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The ultra-sophisticated port north of Lima will revolutionize global trade, but it’s already sparking destructive new routes through the world’s most climate-critical ecosystem. By Georgina Gustin Planet China: Eleventh in a series about how Beijing’s trillion-dollar development plan is reshaping…
Highway projects bring destruction to the rainforest and surrounding ecosystems in South America. One connecting Brazil and Peru is a case in point. By Georgina Gustin The two-lane Interoceanic Highway climbs from the humid flatlands of Peru’s Amazon rainforest upward…
As the Trump administration targeted Latino communities, green groups felt the ripple effects. By Susan Cosier Amid fears of a 40 percent cut to Chicago-area public transit services, the Illinois chapter of GreenLatinos mobilized this fall to save the elevated…
Environmental policy expert and environmental justice champion Judith Enck says in a new book that it’s possible to move beyond society’s dependence on plastics, if we each play a part. By Liza Gross Judith Enck has spent her entire career…
Back in April, scientists read the tea leaves — or, more accurately, heaps of data — and predicted an above-average hurricane season over the summer and autumn, with nine or 10 named storms, four of which could grow to major…
Note to readers • This story is made possible through a partnership between The Salt Lake Tribune and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. The dust blowing from the dry bed of the Great Salt Lake is creating a serious…
Expert cautions large pipeline of potential projects will not deliver required energy capacity unless companies make final investments Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Renewable energy investors have warned “deep structural issues” are driving a…
The case of a planned Cumbrian coalmine shows how governments around the world are being threatened by litigation in shadowy offshore courts How do you reckon our political system works? Perhaps something like this. We elect MPs. They vote on…
Açaí’s deep purple pulp is widely considered a “superfood” for its antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. The berry grows naturally in the Amazon and has become a star for the rainforest’s bioeconomy, reaping more than $1 billion worldwide. Now, a growing…
The chemicals would “most likely” impact my health, but there are ways to bring levels down, I was told.