Worst Practices
Fine words from the hydropower industry won’t save our last wild rivers
Technologies to harness the power of water are crucial for a low-emissions future, but hydropower can cause serious damage.
By phasing out coal-fired plants we can save millions of lives
The burning of fossil fuels also harms us directly by contributing to a variety of diseases, many of them life-threatening.
Water companies are major sources of microplastics in the UK’s rivers
Water companies must stop releasing untreated sewage and wastewater into rivers during periods of dry weather, an expert says.
A silver lining to the pandemic: a notorious Thai tiger zoo closes for good
"This is animal cruelty at its worst," one tourist from London, England, wrote after a visit to the establishment in 2019.
The open burning of waste poses grave health risks to millions
Uncontrolled burning of waste is particularly widespread in low- and middle-income countries.
Even babies consume large amounts of microplastics
In all, infants consume as many as 1.6 million polypropylene microplastic particles on average every single day.