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Environment
Illegal E-Waste Trade Turns Bangladesh Into Net Importer
Forty companies imported e-waste between 2022 and 2025, according to the National Board of Revenue, amid weak enforcement and poor oversight.
Forty companies imported e-waste between 2022 and 2025, according to the National Board of Revenue, amid weak enforcement and poor oversight.
Drilling in the Mouth of the Amazon: How Brazil’s Oil Giant Is Drowning Out Critics
As fishing communities fight back, Petrobras is going all out to control the narrative, a DeSmog investigation finds.
As fishing communities fight back, Petrobras is going all out to control the narrative, a DeSmog investigation finds.
A Reconciliation Journey: The History of First Nations Park Rangers in South Australia
With hands-on expertise, First Nations people have been caring for Country in a professional capacity for decades as park rangers.
With hands-on expertise, First Nations people have been caring for Country in a professional capacity for decades as park rangers.
State of the Art Pollution Tracking Key to Pollution Reduction
Pollution tracking serves many roles, including providing a means to detect an issue and trigger a quick response to a rise in pollutants.
Pollution tracking serves many roles, including providing a means to detect an issue and trigger a quick response to a rise in pollutants.
Forest Protection Equals Climate Protection
Destructive industries continue to clear tropical forests, driven by corporate profit and lack of Indigenous rights.
Destructive industries continue to clear tropical forests, driven by corporate profit and lack of Indigenous rights.
Opinion: We’re Taking the Bears’ Habitat, and They’re Taking Our Trash
The last ursine transgression occurred Sunday a week ago when an adolescent bear roamed through my neighbor’s backyard, then climbed our mutual fence into my backyard, exiting by my trash and recycling cans.
The last ursine transgression occurred Sunday a week ago when an adolescent bear roamed through my neighbor’s backyard, then climbed our mutual fence into my backyard, exiting by my trash and recycling cans.
We’re Measuring Extreme Heat Better Than Ever. The Human Toll Still Goes Underreported
Both are stories about extreme heat, yet the two scenes are not easily understood as part of the same narrative.
Both are stories about extreme heat, yet the two scenes are not easily understood as part of the same narrative.
Europe Removes Record Number of Dams in 2025 to Restore Rivers, Help Species
A massive slab of wartime concrete blocked the Pčinja River in Kumanovo, North Macedonia for more than 70 years.
A massive slab of wartime concrete blocked the Pčinja River in Kumanovo, North Macedonia for more than 70 years.
Trump Has Decimated a Vital Ocean Monitoring Program. What Does It Mean for Fisheries?
Removing the instruments could leave gaps in tracking ocean acidification, climate change and oxygen levels — changes that increasingly affect fisheries.
Removing the instruments could leave gaps in tracking ocean acidification, climate change and oxygen levels — changes that increasingly affect fisheries.
Better Than To-Go: How Italy Avoided the Coffee Cup Waste Crisis Before It Even Started
Walking through Toronto last autumn, I found the presence of Tim Hortons to be the most striking feature of the urban landscape.
Walking through Toronto last autumn, I found the presence of Tim Hortons to be the most striking feature of the urban landscape.
New Environmental Books: Spring-to-Summer Reads to Brighten and Enlighten
Whether you decide on a vacation or staycation, plan on finding inspiration in these books about owls, reptiles, climate justice, green gardening, and more.
Whether you decide on a vacation or staycation, plan on finding inspiration in these books about owls, reptiles, climate justice, green gardening, and more.
In Bangladesh, Scientists Learn What Happens After Rescued Pangolins Return to the Wild
In Bangladesh, scientists are tracking rescued and released individuals to learn about their ecology, behavior and habitat requirements.
In Bangladesh, scientists are tracking rescued and released individuals to learn about their ecology, behavior and habitat requirements.
Mitigating Climate Change One White Roof at a Time
In colder climates, white roofs can increase heat demand and potentially contribute to global warming by reflecting light into the atmosphere.
In colder climates, white roofs can increase heat demand and potentially contribute to global warming by reflecting light into the atmosphere.
This Key Tool Could Protect Whales and Dolphins Worldwide. Advocates Want the U.S. to Use It.
Stronger enforcement of U.S. import law could spare marine mammals from deadly fishing gear around the world, advocates say.
Stronger enforcement of U.S. import law could spare marine mammals from deadly fishing gear around the world, advocates say.
Are Global Hotel Giants Really Going Green?
Tourism is a massive industry, but it also has a big environmental footprint.
Tourism is a massive industry, but it also has a big environmental footprint.