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A new report, published ahead of the International Day of Indigenous Women on Sept. 5, analyzed structural barriers faced by Indigenous, Afro-descendant and other local community women’s organizations in accessing funding for conservation, land rights and gender equality projects —…
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Exclusive: Analysis shows farmers ploughing to the edge of waterways, destroying crucial wildlife ecosystems Huge tracts of precious riverside habitats for water voles and other wildlife in England are being lost as they are not covered by post-Brexit farming rules,…
Protesters gathered outside the headquarters of APS on Thursday to criticize the utility’s decision to walk back its clean energy commitments, build new gas pipelines and raise its customers’ electricity rates. By Wyatt Myskow PHOENIX—Despite a summer in which nearly…
Dozens of residents opposed to Harvest Med Waste Disposal’s site in Remlap, Alabama, packed the Blount County courthouse to voice their concerns. Online, a paid campaign supporting the facility has been active, though its backers have remained anonymous. By Lee…
The case is the first citizen suit to successfully settle over “nurdles” in an inland waterway. State regulators weighed in to help. By Jon Hurdle A Pennsylvania plastics manufacturer will pay $2.6 million for allegedly violating the federal Clean Water…
In the pantheon of endangered ecosystems, tropical dry forests are seldom granted a leading role. They lack the lush mystique of rainforests and the climatic extremes of deserts. Yet these vanishing woodlands, which once sprawled across continents, are critical to…
Virginia’s largest utility is requesting a rate increase during regulatory hearings that will help to decide how data centers compensate for their outsized use of electricity in the state. By Charles Paullin RICHMOND—The long-anticipated rate-setting showdown between big tech and…
On Sept. 24, the Times will host leaders, policymakers and executives in frank discussions about a consequential year in the fight against climate change.
In 2013, a small group of Brazilian forestry engineers ecologists, and other scientists formed a special operations unit. Known as the Grupo de Especialização de Fiscalização (GEF), the unit operates under Brazil’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change. GEF targets…