enviroment
Why Burger King Is Under Fire for Alleged Rampant Environmental Destruction
"Massive, out-of-control fires raged through the landscape."
Floods Worsen in Bangkok as City Slowly Sinks — Just Like Jakarta
The Thai capital is sinking under the weight of a building boom, and climate change is only going to make the annual floods an even bigger headache.
Humans Have Been Causing Environmental Disasters for 7,000 Years
Peoples in Southern Jordan polluted an ancient river when they were experimenting with copper ore.
Can Snitching on Polluters Save Delhi’s Air?
Delhi is a city where pollution monitoring agencies literally run out of numbers to quantify the pollution levels, and the smog is so thick that it can be seen from the space station.
What Life Is Like Inside the Standing Rock Anti-Pipeline Camp
"Everyone is looking out for one another. Everyone is learning from one another. Everyone is coming together, to fight for water, that all life on earth needs."
The Earth Has Lost a Tenth of Its Wilderness Since the 1990s
Current Biology has released a study, highlighting how humans have destroyed around 3.3 million square kilometres of wilderness over the past 25 years.
Even Those Trying to Save the Ganges from Sewage Insist on Bathing in It
India's Ganges River is one of the most heavily polluted bodies of water on the planet. Yet a myth endures that bathing in it, or drinking it, is completely safe.
Protesters in Kayaks Shut Down the World's Largest Coal Port This Weekend
The Sunday protest planned to block Newcastle harbor with a flotilla of around 100 kayaks and a few hundred people, but they got around 200 kayaks and 2,000 people.
Looks Like Australia Is Getting a Permanent Dump for Nuclear Waste
According to South Australia's tourism commision, the Flinders Rangers "will stay with you forever." This phrase is about to get a whole new meaning.
Cutting Emissions at Home Is Great, but Not if You’re Exporting Them Elsewhere
A new study examines how Australia exports nearly twice as much carbon as we emit.
What's Being Done to Stop Palm Oil Plantations from Destroying Indonesia's Rainforests?
Since VICE on HBO investigated the terrible consequences of Indonesia's palm oil industry last season, has anything changed for the better? We asked an expert if there was hope for activists on the horizon.