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Environmental groups sue EPA over water pollution from large livestock farms

They claim waste from the mega farms is contributing to a national clean water crisis.
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small dams cumulative impacts on Amazonia
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Series of small dams pose big cumulative risk to Amazon’s fish and people

Small hydropower plants and small-scale fish farming in the Brazilian Amazon basin are often thought to cause negligible environmental harm, yet a new study reveals their cumulative damage is greatly underestimated and can be more impactful than large dams.

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B.C. has a mine waste problem
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B.C. has a mine waste problem and it could be catastrophic

As the province permits mines to hold more tailings slurry behind ever-growing dams, a new report finds the consequences of a failure grow in step. Climate change could make things even worse.

Causes
oil & gas killing PNG Lake Kutubu

Study chronicles dying of a lake in PNG with advent of oil & gas activities

A new study finds warning signs of ecosystem collapse at Lake Kutubu in Papua New Guinea, a wetland of international significance.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
An illustration of three office workers who are carrying their belongings in boxes after layoff and a chart showing some people crossed out in red.

Trump administration moves forward with federal layoffs after Supreme Court ruling

Aerial view of a home that has been damaged by a tornado or other natural disaster with debris scattered widely..

Texas flooding puts scaled-back FEMA under scrutiny

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Texas flood disaster reveals rising human cost of climate-fueled extreme weather

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Trump administration redirects clean energy funds in defiance of Congress

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Scientists call on UN to adopt bold ocean policies to combat climate and biodiversity threats

Green coral on a reef.

EU ocean protection plan draws fire for weak enforcement and lack of binding goals

CLIMATE
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Trump’s NOAA nominee backs deep budget cuts amid rising disaster toll

The U.S. Senate building during daytime.

Democratic senator says fossil fuel lobbying has silenced climate action in Congress