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A survey of mining records found dozens of requests for copper, manganese, and nickel targeting land reform settlements in northern Brazil’s Carajás region in the last five years.
The White House responds with renewed calls to boost production.
A proposed dam and reservoir along the Rio Indio would bring much-needed water, but at a steep cost.
Yet governments are still pouring $7 trillion into subsidies for fossil fuels.
The agency is hiking insurance rates and punishing flood-prone construction in the president-elect’s favorite state.
Rising energy costs are a problem in the U.S. Ending Inflation Reduction Act tax credits and ramping up fossil fuels would make it even worse.
The study finds that, despite their cost and other drawbacks, such programs can help small cities reach their climate goals.
A company is betting on aluminum to solve K-cups’ sustainability problem. But experts say it’s complicated.
A new study, drawing on five years of data collected across 84 countries, proves what seems self-evident.
