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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 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.

ORIGINAL REPORTING

water quality decline

Environmental groups sue EPA over water pollution from large livestock farms

Series of small dams pose big cumulative risk to Amazon’s fish and people

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

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Toxic mine runoff cleanup revives West Virginia waterways and extracts rare earth elements

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

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

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China ramps up solar and wind power as clean energy output shatters global records

Melting ice and microplastics signal deepening disruption in Antarctica’s climate system