In 2006, the U.S. EPA banned the agricultural use of lindane, linked to anemia, lung cancer, and lymphoma. In 2010, it began to phase out endosulfan, which experts say may damage the liver and kidneys.
Remnants of two banned insecticides nearly eliminated in Great Lakes region Read more
The invasion of miners has contributed to the spread of malaria among the Yanomami, with devastating consequences
Brazil moves to oust illegal miners from Indigenous lands in the Amazon Read more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s unanimous vote is the last major regulatory hurdle and the biggest milestone for a $500 million demolition proposal championed by Native American tribes and environmentalists for years.
The agreement, struck at COP27 in Egypt, where world leaders are discussing how to mitigate the climate crisis, marks an important, albeit initial, step in cooperation.
Israel and Jordan agree to team up to save Jordan River Read more
With Switzerland as one of the leading buyers of Brazilian gold, this stands as a powerful rebuke of this destructive practice.
Swiss refineries pledge to stop Brazilian Indigenous illegal gold imports Read more
The historic project at the border of Laredo, Texas and Nueva Loredo, Tamaulipas will span six miles and focus on the conservation of the Rio Grande River.
Instead of a wall, a binational park to be built at the border of Texas and Mexico Read more
The novel evaporation method produces no waste and can be performed without electricity, and does not generate any carbon emissions or produce toxic by-products like brine.
California has about 4000 miles of canals that transport water to 5.7 million acres of farmland meanwhile almost 65 billion gallons of water that passes through these canals evaporates.
The first solar canals are about to be tested in the sunny state of California Read more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will clean up, strengthen nearby infrastructure, and improve nearby supporting communities in 22 identified areas of concern.
$1 billion to be invested in cleaning up Great Lakes Read more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finally acting to protect more than two dozen endangered West Coast salmon and steelhead species from pesticides.
