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The Stream, December 15: Business Leaders Call For Transparency On Climate Risks

The Global Rundown Two prominent businessmen are asking companies around the world to give investors more information about climate risks. An initiative in China to reduce conflicts of interest over environmental enforcement is nearly complete. Oases continue to disappear in Morocco due to changing climate patterns, but local restoration efforts could help. Scientists have discovered […]

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The Stream, November 25: Wildfires Rage In Drought-Hit Peru

The Global Rundown Thousands of hectares are burning in Peru as wildfires spurred by drought and strong winds sweep across the country. Millions of people still need emergency food assistance in southern Africa after a severe drought, and conditions are expected to worsen. A new report details the Arctic’s rapidly changing climate, which could shift […]

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The Stream, October 25: U.N. May Pay Haiti Cholera Victims

The Global Rundown The families and communities most affected by a cholera outbreak in Haiti could receive compensation under a plan floated by the United Nations. The murder of a government official in Brazil’s Amazon has raised new concerns about crimes against environmental campaigners. Expanding deserts in China are forcing thousands of people to relocate. […]

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The Stream, September 29: U.S. Flood Patterns Exhibit Nuanced Shifts

The Global Rundown The frequency and severity of floods in the United States have changed over the past seven decades, but only in certain regions, a new study found. Community leaders in Pakistan said they will continue to stop work on the Dasu hydropower dam until the government meets their demands for compensation. A significant […]

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The Stream, September 5: Malaria Risk From African Dams Will Increase Under Climate Change

The Global Rundown Living near dams will become riskier for many people in Africa as climate change expands the area vulnerable to malaria, a study found. China and the United States announced their commitment to ratifying the Paris climate agreement. Indigenous communities in Peru are raising concerns about a proposed electrical transmission line that would […]

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The Stream, September 1: Commission Formed To Study Myitsone Dam in Myanmar

The Global Rundown A government commission in Myanmar aims to evaluate the social and environmental effects of the controversial Myitsone Dam, which opponents say could harm the Irrawaddy River. A burgeoning tourism industry is putting pressure on water supplies in Chile’s Atacama desert. State hearings began on water contamination in Hoosick Falls, New York, where […]