"Under the denuded slopes of Mount Nyiragongo volcano in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, traders in Kibati town bartered over sacks of charcoal, a product of deforestation that an ongoing conflict has pushed to unprecedented levels, the United Nations says."
"With the U.S. sizzling under heatwaves, Amazon drivers struggle to keep cool and brace for a rush of packages around Prime Day".
"Rising water temperatures in the Columbia River Basin are raising questions about whether fishery managers must take new steps to save the imperiled fish."
"Federal officials are proposing a new set of protections in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. If approved, they could come atop the rules that Bureau of Land Management finalized this spring to limit oil and gas drilling on more than half of the giant petroleum reserve."
"Introducing the key politicians tasked with delivering the government’s energy transformation plans – and the jobs at the top of their intrays."
"Why were two prisons built in a lakebed in the first place?"
"Each day, millions of gallons of sewage cascade through a canyon and into the Pacific Ocean just south of the U.S.-Mexican border. As any surfer in San Diego knows, summer swells that come from the south will push the toxic brew north."
"Climate change is escalating a national crisis, leaving farmworkers with empty plates and mounting costs."
Join the Southern Environmental Law Center for a webinar about key decisions being made in the South now that will chart our future, and how we can ensure the right choices are made. 12:30 p.m. ET.
Join the Pulitzer Center for three virtual discussions about projects that investigate how extractive industries and defense impact Americans’ health. Register for one or all, on July 25, Aug 13 and 20, 2024.
