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Six women win 2026 Goldman prize in first all-female cohort in award's historyClimate

Six women win 2026 Goldman prize in first all-female cohort in award's history

Six women have been awarded the 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize, making it the first year in the award's history that all recipients are women. The laureates come from Colombia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, South Korea, the UK and the US.

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Argentina approves glacier mining bill despite environmental protestsClimate

Argentina approves glacier mining bill despite environmental protests

Argentina's congress has approved a Milei-backed amendment to the country's glacier law, allowing mining for copper, lithium and silver in previously protected Andean glacier and permafrost zones, drawing condemnation from environmental groups.

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