Brazil, which is hosting the 30th U.N. Climate Change Conference this month, wants to show the world it is a leader in safeguarding the planet. Its record tells a more complicated story.
Brazilian police with support from Interpol have destroyed 277 dredges used in illegal gold mining along the Madeira River in one of the largest coordinated crackdowns in the Amazon.
Democratic lawmakers in New Mexico are questioning the integrity of the state’s proposed rules for reusing oil and gas wastewater, alleging that political pressure from the governor’s office has undermined public trust in the process.
As drought-stricken Dawson Creek seeks to pipe drinking water from the Peace River, critics say oil and gas companies should fund the project rather than local taxpayers.
Researchers warn that India’s urban freshwater bodies are becoming increasingly toxic due to unmanaged plastic waste and intensifying weather patterns.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drinking water.
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The recent discovery of mosquitoes in Iceland is just one way in which the climate crisis is creating health hazards. A new scientific report says these risks are unprecedented.
