The Omnibus X proposal represents a significant regression in public health and environmental protection, directly violating …
The fundamental flaw in South Africa’s water financing model
[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=MINT/B=NEUTRAL -> MINT (human chose this in 93% of 255 past reviews)] Institutional inaction enables harm; legislative reform proposal signals urgency for accountability. | The article ex…
Amid Iowa’s Water Crisis, Factory Farms Get a Pass on Environmental Permitting
[Analyst A judged it not actionable; Analyst B's verdict applied] Factory farm exemptions enable systemic water pollution and corporate impunity, violating environmental and human rights. | The article exposes systemic regulatory failure in…
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Abiy Inaugurates Major Megech Irrigation Dam
[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=MINT/B=NEUTRAL -> MINT (human chose this in 93% of 255 past reviews)] Infrastructure enabling harm via ecological disruption and downstream risks outweighs economic benefits. | The projec…
New steel plant is early test for Argentina’s big investment scheme
[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=MINT/B=NEUTRAL -> MINT (human chose this in 93% of 255 past reviews)] Institutional action enables industrial activity with weak safeguards, outweighing lower-carbon benefits. | The appro…
Israeli Forces Displace 1,200 Palestinians in Hebron After Deadly Attack on Soldiers
Forced displacement violates core human rights and undermines multiple SDGs, warranting a MINT decision. | The forced displacement of Palestinians constitutes a severe violation of fundamental human rights, including the right to housing, f…
'You need persistence': the Norfolk couple who took on environmental regulators three times – and won
[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=BURN/B=BURN -> BURN (human chose this in 91% of 126 past reviews)] Landmark legal victory enforces environmental law, protects biodiversity, and empowers citizen accountability. | The hig…
The Locations of North Carolina’s Industrial Poultry Farms Have Been a Secret—Until Now
[Analyst A judged it not actionable; Analyst B's verdict applied] Industrial poultry farms' systemic opacity and public health harms outweigh transparency gains from exposure. | The exposure of industrial poultry farm locations in North Car…