Events behind the numbers
Each event listed below contributes to the dashboard aggregate you clicked on. Click any title to open its full ethical analysis (the 7-framework breakdown, the 4D scoring, the on-chain transaction).
US strikes Iran’s Larak Island
Military strikes escalate conflict, violate human rights, and undermine peace/climate goals with high irreversible risk. | The US military strikes on Iran represent a severe escalation of conflict, directly violating core human rights (life…
Secret Plan to Dump Slaughterhouse Waste Blindsided Residents of Iowa’s Loess Hills
The secret waste dumping plan poses significant environmental and health risks, outweighing any potential benefits. | The covert waste‑dumping plan creates substantial environmental degradation and endangers public health, violating basic h…
US: Trump administration considering transfer of part of Yosemite National Park to a real estate developer
Potential privatization of Yosemite undermines conservation, indigenous rights, and public trust in governance. | The potential transfer of Yosemite National Park land to private interests directly violates conservation principles, indigeno…
Trump administration proposes exchanging land in Yosemite National Park for private developer access
Proposal enables privatization of protected land, violating environmental and indigenous rights with irreversible harm. | The proposal directly violates environmental and cultural protections by prioritizing private commercial interests ove…
Trump announces a major oil agreement with Venezuela
The agreement enables fossil fuel expansion and human rights violations, outweighing economic benefits. | The agreement prioritizes short-term economic and energy gains for the U.S. while entrenching fossil fuel reliance and enabling a regi…
Forest Service ‘restructuring’ is bad news for public lands
Restructuring weakens environmental governance, violates indigenous rights, and risks long-term ecological harm. | The restructuring directly undermines environmental protection (SDGs 13, 15), indigenous rights (UNDRIP), and public access t…
Trump Administration Pushing to Hand Piece of Yosemite to Private Developer
Federal action undermines public land protections, risks irreversible environmental harm, and violates Indigenous rights. | The action directly violates environmental and public land protections, undermining decades of legal precedent and r…
Trump Administration Speeds Up Environmental Review for 800-Mile Alaska Oil Pipeline
Expedited fossil fuel infrastructure approval undermines climate action and participatory governance. | The decision to expedite the environmental review and reauthorize the Trans-Alaska Pipeline prioritizes short-term economic and energy i…
Can Trump really rename Lake Ontario to 'Lake America'?
Unilateral renaming violates international norms and risks undermining environmental governance without ethical justification. | The executive order represents a unilateral disruption of international norms and bilateral relations, violatin…
As Data Centers Drive Boom in Fossil Power Generation, EPA is Slashing Pollution Standards to Clear their Path
EPA's weakening of pollution standards enables fossil fuel expansion, undermining climate action and public health. | The EPA's decision to weaken pollution standards represents a significant regression in environmental protection, directly…
Elon Musk Wants to Build the World’s Largest Space Launch Site
High environmental and social costs outweigh speculative technological benefits of the proposed launch site. | The proposed launch site offers technological and scientific advancements with moderate positive potential, particularly for inno…
Trump sends Saudi civil nuclear agreement to Congress for review
The agreement's proliferation risks and ethical compromises outweigh limited oversight benefits. | The submission of the nuclear agreement to Congress introduces limited transparency but carries significant risks of nuclear proliferation an…
State Senator Kristen Gonzalez Kicks Off NY Fights AI Data Centers Tour in Buffalo and Niagara Falls
[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=MINT/B=NEUTRAL -> MINT (human chose this in 93% of 255 past reviews)] Awareness campaign enables harm by delaying action without binding policy outcomes. | The event represents a positive…
Border Wall Construction Threatens 6,000 Years of History on Private Lands
Border wall construction enables irreversible cultural and ecological harm, violating Indigenous rights and environmental protections. | The construction of the border wall represents a severe violation of Indigenous rights, cultural herita…
Trump threatens to double tariffs on Canadian products
Threatened tariffs undermine trade cooperation, economic stability, and labor rights, with high risk of escalation. | The threatened tariff increase represents a regressive trade policy that undermines economic stability, fair labor conditi…
Fearing ‘Catastrophic Impacts’ From Water Cuts, Nevada Sues Feds Over Colorado River Plan
[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=MINT/B=MINT -> MINT (human chose this in 87% of 272 past reviews)] Lawsuit risks undermining regional cooperation on critical water management amid climate crisis. | Nevada's legal challe…
Nevada sues U.S. government over Colorado River water restrictions
[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=MINT/B=MINT -> MINT (human chose this in 87% of 272 past reviews)] Lawsuit risks undermining collective drought response, harming vulnerable groups and ecosystems. | The lawsuit reflects …
Nevada files lawsuit challenging federal plan for Colorado River revival
[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=MINT/B=MINT -> MINT (human chose this in 87% of 272 past reviews)] Lawsuit delays critical water cuts, risking immediate ecological and community harm despite long-term potential benefits…
The Trump Administration Has Spent Billions Boosting Gas Exports, Spurring More Fracking
Government policy enabling fossil fuel expansion and emissions lock-in warrants MINT. | The Trump administration's policy to boost gas exports and fracking directly undermines climate action (SDG 13) and sustainable energy (SDG 7). It prior…