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Why a Kashmiri Cattle Rearer Still Depends on a Lake That Made Her Sick
As pollution, sewage, and unchecked development shrink Kashmir's lakes, families who rely on them for their livelihoods have few alternatives — even when the water is toxic.
Umer Farooq Zargar & Ilhak Tantray
1 day ago6 min read


Old San Juan’s Cruise Growth Tests How Much the Historic City Can Take
While the number of cruise passengers visiting Old San Juan rose 11% from 2015 to 2025, residents warn that the influx is straining public infrastructure and community life.

Luis Joel Méndez González, Centro de Periodismo Investigativo
2 days ago15 min read


Lake Victoria's Peatland Conundrum
“Worst of all is that the floods have forced people to lose their traditions and ancestral lands. I think nature is reclaiming its lost glory.”

Michiel Robberecht
Aug 48 min read


Living With Leopards in the Himalayas
Conflicts with people are growing as expanded forest land and climate change push the creatures into human settlements. There are solutions to try.

Saugat Bolakhe
Aug 16 min read


‘We Are Such a Punitive Country’: America’s ‘Death by Incarceration’ Machine
“We’re really the only country in the world that keeps people locked up so many years. We are getting so used to that here that we forget that that’s not normal and other countries look at us like we’re crazy.”

Zoe Beketova
Jul 3111 min read


Africa’s Longest Crude Oil Export Pipeline Isn’t Just Taking Indigenous Land, It Is Disturbing the Dead
Indigenous communities say burial sites are being disturbed by the EACOP project in Uganda and Tanzania, and compensation is not adequate to move graves.

Diana Taremwa-Karakire, Drilled
Jul 277 min read


‘Who Thinks of Pads in the Middle of Airstrikes?’: Myanmar Women Fight for Menstrual Dignity
“Targeting menstrual products might seem small compared to bombings and executions, but it is a serious threat to women survivors of war who need menstrual supplies to stay healthy. This has become a tool, another way for conflict to control women’s bodies.”
Tauseef Ahmad & Sajid Raina
Jul 254 min read


Climate-Impacted Communities Across Asia Are Taking Their Fight To Court
“That’s what I hope I can do, even though I’m just an ordinary person. If one day my grandchildren ask me what I did for nature, at least I have an answer: I fought for your future.”

Gaea Cabico
Jul 136 min read


This Doctor Is Battling Health Misinformation One Wikipedia Edit at a Time
"I think the biggest misinformation spreader in the U.S. is the President of the United States himself. When he says something, it gets echoed in different magazines, newspapers, everywhere. And given his power and privilege, his narratives are likely to influence a lot of people. Even if you don’t like him, or you don’t like what he says, even if you know that whatever he says is not true, it’s impossible to avoid seeing his content."

Laasya Shekhar లాస్య శేఖర్
Jul 98 min read
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