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Causes
Guatemala landfill feeds ‘trash islands’ hundreds of miles away
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Guatemala landfill feeds ‘trash islands’ hundreds of miles away in Honduras

An estimated 20,000 metric tons of trash from the Guatemala City landfill flows down the Motagua River into the Caribbean each year, where it washes ashore on Honduran beaches and forces residents to form cleanup efforts.

plastic pollution
www.cnbc.com

WATCH: The search for plastics alternatives

As waste piles up, a number of companies are exploring alternatives to single-use plastics, experimenting with everything from mushroom packaging to advanced fibers to plastics-free grocery stores. But it may take serious legislative efforts to incentive adoption and slow the rise of the industry overall.

Causes
When meat plants shutter, what happens to market-ready animals?
thefern.org

When meat plants shutter, what happens to market-ready animals?

With meat packing plants closed, the end for hundreds of thousands of pigs is likely to arrive in an orgy of waste that turns the stomachs of even the most pragmatic.

Politics
What happens to nuclear waste from power plants?
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What happens to nuclear waste from power plants?

African countries looking to invest in nuclear energy as a source of clean electricity should consider Europe's struggles with disposing of radioactive waste.
Solutions
Scientists around the world are working to turn agricultural waste into food, packaging and more
ensia.com

Scientists around the world are working to turn agricultural waste into food, packaging and more

As concern about waste grows, researchers and commercial partners around the world are working to turn what's now being left behind or burned into new, useful products.

Newsletter
Waste not - if you want to help secure the future of the planet
www.nytimes.com

Waste not - if you want to help secure the future of the planet

Companies are experimenting with new definitions of waste and new ways of disposing of it - or avoiding the creation of it altogether.

Impacts
Living off the grid and safe from hurricanes in Puerto Rico
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Living off the grid and safe from hurricanes in Puerto Rico

In this jungle community, self-sustaining homes are built from trash and can withstand the deadliest storms.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Amazon rainforest cleared for highway ahead of climate summit

Road through a forest in Uganda.

Uganda’s oil pipeline fuels global fight over energy and climate

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Military climate resilience funding faces uncertainty

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Trump administration seeks to reframe climate change as beneficial

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US Supreme Court clears way for climate lawsuits against Big Oil

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Farmers face funding cuts as Trump administration reconsiders climate-linked grants

CLIMATE
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Trump’s EPA moves to dismantle climate and pollution rules

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Government climate data quietly removed as Trump administration reshapes policy