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Rooftop Solar Power Is Struggling to Take Off in Hong Kong. What Went Wrong?
At the halfway point of the Feed-in Tariff program, Hong Kong’s solar energy production still lags behind most developed countries or regions.

Selena Liang
Aug 811 min read


“You Need To Air Out Your Dirty Laundry”: An Anatomy of a TCEQ Public Hearing
A rainbow coalition of Texas Coastal Bend residents tried every tool in the regulatory process to stop the crude oil export industry. Did they ever have agency?

Alex Ip
May 3014 min read


“I Was Having a Good Time”: How Did a Small Town in South Texas Get Hit With Two Oil Spills?
A playing field tilted towards regional officials, Texas Republicans, and foreign energy companies turned sleepy Ingleside on the Bay, Texas, into the Crude Oil Export Terminal of the United States, and did local residents in.

Alex Ip
May 2713 min read


UAE Oil Barons “Conserve” Tanzania’s Rich Lands by Pushing Out Indigenous Communities
Thousands of Maasai were violently evicted in Tanzania as part of governmental deals with foreign companies under the guise of conservation.

Kang-Chun Cheng
Feb 2610 min read


For The Reservoir That Was Dammed, It Is Now Resurrection Time
Three weeks after the destruction of Kakhovka Dam, scientists found new hope in the remnants of the reservoir through willow plants.

Deanna Altomara
Nov 27, 20247 min read


Human-Elephant Conflicts Drive South Indian Farmers Into Poverty
In the last decade, elephants have killed humans, cattle, and damaged almost 6,000 acres of cropfields in conflict attacks in South India.

Laasya Shekhar
Nov 21, 20246 min read


India Proposes Sterilizing Leopards to Curb Human-Wildlife Conflicts
Human-leopard conflict in Junnar, India has increased over the past few decades due to the loss of forested habitats in neighboring regions.

Laasya Shekhar
Nov 20, 20247 min read


It’s Not Just Drought: Java is Drowning as Well
One of the largest islands in Indonesia is at risk of sinking due to sea level rise, putting millions of people on the coast at risk.

Garry Lotulung
Nov 19, 20245 min read


When Indonesia’s Most Populous Island Becomes Parched
Climate change has changed rainfall patterns in Indonesia, which is increasing the incidence of droughts in Central Java.

Garry Lotulung
Nov 15, 20244 min read


Finding Clean Water Near Mount Everest Might Be Harder Than Summiting It
As tourism and regional pollution contaminate Nepal’s Khumbu Valley, researchers are zapping the ground to find new potable water sources.

Manish Koirala
Oct 30, 20246 min read
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