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Pollution

Massive pits show where sand and gravel have been mined
Oceans & Clean Water

Coastal Restoration: Saving Sand

Increasing demand for this seemingly abundant and common material harms human and natural communities — and fuels a lucrative and dangerous illegal industry.
July 15, 2024
by
Melissa Gaskill
Increasing demand for this seemingly abundant and common material harms human and natural communities — and fuels a lucrative and dangerous illegal industry.
A Black woman's hand next to several asthma inhalers, with a colorful blanket underneath
Op-Eds

Compounding a Crisis: When Public Health Solutions Worsen Climate Change

The unanticipated environmental effects of inhalers underscore the contradictions of piecemeal climate solutions.
July 12, 2024
by
Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr.
The unanticipated environmental effects of inhalers underscore the contradictions of piecemeal climate solutions.
Female workers sort out plastic bottles for recycling in a factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh 26 October 2016. Plastic not only poses an immense pollution problem - it also exacerbates climate change. If plastic production stays on its current trajectory, by 2030, greenhouse gas emissions from plastic could reach 1.34 billion tons per year, equivalent to the emissions produced by 300 new 500MW coal-fired power plants.
Op-Eds

Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Block Progress Again — This Time on Plastics

Before the next global meeting on plastics, we need more transparency and disclosure around the corporate stakeholders wielding influence there.
June 21, 2024
by
Steve Trent
Before the next global meeting on plastics, we need more transparency and disclosure around the corporate stakeholders wielding influence there.
A Uros woman in colorful skirt and jacket stands amidst drying reeds
Climate Change

Titicaca in Crisis: Climate Change Is Drying Up the Biggest Lake in the Andes

Persistent drought has caused havoc for the Indigenous peoples who live on floating islands and depend on rains that have stopped falling.
June 10, 2024
by
Tim Brinkhof
Persistent drought has caused havoc for the Indigenous peoples who live on floating islands and depend on rains that have stopped falling.
Two hands cup a pile of wood pellets
Climate Change

Burning Trees: As the Biomass Industry Grows, Its Carbon Emissions Go Uncounted

Wood-pellet companies have devastated forests in the Southeast and New England. Now they’re looking to expand.
May 20, 2024
by
Nick Engelfried
Wood-pellet companies have devastated forests in the Southeast and New England. Now they’re looking to expand.
Oceans & Clean Water

Smothered by Seaweed: Sargassum Wreaks Havoc on Caribbean Ecosystems

Its growth driven to epic levels by climate change and fertilizer runoff, sargassum puts dozens of species — and people — at risk.
May 3, 2024
by
Maria Mónica Monsalve (América Futura, El País América) and Krista Campbell (Television Jamaica)
Its growth driven to epic levels by climate change and fertilizer runoff, sargassum puts dozens of species — and people — at risk.
Dirty, broken plastic forks stick up between the boards of a picnic table
From the Archives

Bioplastics Are Not the Solution

To solve plastic pollution, we need nontoxic, reusable materials — not more single-use disposable products.
April 10, 2024
by
Julia Cohen and Erica Cirino
To solve plastic pollution, we need nontoxic, reusable materials — not more single-use disposable products.
Three common cranes in flight against a blue sky
Extinction Countdown

Cranes in Ukraine: Birds of Joy in a War-Torn Land

As the Russian invasion rages on, two species of crane make their annual migration into ancestral habitats that have become a battlefield.
April 1, 2024
by
John R. Platt
As the Russian invasion rages on, two species of crane make their annual migration into ancestral habitats that have become a battlefield.
Wildlife

Is Our Food Waste Creating a Murder of Crows?

Ongoing research finds that trashcans can feed and boost crow populations, which comes with a potentially deadly cost for some other bird species.
February 7, 2024
by
Rebecca Heisman
Ongoing research finds that trashcans can feed and boost crow populations, which comes with a potentially deadly cost for some other bird species.
Nilgiri tahr looks out at forested hills.
Voices

Protect This Place: Saving India’s Shola Sky Islands

These unique ecosystems face threats from invasive species, development and pollution.
January 10, 2024
by
Nisha Bhakat
These unique ecosystems face threats from invasive species, development and pollution.

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