The prime ministers of two small island nations that face ongoing impacts from rising sea levels will appear at legal hearings at an international court in Hamburg, Germany, on Monday, and seek an ...

Small island developing states are seeking a legal ‘advisory opinion’ from an international tribunal on whether climate change falls under the international law of the sea.

A view of Red Rock Island, on San Francisco Bay, as seen from a sea kayak on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Charles Russo/SFGATE By Tessa McLean , California Editor Updated Feb 22, 2023 10:39 a.m.

Under the Homestead Act of 1862, squatters took possession of millions of free acres of land in the West, but now there is not much worthwhile public land available. A few years ago, a Louisiana ...

Isla Espíritu Santo, an island off the coast of Mexico’s Baja California Sur, is surrounded by whales, sharks, turtles, and rays. Evie Carrick is a writer and editor who’s lived in five ...

The prime ministers of two small island nations that face ongoing impacts from rising sea levels will appear at legal hearings at an international court in Hamburg, Germany, on Monday, and seek an ...