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In Cambodia, sand mining is big business — but it comes at a price
Sand mining accounts for 85 percent of all worldwide mineral extraction, a $70 billion industry. In Cambodia, the practice is big business -- but it comes with a price. The country relies upon the Mekong River for commerce and transportation,…
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In Brazil, fires and deforestation threaten Amazon species’ survival
In the Amazon rainforest, record-breaking forest fires and ongoing deforestation threaten the survival of thousands of plant and animal species that call the ecosystem home. Scientists seeking to save them are carefully evaluating which areas of the vibrant Amazon biome…
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As Trump looks to roll back methane regulation, oil and gas industry feels divided
In an effort to boost production of oil and natural gas, the Trump administration is planning to relax rules regarding the release of methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas. William Brangham reports and talks to The Wall Street Journal’s Timothy…
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What Bolsonaro’s presidency means for Brazil and the Amazon
In the Amazon rainforest, historic levels of deforestation and fire have prompted global outcry. But what’s driving the devastation? Amna Nawaz and producer Mike Fritz traveled to Brazil to better understand both the physical and political dynamics at play. The…
Here’s a look at some of the numbers that define the fires burning in the Amazon.
There are many reasons to be appalled by this year’s Amazon fires, but depleting Earth’s oxygen supply is not one of them.
The Trump administration could soon start to publicize the economic cost of listing a species as threatened or endangered, under new rules finalized this month.
The changes allow the government to put an economic cost on saving a species and end blanket protections for species newly listed as threatened.
Hotter oceans are killing corals, not just bleaching them. Then their reef corpses dissolve.
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