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In Tasmania, the mines have closed but the rivers remember 16 Apr 2026 21:17:55 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/in-tasmania-the-mines-have-closed-but-the-rivers-remember/ | ||
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BP sued in Kenya over alleged toxic waste from 1980s oil exploration 16 Apr 2026 20:33:01 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/bp-sued-in-kenya-over-alleged-toxic-waste-from-1980s-oil-exploration/ | ||
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Afghanistan’s capital is in the grip of a water crisis 14 Apr 2026 16:18:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/afghanistans-capital-is-in-the-grip-of-a-water-crisis/ | ||
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Repeated failures expose gaps in Indonesia’s nickel waste management 13 Apr 2026 05:51:26 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/repeated-failures-expose-gaps-in-indonesias-nickel-waste-management/ | ||
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Indian border town adjacent to Bhutan is reeling from riverbed pollution 10 Apr 2026 09:15:20 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/indian-border-town-adjacent-to-bhutan-is-reeling-from-riverbed-pollution/ | ||
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On the shores of Lake Victoria, a youth-led campaign to revive a wetland 09 Apr 2026 11:51:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/on-the-shores-of-lake-victoria-a-youth-led-campaign-to-revive-a-wetland/ | ||
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A French city cut its marine pollution — and its seagrass bounced back 07 Apr 2026 19:53:26 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/a-french-city-cut-its-marine-pollution-and-its-seagrass-bounced-back/ | ||
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Microplastics found in fish in Tuvalu, a remote South Pacific nation 07 Apr 2026 19:36:41 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/microplastics-found-in-fish-in-tuvalu-a-remote-south-pacific-nation/ | ||
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10 years after Vietnam’s Formosa steel plant spill, justice for victims remains elusive 06 Apr 2026 14:52:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/10-years-after-vietnams-formosa-steel-plant-spill-justice-for-victims-remains-elusive/ | ||
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The underwater meadows that help keep beaches from disappearing 31 Mar 2026 18:57:45 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/03/the-underwater-meadows-that-help-keep-beaches-from-disappearing/ | ||
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4 months after DRC mine spill, residents remain impacted 26 Mar 2026 19:15:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/4-months-after-drc-mine-spill-residents-remain-impacted/ | ||
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Seabird nests built with plastic waste off the coast of Germany: Photo of the week 25 Mar 2026 09:49:45 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/03/seabird-nests-built-with-plastic-waste-off-the-coast-of-germany-photo-of-the-week/ | ||
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Indigenous groups demand halt to Belo Sun Amazon gold mine 23 Mar 2026 20:51:28 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/03/indigenous-groups-demand-halt-to-belo-sun-amazon-gold-mine/ | ||
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Huge amounts of nanoplastics discovered in tap and bottled water 23 Mar 2026 20:33:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/03/huge-amounts-of-nanoplastics-discovered-in-tap-and-bottled-water/ | ||
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World Water Day: Earth’s freshwater reveals new species & faces mounting threats 22 Mar 2026 21:48:27 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/03/world-water-day-earths-freshwater-reveals-new-species-faces-mounting-threats/ | ||
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Thai data center boom sparks fears of water shortage, air pollution 11 Mar 2026 03:54:01 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/thai-data-center-boom-sparks-fears-of-water-shortage-air-pollution/ | ||
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Beyond the Potomac River, sewage spills threaten cities with old infrastructure and little funds 10 Mar 2026 16:43:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/03/beyond-the-potomac-river-sewage-spills-threaten-cities-with-old-infrastructure-and-little-funds/ | ||
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Mining rush for critical minerals threatens Amazon land reform settlements 09 Mar 2026 18:49:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/mining-rush-for-critical-minerals-threatens-amazon-land-reform-settlements/ | ||
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New study assesses geoengineering marine ecosystem risks, knowledge gaps 19 Feb 2026 15:22:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/new-study-assesses-geoengineering-marine-ecosystem-risks-knowledge-gaps/ | ||
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Insects are moving pharmaceutical pollutants from rivers to land; risks unknown 13 Feb 2026 15:59:39 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/insects-are-moving-pharmaceutical-pollutants-from-rivers-to-land-risks-unknown/ | ||
