Rabies cases have been confirmed in Cape fur seals along the Western Cape and Northern Cape coastlines of South Africa — the first time the virus has established itself in a marine mammal population anywhere in the world.
A deadly cross over: In South Africa, rabies moves from land animals to seals Read More »
Southern Nigerian communities depend on the rainforest. So do endangered gorillas. But illegal logging, mining and disinformation leave them vulnerable.
“Forest Is Life” — But Nigeria’s Last Rainforest Is Falling Fast Read More »
As the world tackles climate change, Namibia remains influential in a way that few might suspect of a small, developing nation.
What the world can learn from Africa’s ‘cradle of water reclamation’ Read More »
Investigation reveals first signs of disastrous impacts of environmental threats posed by Julius Nyerere Hydropower megaproject in Tanzania.
How climate change and human activity are driving violence between farming and pastoralist communities.
An encroaching desert intensifies Nigeria’s farmer-herder crisis Read More »
New Mexico’s Jackpile Mine, which contains waste that will remain toxic for thousands of years, has joined a list of the U.S.’s most heavily polluted places. New Mexico In Depth reports about how to protect residents against the danger of a former mining site.
‘Like a demon that’s always behind us’, the Jackpile Mine toxic legacy continues Read More »
In Fuller Acres, California, community members and advocates say water officials should be doing more to warn people about the presence of 1,2,3-Trichloropropane, a highly carcinogenic chemical found in the water at levels above the legal limit.
This Central Valley Town Has a Carcinogen in its Water. Why Are Solutions So Slow? Read More »
Agribusiness and its proponents say repairs will benefit disadvantaged towns. Those residents disagree.
Who should pay to fix California’s sunken canals? Read More »
With farms, ranches and rural communities facing unprecedented threats, a worrying trend leads to a critical question: Who owns the water?
As West withers corporations consolidate land and water rights Read More »
Record-breaking drought along the Wasatch Front forces tough decisions about water supply.
Utah’s water dilemma Read More »
For two decades, the Bureau of Reclamation incentivized farmers to pump water faster than the resource could recover, despite warnings from its own scientists. This year, residents of Klamath County paid the price, as hundreds of household wells went dry.
Small California farmers struggle as ag titans wheel water for profit
Where is the water going? Read More »
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