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Global cobalt rush drives toxic toll near DRC mines

Under the shadow of war in the DRC, a mining company acts with impunity

Irrawaddy dolphin death in Thailand’s Songkhla Lake underscores conservation needs

Proposed copper mine modifications spark community outcry in Peru

Java rice farmers suffer crop failure as copper mine pollutes local irrigation

Pollution poses big risks to global clean water supplies, study shows

Fears of marine disaster loom after fertilizer-laden ship sinks in Red Sea

Gharial conservation plan leaves Nepal fishing communities searching for new jobs

Locals at the mouth of the Amazon River get a salty taste of climate change

Controversy brews over proposed dam on Kathmandu’s Bagmati River

Study: Indonesia’s new capital city threatens stable proboscis monkey population

Communities on troubled Java river mold future from plastic waste

Cambodia sea turtle nests spark hope amid coastal development & species decline

In Nepal’s Chitwan, tourist pools spell possible trouble for environment & wildlife

Java’s crumbling coastline and rising tide swamp jasmine flower trade

In Mexico, Xalapa’s chronic water scarcity reflects a deepening national crisis

Courage & calm despite attacks: Q&A with Colombian activist Yuly Velásquez

Why the Amazon’s small streams have a major impact on its grand rivers

New AI model helps detect and identify microplastics in wastewater

The waters of the Xingu: A source of life at risk of death

U.S. mining companies leave lasting trail of contamination across Peru

Forest restoration planned for Colombia’s Farallones de Cali National Park

Philippines oil spill may reverberate long after cleanup declared complete

Quilombola communities take iron mine to U.K. court, alleging decade of damages

Paradise lost? Brazil’s biggest bauxite mining firm denies riverine rights

North Atlantic orcas reveal the troubling persistence of toxic ocean pollutants

Russia, Saudi Arabia, Iran & petrochemical industry stall plastics treaty: Critics

Salty wells and lost land: Climate and erosion take their toll in Sulawesi

Beyond Climate: Fossil fuels rapidly eroding Earth’s ‘safe operating space’

Beyond climate: Oil, gas and coal are destabilizing all 9 planetary boundaries

Study links pesticides to child cancer deaths in Brazilian Amazon & Cerrado

Poisoned for decades by a Peruvian mine, communities say they feel forgotten

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