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Brazil’s Congress is advancing controversial legislation that could overturn three decades of constitutional protection for Indigenous lands, potentially opening these territories to legal mining operations. The move comes as global demand for critical minerals like gold has reached unprecedented levels,…
Regulatory authorities have issued orders requiring companies to dramatically reduce levels of PFAS chemicals—commonly known as “forever chemicals”—in drinking water sources serving approximately 6 million Americans. These persistent synthetic compounds have become a growing public health concern due to their…
Africa faces a cruel climate paradox: while contributing the least to global greenhouse gas emissions, the continent bears the brunt of climate change’s most devastating impacts. Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, and increasingly violent weather events are wreaking havoc on African…
Brazilian federal police, working with Interpol, have dealt a massive blow to illegal gold mining operations in the Amazon rainforest by destroying 277 floating mining dredges along the Madeira River. The coordinated raids represent one of the largest environmental law…
Australia’s federal government has unveiled an ambitious “solar sharer” program that will provide households with at least three hours of free solar electricity daily, even if they don’t own rooftop solar panels. The groundbreaking initiative represents a major step toward…
Deep in Antarctica, the Hektoria Glacier is retreating at an alarming pace, but scientists are locked in debate over whether this dramatic ice loss is truly unprecedented in the glacier’s history. A recent study has thrust this remote Antarctic glacier…
Newly leaked documents reveal that ExxonMobil orchestrated a deliberate campaign to spread climate change denial throughout Latin America, aiming to undermine international climate agreements. The cache of hundreds of previously unpublished papers includes actual copies of checks the oil giant…
A massive saltwater crocodile named “Old Faithful” has arrived at Australia Zoo on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, but the 4-meter reptile’s relocation has ignited a heated dispute over Indigenous land rights and wildlife management practices. The iconic crocodile was controversially removed…
The Yup’ik community of Nunapitchuk in southwestern Alaska faces an unprecedented challenge: their ancestral homeland is literally disappearing beneath their feet. As climate change accelerates permafrost thaw, homes throughout the village are sinking into the once-frozen ground, forcing residents to…
Australia’s National Party has officially withdrawn support for the country’s commitment to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, marking a significant shift in the Coalition’s climate policy stance. The junior partner in Australia’s conservative Coalition government had been…
