Mercury and cyanide contamination from industrial mining activities make the Atrato the most polluted river in Colombia and a clean-up operation promised back in 2016 has yet to materialize.
A reproducing population of brook trout has been discovered in a tiny lake in the Adirondack High Peaks Wilderness for the first time since the lake was declared fishless because of acid rain 32 years ago, New York state officials said.
As bureaucrats, NGOs and traditional leaders get to grips with implementing Marae Moana, many stakeholders are wondering what the act will mean in practice and whether it can meaningfully change the way the ocean is managed.
Warming waters and a series of dams are making the grueling migration of the Chinook salmon even more deadly — and threatening dozens of other species.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) visited a string of Arctic villages for the first time last month. Residents told her their way of life is being changed by rising temperatures.
A company responsible for a major pollution spill on the River Teifi will have to pay £40,000 following the incident – though no prosecution has been brought.
