Environment
In the Amazon, millions breathe hazardous air as drought and wildfires spread through the rainforest
October 20, 2023BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Thick smoke enveloped extensive areas of the Brazilian Amazon as the region grapples with a surge in wildfires and a historic drought. In Manaus, a city of 2 million, air quality ranked...
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Colombia’s government says ‘war on drugs failed,’ opts for peace in rural areas
October 12, 2023If successful, the new approach could undercut U.S. attempts to use drugs as an excuse for military intervention.
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The surprising biodiversity of abandoned coal mines
October 10, 2023“We’re increasingly finding that it’s not true that these are just ecological voids where nothing is living there.”
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Saltwater creeps up the Mississippi River, endangering drinking water for millions
October 5, 2023Is it a case of environmental management gone bad?
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In Washington State, activists fight to save Elwha River watershed from clear-cut logging
September 28, 2023World River Day crowd says, “Save the Elwha.”
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