US exempts Gulf of Mexico oil drillers from endangered species protections
The Trump administration says protections would diminish US energy competitiveness amid the ongoing war on Iran.
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How much of the Gulf’s water comes from desalination plants?
Gulf states produce 40 percent of the world’s total desalinated water through more than 400 plants.
From: NewsFeed
Search efforts suspended after deadly Indonesia landfill collapse
Search efforts have ended for those missing following a landslide at Indonesia’s largest landfill site.
Published On 10 Mar 2026
Israeli attacks on Iran fuel sites aim ‘to break resilience of people’
As toxic clouds and rain smother Tehran, analysts say Israel’s aims is to break the resilience of the Iranian people.
At least 42 people killed in days of floods across Kenya
Authorities say 26 people died in capital Nairobi as floodwaters submerged homes and carried away vehicles.
Zimbabwean child waste-pickers work ‘hazardous’ jobs to help their families
Boys as young as six scout for scrap metal to sell in a country where 14 percent of children have jobs.
From: The Stream
The truth behind wildlife tourism
Can wildlife tourism balance conservation, land rights and profit?
Published On 20 Feb 2026
Advocacy groups sue Trump administration over endangerment finding’s repeal
The US Environmental Protection Agency rescinded the climate change finding as part of a push to slash regulation.
Law enforcement says eight killed by avalanche in California mountains
One person remains missing after a heavy avalanche engulfed a group of skiers in the US’s Sierra Nevada mountains.
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Glacier grafting: How an Indigenous art is countering water scarcity
Residents in the northern part of Pakistan are creating artificial glaciers to tackle climate change.
Train derails in Switzerland, injuring five amid avalanches in the Alps
The accident happened as the region is under its second-highest avalanche warning, a level four out of five.
