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The pandemic has given a new twist to forest therapy, as the guide connects with a group virtually, instead of on a two-hour walk in person. But the method, a series of invitations to open the senses, remains the same.

A large majority of Catholic voters believe climate change is a serious or somewhat serious concern and that governments at all levels as well as corporations and individuals must take stronger action to address it, according to results of a new poll released Oct. 22.

Electricity generation and food account for nearly half of greenhouse gas emissions caused by humans

In March, when the pandemic had just planted its roots in the U.S., President Trump directed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to do something devastating: suspend environmental rule enforcement. The EPA complied, and for just under half a year, it provided over 3,000 waivers that granted facilities clemency from state-level environmental rule compliance.

Human beings must change their relationship with nature and view it not as an "object for unscrupulous use and abuse" but as a gift they are charged by God to care for and protect, Pope Francis said.

As Catholic groups worldwide divest from fossil fuels, some priests, environmental conservationists and activists in East Africa are resisting an oil pipeline taking shape in their region.

The Trump administration may have pulled the United States out of the Paris climate accord, but most states and many rural areas have developed their own plans for reducing carbon emissions and moving away from fossil fuels.

Trillions of dollars are on the table, as governments around the world seek to dig out from the economic crater caused by the coronavirus. With time also running short to avoid the worst of the climate crisis, the growing consensus among world leaders is that COVID-19 recovery spending must be "climate-smart."