“They were simply murders, ordered by individuals at the highest levels of government and obeyed by military officers in the chain of command.” That’s how a complaint describes the killing of two men ...

The world was on tenterhooks last week awaiting Donald Trump’s next move toward acquiring Greenland. Perhaps because markets ...

Some Iranians blame the government for deteriorating water infrastructure, over-pumped aquifers, and badly designed irrigation systems. In a statement, student activists said that crises have piled up ...

Mexican water law has been undergoing a reform since last year, when a bill was introduced to amend the constitution to make water a human right and change how it is owned and allocated. The bill is ...

Americans love beef with the average person eating three hamburgers a week—a choice that’s getting much more expensive. As of July, the average price of ground beef had risen to $6.32 a pound, up ...

A major storm that hit small communities in western Alaska about ten days ago may have been worse because of a lack of forecasting data caused by Trump administration cuts. Typhoon Halong struck on ...

For the first time ever, the amount of global electricity generated by renewable energy surpassed that from coal during the first six months of 2025. According to the think tank Ember, solar and wind ...

Last week, at a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, many countries made commitments to cut back fossil fuel emissions to fight climate change. China announced it would curb emissions by up ...

In good news last week, Morocco and Sierra Leone ratified the High Seas Treaty that seeks to protect marine biodiversity in international waters—those beyond the jurisdiction of any country. The two ...