Military drills spark hundreds of wildfires in UK
Live explosives on army training sites in the UK countryside mean many wildfires cannot be tackled.
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California Updates Pesticide Alert System
Regulators say they tweaked the notification system based on community feedback. But some residents and pesticide reform advocates say they still need precise locations—and bans on the most toxic chemicals. By Liza Gross Farmworkers and their families have long demanded…
Settlement Signed in Texas v. New Mexico Rio Grande Case
The Rio Grande states and the Department of Justice are one step closer to resolving a long-standing Supreme Court case over water rights. By Martha Pskowski EL PASO—The Rio Grande flows over 1,800 miles from the mountains of southwestern Colorado…
Cape Town faces backlash over proposal to kill baboons
In Cape Town, South Africa, an ongoing conflict between people and baboons has escalated to the point that local authorities are considering culling 117 animals from four troops, roughly a quarter of the local population. The 45-kilogram (100-pound) primates sometimes…
Transportation Dept. Cancels $679 Million for Offshore Wind Projects
The Trump administration’s campaign against wind power continued as it targeted funding for marine terminals and ports to support development.
Carbon offset markets are unfair to communities in Borneo & beyond (commentary)
I write this while waiting for my tablet to die. Tomorrow, I’ll return to air-conditioning, stable WiFi and refrigeration, but here in Long Moh, deep in the remote Upper Baram region of Sarawak, there has been no electricity for two…
Despite pledge, Colombia still has ways to expand Amazon oil exploration
Over the last several years, the Colombian government has taken steps to end oil and gas drilling in the Amazon. It pledged to stop issuing new exploration licenses and signed onto treaties to phase out current production, which has shown…
A ‘sea war’ brews off Gambia as desperate local fishermen attack foreign vessels, and each other
BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — A “sea war” is brewing off the West African nation of Gambia as desperate local fishermen attack foreign commercial fishing vessels, and each other. The fight is driven by market forces and foreign seafood appetites that…
Climate change is driving fish stocks from countries’ waters to the high seas: Study
Fish and other marine organisms, though deeply affected by human activities, don’t respect human borders. The ranges of many commercially important species in fact straddle the borders of countries’ exclusive economic zones (EEZs) and international waters, known as the high…
As plastics treaty talks break down, are there paths to a breakthrough?
Events this August raise a critical question: Can the United Nations process to combat global plastic pollution ever reach agreement? Or is some other way forward necessary? The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC) set a goal in 2022…