Water & Oceans

Women In Mexico Protect Ancient Aztec Farms And Save A Vanishing Ecosystem

"Jasmín Ordóñez looks out from a wooden boat at the water as she crosses a narrow channel that connects a labyrinth of chinampas, island farms that were built by the Aztecs thousands of years ago."

Source: AP, 10/09/2025

"Fla. County Battered By 2024 Hurricanes Spends $125M On Beach Restoration"

"The white sandy beaches along a swath of Florida’s Gulf Coast were battered by three hurricanes last year, leading to a multimillion-dollar effort to repair a coastline that is the region’s economic engine."

Source: AP, 10/09/2025

"UN Plastics Treaty Chair To Step Down With Process In Turmoil"

"The chair of stalled UN plastics treaty talks, Luis Vayas Valdivieso, is preparing to step down, after accounts of behind-the-scenes pressure from the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep)." "In August, global talks at the UN headquarters in Geneva to agree on a treaty to deal with accelerating plastic pollution collapsed after three years of negotiations. There is currently no deal and the future of the agreement is unclear."

Source: Guardian, 10/09/2025

Tests Show That A Pennsylvania Town’s Water Was Contaminated by Fracking

"Three years after noticing discoloration and odors in their wells, residents in New Freeport are still fighting for clean water."

Source: Inside Climate News, 10/08/2025

How We Probed A Maze Of Websites To Tally Brazilian Shark Meat Orders

"A recent Mongabay investigation found widespread government purchases of shark meat in Brazil to serve in thousands of public institutions." "As part of the research, we spent months combing through dozens of websites where Brazilian government agencies are legally required to publish their procurement records."

Source: Mongabay, 10/07/2025

Fracking Waste In A Landfill Again Poses A Monongahela Pollution Problem

"On a rainy morning, Mike Frederick showed off the Belle Vernon Municipal Authority’s sewage treatment plant, about 30 miles south of Pittsburgh."

Source: Allegheny Front, 10/07/2025

"‘Dominant’: 32 Chunk Crowned Champion In ‘Biggest Fat Bear Week Yet’"

"After a record-breaking week of public voting, Katmai national park and preserve in Alaska has announced the winner of its “biggest Fat Bear Week yet”."

Source: Guardian, 10/06/2025

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