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Bauxite mining and Chinese dam push Guinea’s chimpanzees to the brink

Human Rights Watch has accused SMB’s trucks of spreading red dust that kills off agriculture and coats trees and villages in dust, though...
A warming climate could cause baby birds to go hungry

A warming climate could cause baby birds to go hungry

A lag between when larvae and birds hatch because of warming weather could be catastrophic for bird hatchlings. Some species of birds are facing a...
Norway, the world’s ‘most sustainable country,’ will continue drilling for oil

Norway, the world’s ‘most sustainable country,’ will continue drilling for oil

“We will supply energy to the world as long as the demand exists,” the country’s energy minister says. Norway is considered to be the most...
Renewable energy storage advances with sodium ion success

Renewable energy storage advances with sodium ion success

Sodium ion batteries to replace lithium go beyond EV and transport uses, supporting the energy transition and a renewable power grid itself. With the climate...

Bolsonaro supporter works to imprison Dorothy Stang’s successor

Brazilian President-elect Jair...
Amazonia in flames: Unlearned lessons from the 2023 Manaus smoke crisis (commentary)

Amazonia in flames: Unlearned lessons from the 2023 Manaus smoke crisis...

In 2023 the city of Manaus, in central Amazonia, found itself covered in dense smoke from burning rainforest, with levels of toxic PM 2.5...
New guidebook supports U.S. tribal nations in adopting rights-of-nature laws

New guidebook supports U.S. tribal nations in adopting rights-of-nature laws

A new guidebook aims to assist tribal nations across the United States in adopting legal frameworks that recognize the rights of nature.The growing rights-of-nature...