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Trieste Residents Worry Their City Will Be Overrun With Venice-Bound Tourists
After Venice shunned large cruise ships, many began to dock 100 miles east in Trieste. Residents now worry that tourists will overrun their city, too.
Leaving EPA Behind, Environmental Justice Pioneer Preaches Hope Amid Trump Cutbacks
In 26 years at the agency, Charles Lee worked to keep the focus on communities. Now, he believes communities will keep the movement alive, despite the federal government’s retreat. By Marianne Lavelle One year ago, Charles Lee could look across…
How drones and AI are changing the way we fight wildfires
Earlier this summer, the Banana Lake Fire erupted near Plains, Montana, engulfing over 850 acres in flames within a day. The “total suppression” response from firefighting officials included deploying at least 17 engines, two helicopters, and three bulldozers, as well…
Scientists reconfirm rare shark sightings after 50 years in PNG
In 1973, researchers scientifically described a species of shark based on a single specimen: a pregnant female caught a few years earlier by a fisherman near the mouth of the Gogol River in Astrolabe Bay, Papua New Guinea. They named…
Josh Hawley’s ‘huge win’ will be a big loss for clean energy — and ratepayers
It’s only been a few weeks since the Trump administration and lawmakers like Missouri Senator Josh Hawley succeeded in derailing the Grain Belt Express, a high-voltage transmission line that would have brought clean energy to much of the upper Midwest.…
Restoring the Páramo: How Ecuador healed its degraded high-Andean ecosystem
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Ecuador’s Antisana páramo, southeast of Quito, offers a striking example of ecological restoration, turning back the clock on centuries of degradation caused by…
Global temperatures to remain above average despite return of La Niña, says UN
Climate phenomenon cools surface of Pacific but won’t stop human-induced climate change increasing temperatures and exacerbating extreme weather The cooling La Niña weather phenomenon may return between September and November, but even if it does, global temperatures are expected to…
EDF extends lifespan of two UK nuclear plants, securing 1,000 jobs for longer
Heysham 1 in Lancashire and Hartlepool in Teesside to continue operating until March 2028 Business live – latest updates The lifespan of two UK nuclear power stations that power more than 4m homes a year has been extended by France’s…
Dying for Arariboia
In Brazil’s Arariboia Indigenous Territory, the Guajajara people and uncontacted Awá have been subjected to violence and land grabbing. This Mongabay series reveals a pattern of targeted killings amid a surge of illegal cattle ranching and logging in and around…