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Abandoned tuna-fishing devices pollute the Galápagos Marine Reserve 09 Feb 2026 17:35:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/abandoned-tuna-fishing-devices-pollute-the-galapagos-marine-reserve/ | ||
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Malaysia lost 20% of its coral reefs in three years 05 Feb 2026 13:51:10 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/02/malaysia-lost-20-of-its-coral-reefs-in-three-years/ | ||
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‘Holy river’ carries industrial waste & sewage from Nepal to India 21 Jan 2026 10:01:40 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/holy-river-carries-industrial-waste-sewage-from-nepal-to-india/ | ||
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Hopes and fears as Guinea exports iron ore from Simandou mines 16 Jan 2026 08:30:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/hopes-and-fears-as-guinea-exports-iron-ore-from-simandou-mines/ | ||
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Turning the Amazon’s toxic gold mine waste liability into economic opportunity (analysis) 13 Jan 2026 19:13:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/formalizing-amazon-gold-mining-can-transform-a-toxic-liability-into-an-economic-opportunity-analysis/ | ||
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Ghana repeals legislation that opened forest reserves to mining 08 Jan 2026 17:45:27 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/ghana-repeals-legislation-that-opened-forest-reserves-to-mining/ | ||
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Indonesia’s illegal gold boom leaves a toxic legacy of mercury pollution 07 Jan 2026 11:10:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/indonesias-illegal-gold-boom-leaves-a-toxic-legacy-of-mercury-pollution/ | ||
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Urban sprawl and illegal mining reshape a fragile Amazon frontier 06 Jan 2026 17:15:50 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/illegal-mining-and-urban-sprawl-reshape-a-fragile-amazon-frontier/ | ||
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Mercury, dredges and crime: Illegal mining ravages Peru’s Nanay River 31 Dec 2025 14:37:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/mercury-dredges-and-crime-illegal-mining-ravages-perus-nanay-river/ | ||
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On Indonesia’s longest river, a Borneo community passes crucial public health milestone 29 Dec 2025 08:18:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/on-indonesias-longest-river-a-borneo-community-passes-crucial-public-health-milestone/ | ||
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Top ocean news stories of 2025 (commentary) 24 Dec 2025 20:39:43 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/top-ocean-news-stories-of-2025-commentary/ | ||
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In Nepal, the world’s smallest otter continues to elude researchers 22 Dec 2025 05:34:20 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/in-nepal-the-worlds-smallest-otter-continues-to-elude-researchers/ | ||
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Marine heat waves and raw sewage combine to put human health at risk 18 Dec 2025 14:26:40 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/marine-heat-waves-and-raw-sewage-combine-to-put-human-health-at-risk/ | ||
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‘Neither appropriate nor fair’: Ecuador ordered to pay oil giant Chevron $220m 18 Dec 2025 09:38:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/12/neither-appropriate-nor-fair-ecuador-ordered-to-pay-oil-giant-chevron-220m/ | ||
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New mapping reveals hidden mining boom in Laos that threatens the Mekong 10 Dec 2025 05:02:01 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/new-mapping-reveals-hidden-mining-boom-in-laos-that-threatens-the-mekong/ | ||
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In Chocó, river defenders say race for energy transition threatens lifelines 08 Dec 2025 12:44:04 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/in-choco-river-defenders-say-race-for-energy-transition-threatens-lifelines/ | ||
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Another threat to reefs: Microplastic chemicals may harm coral reproduction 05 Dec 2025 18:16:15 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/another-threat-to-reefs-microplastic-chemicals-may-harm-coral-reproduction/ | ||
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Can two Amazons survive? Invisible e-waste is poisoning the world 03 Dec 2025 21:18:32 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/can-two-amazons-survive-invisible-e-waste-is-poisoning-the-world/ | ||
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New riverside lake in Nepal wins hearts, but faces government opposition 28 Nov 2025 16:26:30 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/new-riverside-lake-in-nepal-wins-hearts-but-faces-government-opposition/ | ||
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Toxic runoff from politically linked gold mine poisons Cambodian rivers, communities 24 Nov 2025 08:17:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/toxic-runoff-from-politically-linked-gold-mine-poisons-cambodian-rivers-communities/ | ||
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Lesotho communities allege greenwashing by project transferring water to South Africa 21 Nov 2025 17:31:19 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/lesotho-communities-allege-greenwashing-by-project-transferring-water-to-south-africa/ | ||
