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Coral Reefs in French Polynesia Are Stuck Between Life and Death
This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. On the island of Moorea, in French Polynesia, deep green volcanic mountains slope from high peaks down towards the sea. But they don’t stop at the shore. The ridgelines o…
Waste firms propose £5 vape deposit to cut litter
Waste firms propose a £5 deposit on vapes to reduce litter and fires, as current recycling efforts fail—only 20% are recycled, and discarded devices spark dangerous fires in waste trucks. Critics argue the fee could fue…
'We were being bullied in our own home': How 'authoritarian' HOAs are contributing to the insect apocalypse
Homeowners' associations (HOAs) in the U.S. enforce restrictive landscaping rules, contributing to insect population decline by banning native plants, mandating monoculture turf, and penalizing biodiversity. Despite HOA…
The world’s largest meat company is preparing to build a sprawling industrial beef operation in Nigeria—its first on the African continent—but has not revealed…
A vast swamp in southeast Georgia, the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is an environmental wonderland: a protected wilderness of blackwater channels, peat …
Rescue teams airlifted dozens of families in Deir Az Zor after the Euphrates River flooded, submerging farmland and collapsing a bridge, leaving residents isol…
The mountain jewelflower, or Caulanthus amplexicaulis, is a resilient California wildflower that may aid the survival of other plant species amid climate chang…
The virtually indestructible Pfas waste puts largely low-income neighborhoods at risk, public health advocates say The nation’s garbage incinerators are large…
The 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption may have unintentionally reduced atmospheric methane via stratospheric reactions. Satellite data showed a formaldeh…
Colombia’s Mavecure Mountains feature three dramatic 2,000-foot sandstone buttes sacred to Indigenous Puinave and Curipaco communities. Once overshadowed by co…
Exclusive: Local authority asked what steps it is taking after hordes of splashing revellers seen disturbing nesting birds Ministers have written to the City …
Sávio Bortolini Pimentel just missed getting on the roster to represent his national team, Brazil, at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States. At the time…
Louisiana must choose between strategically planning for managed retreat due to rising seas and land loss, or risk letting disasters dictate its future. The st…
From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by host Steve Curwood with author Terry Tempest Willia…
