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Failed environmental safeguards leave coastal Bangladesh facing coal pollution https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/failed-environmental-safeguards-leave-coastal-bangladesh-facing-coal-pollution/

Failed environmental safeguards leave coastal Bangladesh facing coal pollution
Riaz Panchayet used to farm papaya, cucumber, okra and bananas on his land in Madhupur village, located in southern Bangladesh’s coastal Patuakhali district. These days, he runs a small tea stall near one of the gates of the Payra Power Plant, and worry has replaced the seasonal rhythm of harvests. “I notice a layer of […]

"Renewable energy companies fuel Brazilian data center boom, investigation finds"
#Brazil #Energy #Renewables

Renewable energy companies fuel Brazilian data center boom, investigation finds
Renewable energy companies are driving most of Brazil’s plans for new data centers, according to a recent joint analysis by The Intercept Brasil and Mongabay. As of December 2025 there were 68 requests to connect data centers to Brazil’s national power grid with 65% registered by renewable energy companies, including wind and solar power plants, […]

In Ontario, the municipal elections are fast approaching. Make sure that you are registered. Check out your candidates and try to go to any debates.
DON'T FORGET TO VOTE. If you don't vote then don't bitch about the results.
Provincially there are three ridings holding by-elections. If you live there make sure you are registered AND VOTE.
Federally there are also three by-elections. If you live there make sure you are registered AND VOTE.

FW-OLL: Zwei neue Mannschaftstransportwagen offiziell übergeben Gemeinde Hude (ots) - Am gestrigen Samstag, den 05. September, hatte Ortsbrandmeister Heiko Zywina zur offiziellen Übergabe der beiden neuen Mannschaftstransportwagen (MTW) der Feuerwehr Hude und der Gemeindejugendfeuerwehr eingeladen. Zahlreiche ... https://www.

Plastic fused to coral rubble raises new concerns for ocean pollution https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/09/plastic-fused-to-coral-rubble-raises-new-concerns-for-ocean-pollution/

Plastic fused to coral rubble raises new concerns for ocean pollution
Plastic fused to coral rubble in Japan has been identified as “plasticoral,” raising concerns about ocean pollution and habitat degradation.

New global maps chart 40 years of ocean heat and acidification extremes https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/new-global-maps-chart-40-years-of-ocean-heat-and-acidification-extremes/

New global maps chart 40 years of ocean heat and acidification extremes
Between 2014 and 2015, a marine heatwave known as “The Blob” warmed an area of the Pacific Ocean larger than the United States and Mexico combined. The massive event fueled toxic algae blooms, collapsed fisheries, killed off millions of emaciated seabirds, sent dead fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) and sea otters washing up on Alaska and […]

"Introduced fish thrive amid Kasmir’s freshwater habitat degradation"
#India #Fish #Animals

Introduced fish thrive amid Kasmir’s freshwater habitat degradation
Native fish in the lakes and rivers of India’s Kashmir Valley are under increasing pressure from pollution, habitat loss, dam construction and other human activities, a recent review finds. These same threats are also likely giving exotic fish introduced to these freshwater habitats an edge, researchers say. “Our indigenous fishes are becoming vulnerable, endangered and […]

Satellite data reveal massive scale of routine oil pollution in oceans. See the map https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/10/satellite-data-reveal-massive-scale-of-routine-oil-pollution-in-oceans-see-the-map…

Satellite data reveal massive scale of routine oil pollution in oceans. See the map
Satellite data reveal nearly 1.6 million square kilometers of annual ocean oil pollution from ships and offshore platforms.

Major orangutan study finds Sumatran population fell nearly 20% despite slower forest loss https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/major-orangutan-study-finds-sumatran-population-fell-nearly-20-despite-slower-forest-loss/

Major orangutan study finds Sumatran population fell nearly 20% despite slower forest loss
JAKARTA — The number of Sumatran orangutans has declined by nearly 20% in the past decade and the critically endangered Tapanuli orangutan remains perilously close to extinction despite years of conservation efforts, according to a new study. The study, published in Global Ecology and Conservation, also suggests that habitat loss alone cannot explain the species’ […]

Despite a drop in deforestation in 2025, forest losses pile up in the Mekong https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/despite-a-drop-in-deforestation-in-2025-forest-losses-pile-up-in-the-mekong/

Despite a drop in deforestation in 2025, forest losses pile up in the Mekong
BANGKOK — Over the course of 2025, the Mekong countries of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam lost a combined 746,168 hectares (1.8 million acres) of tree cover, an area roughly equivalent to the size of the Bangkok Metropolitan Area, according to Mongabay’s analysis*. Data published by the Global Land Analysis and Discovery (GLAD) laboratory at the […]