People & Population

"Massachusetts and Connecticut are the first two states in the nation to ban PFAS from firefighter gear, citing health hazards."

"California’s latest historic wildfire serves as a stark reminder of the regenerative promise of Indigenous cultural burning, practitioners say."

"On the day he would become homeless, Wesley Bryant was awoken by his wife, Alexis. “Get up,” she told him. “There’s a flood outside.”"

"C-Quest Capital claimed it could improve people’s lives in Africa with cleaner cookstoves. But an investigation by The Post shows it promised more than it could deliver."

"In an iconic corner of the Grand Canyon, a uranium mine may threaten a tribe’s sole water source"

"For a week, the green hills around Tanzania's famous Ngorongoro crater have been chequered with the blood red shuka cloths of tens of thousands of Maasai herdsman protesting their eviction from their land - all in the name of conservation."

"As heat waves become more frequent and intense, researchers and activists say the lack of precise data is leading to needless fatalities."

"The prayer journey will pass through other tribal communities threatened by resource extraction while trying to stop a mine that claims it could satisfy a quarter of the U.S. demand for copper."

"A small tribal community along the Colorado River could become a major player in the state’s water supply."