Erica Gies

The New York Times

A Clash Over Mining and Water

PollutionWater
The New York Times

Ethanol Boom Creates Environmental Impact

EnergyWater
The New York Times

Rich in Coal, a Tribe Struggles to Overcome Poverty

IndigenousWater
The New York Times

Holding On to What Was in the Andamans

BiodiversityClimate Change
The New York Times

Advocate Helps Track Polluters on Supply Chain

PollutionWater
The New York Times

Nestlé’s Thirst for Water Splits Small U.S. Town

Environmental JusticeWater
The New York Times

Bottled Water Industry Triggers Strong Reactions

Environmental JusticeWater
Economist

Wiring the World Below

Economist

Into the Wildwood: A GM species may soon be liberated deliberately

Science
The New York Times

Doing More While Using Less Power

ConservationEnergyEnergy Efficiency
The New York Times

Waste-to-Energy Plants a Waste of Energy

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A Giant Lake that Sustains Millions of People Is in Danger

Dams, overfishing, and pollution threaten Cambodia’s Tonle Sap, the largest lake in Southeast Asia and one of the world’s most productive fisheries.
EnergyEnvironmental JusticeFoodPolicyWater
The New York Times

Potential Grows for Biomass Energy

ConservationEnergy
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Coca-Cola Leaves It to Beavers to Fight the Drought

The soft-drink giant is deploying the dam-building animals to replenish groundwater supplies.
AdaptationNature-Based SolutionsSlow WaterWater
The New York Times

The Challenge of Storing Energy on a Large Scale

EnergyRenewable Energy
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The Navajo Are Fighting to Get Their Water Back

A third of tribe members lack clean water while cities thrive on rivers running through reservations. New deals are enabling them to take some...
Environmental JusticeIndigenousWater
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Laos’ Elephants Take to the Road to Save Their Forest Home

An elephant caravan draws attention to the illegal logging that threatens the country’s 900 remaining pachyderms.
BiodiversityConservationEnvironmental JusticePolicy
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Investors Are Grabbing a Japan-Size Chunk of the Developing World for Food and Water

Activists tracking these deals say rich countries are buying up land—93 million acres—and displacing local people and wildlife.
BiodiversityEnvironmental JusticeFoodPolicyWater
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Hacking the Drought

With climate models predicting precipitation extremes in some of the world’s most ecologically and politically sensitive areas, scientists and engineers are coming up with...
Nature-Based SolutionsSlow WaterWater
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The Climate Trigger Behind Human Tragedies

Earth’s increasingly volatile weather conditions have been linked to numerous global crises, from terrorism to child marriage.
Climate ChangeEnvironmental JusticeScience