Environment & Sustainability

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Christopher B. Hall

Christopher B. Hall Office of Small Business Programs Chris Hall is a Program Manager in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) where he oversees OSBP’s Policy & Program Management Office. In this role, he implements small…

The Indigenous women changing the course of their communities

Indigenous women leaders don’t only sustain life in their territories; they are also active defenders of water, seeds, ancestral knowledge and biodiversity. Together, they lead environmental restoration processes and care for the health of their communities. They also pave the…

An Empire of Nature: African Parks and Rwanda’s Nyungwe Forest

NYUNGWE NATIONAL PARK, Rwanda — It’s a cool morning in the montane rainforest of western Rwanda’s Nyungwe National Park. Sunbeams stream down from the canopy, glowing in the mist. Birdsong pierces the still air. Jacques Habimana, a baby-faced 23-year-old trail…

Turning adventure into data

Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Gregg Treinish’s turning point came somewhere between mountain ranges and moral unease. Years of wandering through wilderness had left him restless. “I was…

Ohio Landfills Take Drilling Waste but Don’t Track or Test Much of It

Drilling waste moves through Ohio landfills with little oversight from state regulators, potentially putting waterways at risk. By Julie Grant, The Allegheny Front This story by The Allegheny Front was reported in collaboration with Inside Climate News. Listen to the radio…