Nature takes over: Kenyan wastewater, US toxic dump turned wetland

Along with wins for the environment, the rights of marginalized people made gains in Latin America with the first celebration of LGBTQ history month by Cuba, and a court ruling affecting the U.S. southern border.

1. Mexico

Immigration stops and checkpoints have grown increasingly common across Mexico due to pressure from the United States to prevent migrants from Central and South America from reaching the border. But they also allow immigration agents to single out individuals based on ethnicity, skin color, and language. That creates “disproportionate impacts