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A reactor explosion in Chernobyl, Ukraine released massive amounts of radioactive material, contaminating land and water, killing wildlife, and forcing long-term human evacuations.
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Testified before the U.S. Senate, warning that human-caused greenhouse gases were driving global warming — one of the first major public alerts about climate change.
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Julia Butterfly lived in a redwood tree for 2 years as a form of activism.
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A song written by Joni Michelle that is an environmental anthem that critiques environmental destruction
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A documentary released exagarating effects of global warming.
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Broke the world record for fastest solo sail around the globe; later founded the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to promote a circular economy.
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a youth leader of "ReZpect our Water", a campaign against the proposed route of the Dakota Access Pipeline, and served on the board of a sustainable energy group called Indigenized Energy.
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A massive methane leak at the Aliso Canyon gas storage facility near Los Angeles released over 100,000 tons of methane into the atmosphere over four months, making it the largest such leak in U.S. history.
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Child falls in to zoo enclosure and is attacked by gorilla. To save the child the gorilla is shot.
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Greta Thunburg began protesting outside the Swedish Parlament alone.
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founder and Executive Director of Black Girl Environmentalist
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A record number of fires ravaged the Amazon rainforest across Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, and Paraguay, with over 80,000 fires detected in Brazil alone. These fires were primarily set intentionally to clear land for agriculture and livestock, using the slash-and-burn method.
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Won the Jackson Wild Rising Star Award for using photography and filmmaking to raise awareness about wildlife conservation in Tanzania, especially by telling stories that connect local communities to protecting nature