List of Environment articles
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Smoke rises from the grounds of the Azovstal steel plant amid the ongoing Russian military action in Mariupol, Ukraine, on April 29. Destroying the Environment Is a War Crime, Too
Beneath the human catastrophe Russia has inflicted on Ukraine is an array of environmental disasters that will impact generations to come.
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The Rhine runs low during a heat wave in Cologne, Germany, on July 18. Germany’s Economy Is Carried on the Rhine’s Shrinking Back
Rivers are critical to transportation—and drying up as the climate shifts.
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A group of illegal gold panners look for gold in the Kibi area of southern Ghana Ghana’s ‘Success’ Exposes the West’s Toxic Development Model
Standard theories of global progress continue to be largely limited to raw extraction.
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People hold up signs saying "#Build Back Better" and "JOE MANCHIN IS BURNING OUR FUTURE FOR PROFIT" By Not Acting on Climate, Congress Endangers U.S. National Security
Another failed bill further weakens the country’s global position.
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Egyptian workers fill sacks with wheat during harvest in Saqiyat al-Manqadi, Egypt, on May 1, 2019. How to Feed the Planet
It is possible to protect nature and provide nutrition for all. Here’s what the U.S. needs to do to make it happen.
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Motorcycles queue for fuel at a gas station during a fuel shortage in Nairobi, Kenya on April 4. Europe to Africa: Gas for Me but Not for Thee
Europe is ramping up its use of the dirtiest fuels—but keeps pressing Africa to stick to draconian green goals.
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A Chinese dredger pumps sand in Sri Lanka. China Is Stealing Taiwan’s Sand
A surprisingly precious resource is another front in gray-zone warfare.
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A ranger fires his assault rifle in Congo. Western Nonprofits Are Trampling Over Africans’ Rights and Land
Indigenous people are being forced out from so-called protected areas.
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Members of the Indigenous Sámi community march during a Fridays for Future protest in Jokkmokk, northern Sweden, on Feb. 7, 2020, the Sámi National Day. The Ukraine War Is Dividing Europe’s Arctic Indigenous People
It has driven a wedge between Sámi in Russia and those in Nordic countries.
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The sun sets on a deep-sea mining vessel Race to the Bottom: Deep-Sea Mining Is the Next Frontier
The untapped trove of metals on the ocean floor might be the key to a greener future—or an environmental catastrophe.
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A man views congestion in Kathmandu, Nepal Nepal’s Big EV Bet
Is it a genuine push toward a cleaner—and safer—nation?
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Members of the Taliban stand in front of a Blackhawk helicopter. Afghans Battle Another Blow After Big Earthquake
The Taliban can’t govern in normal times, let alone disaster response.
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Trawlers from the Murmansk fleet wait for the next fishing expedition in Murmansk, Russia, on Feb. 21, 2006. WTO Clinches Deal Aimed at Reducing Global Overfishing
The agreement limits the subsidies that countries can provide fisheries.
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Smoke billows from a large steel plant in China China’s Energy Nationalism Means Coal Is Sticking Around
Green plans are secondary to political demands.
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Electricity workers check solar panels in China. Russia’s War Is the End of Climate Policy as We Know It
Ironically, geopolitical strife and energy scarcity will do more for the climate than decades of ardent policies.
