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Emerging on the street of Avenida Cuscatlan in the public square, a mile-long line of protesters marched, testifying their human right to access water]]></description><link>https://www.andovergeographic.org/post/salvadorans-use-their-complex-history-to-fight-mining</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6abf22417333c9a7b0d12f30</guid><category><![CDATA[Development]]></category><category><![CDATA[Guest Essay]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 03:22:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2b6ca4_233a526eb84348caa9bd05f0bbfea3ac~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Asal Mohammadi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justice for Justice40]]></title><description><![CDATA[The irreversible damage that climate change has on marginalized peoples is not something that should be treated as collateral damage. President Trump’s first day in office was marked by the rolling back of environmental legislation. 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It is finally starting to materialize, and by extension, so are the consequences.]]></description><link>https://www.andovergeographic.org/post/the-environmental-gamble-on-ambler-road</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6abf0ddd5e99b6bb53697e77</guid><category><![CDATA[Nature & Science]]></category><category><![CDATA[Guest Essay]]></category><category><![CDATA[Home_4]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 02:18:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2b6ca4_a91fd6b28ff84a028d2fa4438b564e3b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Asal Mohammadi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opening the floodgates on glyphosate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Glyphosate, a chemical in many leading pesticide brands, has been in the hot seat, especially when a new executive order protects Bayer]]></description><link>https://www.andovergeographic.org/post/opening-the-floodgates-on-glyphosate</link><guid 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