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IDB financed meat & poultry company that polluted Indigenous Ecuador lands: Report 21 Nov 2025 11:31:50 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/idb-financed-meat-poultry-company-that-polluted-indigenous-ecuador-lands-report/ | ||
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Lethal dose of plastic for seabirds and marine animals ‘much smaller than expected’ 19 Nov 2025 13:53:01 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/lethal-dose-of-plastic-for-seabirds-and-marine-animals-much-smaller-than-expected/ | ||
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AI data center revolution sucks up world’s energy, water, materials 14 Nov 2025 18:49:47 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/ai-data-center-revolution-sucks-up-worlds-energy-water-materials/ | ||
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‘Green’ energy transition leaves a dirty trail in the Philippines’ nickel belt 14 Nov 2025 00:04:41 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/green-energy-transition-leaves-a-dirty-trail-in-the-philippines-nickel-belt/ | ||
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Study finds deforestation fuels West Africa’s water crisis 07 Nov 2025 15:02:47 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/11/study-finds-deforestation-fuels-west-africas-water-crisis/ | ||
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Healthy rivers, healthy people: A Brazil project links human & ecosystem well-being 06 Nov 2025 18:44:21 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/healthy-rivers-healthy-people-a-brazil-project-links-human-ecosystem-well-being/ | ||
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Karen community fighting corn and coal for clean air in northern Thailand 06 Nov 2025 02:10:08 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/karen-community-fighting-corn-and-coal-for-clean-air-in-northern-thailand/ | ||
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Ethanol plant spills harmful wastewater into Philippine marine reserve 05 Nov 2025 07:20:20 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/11/ethanol-plant-spills-harmful-wastewater-into-philippine-marine-reserve/ | ||
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Gold mining impacts persist after DRC shuts down company operations: Video 28 Oct 2025 17:25:44 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/10/gold-mining-impacts-persist-after-drc-shuts-down-company-operations-video/ | ||
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Rare earth mining expands into Laos, threatening entire Mekong River 27 Oct 2025 02:17:01 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/rare-earth-mining-expands-into-laos-threatening-entire-mekong-river/ | ||
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Has Uganda done enough to prevent pollution of Lake Albert by oil drilling? (commentary) 24 Oct 2025 12:16:45 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/has-uganda-done-enough-to-prevent-pollution-of-lake-albert-by-oil-drilling-commentary/ | ||
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Negro River study finds genetic damage in fish after oil spill 20 Oct 2025 18:21:29 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/negro-river-study-finds-genetic-damage-in-fish-after-oil-spill/ | ||
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More Thai rivers and downstream communities at risk from Myanmar’s rare earth mines 20 Oct 2025 03:08:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/more-thai-rivers-and-downstream-communities-at-risk-from-myanmars-rare-earth-mines/ | ||
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In Nepal’s hills, a fight brews over the country’s biggest iron deposit 17 Oct 2025 08:36:28 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/in-nepals-hills-a-fight-brews-over-the-countrys-biggest-iron-deposit/ | ||
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Microplastics found in the stomachs of Amazon tree-dwelling monkeys 15 Oct 2025 18:49:45 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/10/microplastics-found-in-the-stomachs-of-amazon-tree-dwelling-monkeys/ | ||
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Local divers pick away at Lake Malawi’s underwater garbage problem 14 Oct 2025 16:07:32 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/local-divers-pick-away-at-lake-malawis-underwater-garbage-problem/ | ||
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Saving Mexico City’s ancient floating farms 08 Oct 2025 13:04:55 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/video/2025/10/saving-mexico-citys-ancient-floating-farms/ | ||
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Women in Mexico step up to protect the island farms traditionally inherited by men 08 Oct 2025 13:04:27 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/women-in-mexico-step-up-to-protect-the-island-farms-traditionally-inherited-by-men/ | ||
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South American trade bloc orders Peru to crack down on mercury trafficking and illegal gold mining 07 Oct 2025 15:51:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/10/south-american-trade-bloc-orders-peru-to-crack-down-on-mercury-trafficking-and-illegal-gold-mining/ | ||
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