By suppressing dissent and stalling environmental protections, President Chaves is emulating Trump.
Environment
Protein for a Crowded Planet: An Interview With the Good Food Institute’s Nigel Sizer
He told Mongabay founder and CEO Rhett Ayers Butler in September 2025 that alternative proteins can relieve pressure on forests, protect wildlife, cut greenhouse gas emissions, and improve resilience to health and climate shocks.
He told Mongabay founder and CEO Rhett Ayers Butler in September 2025 that alternative proteins can relieve pressure on forests, protect wildlife, cut greenhouse gas emissions, and improve resilience to health and climate shocks.
Artificial Intelligence and Digital Sovereignty in the Face of 21st-Century Powers
The leap was brutal. In 2022, ChatGPT burst onto the scene and, within months, seized the global conversation.
The leap was brutal. In 2022, ChatGPT burst onto the scene and, within months, seized the global conversation.
As Fresh Water Gets Saltier, New Hampshire Looks for New Ways to Address the Cause
Salt also seeps into aquifers and affects drinking water supplies. According to NHDES, the number of salt-contaminated wells in New Hampshire has risen by 150% over the last 30 years.
Salt also seeps into aquifers and affects drinking water supplies. According to NHDES, the number of salt-contaminated wells in New Hampshire has risen by 150% over the last 30 years.
New Texas Energy Package Could Help Older Adults in Long-Term Care Facilities During Extreme Weather
In recent years, Texas has experienced escalating climate disasters, which have disproportionately affected older adults and rural communities. Now, new state funding offers long-term care facilities the opportunity to implement backup energy infrastructure, if they can access it.
In recent years, Texas has experienced escalating climate disasters, which have disproportionately affected older adults and rural communities. Now, new state funding offers long-term care facilities the opportunity to implement backup energy infrastructure, if they can access it.
Swiss Glaciers Shrank 3% This Year, the Fourth-Biggest Retreat on Record
The shrinkage this year means that ice mass in Switzerland — home to the most glaciers in Europe — has declined by one-quarter over the last decade, the Swiss glacier monitoring group GLAMOS and the Swiss Academy of Sciences said in their report.
The shrinkage this year means that ice mass in Switzerland — home to the most glaciers in Europe — has declined by one-quarter over the last decade, the Swiss glacier monitoring group GLAMOS and the Swiss Academy of Sciences said in their report.
To Keep Skiing the East Through Droughts and Warming Winters, We May Have to ‘Rethink’ Ski Season
While technology upgrades can help, experts said they also recognize that the industry is changing in ways that can’t be circumvented.
While technology upgrades can help, experts said they also recognize that the industry is changing in ways that can’t be circumvented.
Police State Bounty Hunters: The Rise of ICE’s Unconstitutional War on America
This is what now passes for law-and-order policing by ICE agents in Trump’s America—and it is not making America safer or greater.
This is what now passes for law-and-order policing by ICE agents in Trump’s America—and it is not making America safer or greater.
Air Pollution From Factory Farms Can Be Lethal — and Secret. An Appeal Pushes the EPA for Transparency.
Nearly a dozen environmental and community groups are challenging the EPA’s exemption that farms don’t need to report hazardous gases released from animal waste.
Nearly a dozen environmental and community groups are challenging the EPA’s exemption that farms don’t need to report hazardous gases released from animal waste.
Waste Colonialism: U.S. Continues to Export Garbage Overseas
The biggest shift came in 2018 when China stopped accepting most imported recyclables through its National Sword policy.
The biggest shift came in 2018 when China stopped accepting most imported recyclables through its National Sword policy.
Green Capitalism in the Americas: False Solutions, Real Threats
The promise of a green transition has become a key narrative of our time.
The promise of a green transition has become a key narrative of our time.
What Are Solar Storms and the Solar Wind? 3 Astrophysicists Explain How Particles Coming From the Sun Interact With Earth
Did you know that there’s weather in space too? It all starts with the Sun.
Did you know that there’s weather in space too? It all starts with the Sun.
‘Bolivia Burning’ Exposes the Role of Colonisers, Agribusiness in Causing Devastating Bushfires
Bolivia suffered its worst-ever bushfire season — 12.6 million hectares were burnt, much of it in the tropical dry forests of the eastern lowlands.
Bolivia suffered its worst-ever bushfire season — 12.6 million hectares were burnt, much of it in the tropical dry forests of the eastern lowlands.
How We Save Sumatra’s Last Living Tigers
The Sumatran tiger, the most diminutive subspecies of tiger in the world, is now restricted to the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
The Sumatran tiger, the most diminutive subspecies of tiger in the world, is now restricted to the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
Linking Diet and Health: Europe’s Drive to Curb Cardiovascular Diseases and Obesity
From calorie counting glasses to healthy-eating video games for children, EU-funded researchers are developing new approaches in support of healthy lifestyles and eating habits.
From calorie counting glasses to healthy-eating video games for children, EU-funded researchers are developing new approaches in support of healthy lifestyles and eating habits.
Biodiversity Is Our Most Sophisticated Information Network and Must Be Protected (Commentary)
Each species represents a unique library of evolutionary wisdom, encoded in DNA and refined over millions of years.
Each species represents a unique library of evolutionary wisdom, encoded in DNA and refined over millions of years.