
The Stream, February 13, 2025: Green Ring Around Burkina Faso’s Capital; Environmental Losses in Gaza Are Devastating
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Growers in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, are combating extreme heat and food insecurity by maintaining a greenbelt around the capital.
The Stream, February 11, 2025: Buenos Aires’ ‘Blood-Colored’ Stream Causes Alarm; Drought and Heat Worsen Chile’s Wildfires
Australia’s Murray-Darling Basin. Photo: J. Carl Ganter,…

The Stream, February 6, 2025: Most of EU’s Surface Waters Are Polluted; Niger Delta Oil Production Could Restart
A majority of surface water bodies in the European Union are in poor ecological condition, according to a new report from the European Commission.

The Stream, February 4, 2025: Trump Censors Climate Change From Federal Websites; Bulgaria-Greece Water Deal Expiration Sows Concerns
U.S. President Donald Trump has moved to censor the climate crisis from federal web pages, with environmental assessments and climate adaptation reports disappearing from public sites.

The Stream, January 30, 2025: To Escape Floods, Kentuckians Are Relocating to Mined Mountaintops; World’s Longest Freshwater Lake Sees Fishery Declines
Residents in Kentucky are moving from flood-prone valleys to mountaintops, as new communities are being built atop former strip mines.

The Stream, January 28, 2025: Greenland’s Lakes Emitting Carbon; Surprising Optimism for World’s Largest Hydropower Project in DRC
Amidst political and water-related unrest in Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Bank’s confidence in the world’s largest hydropower project comes as a surprise.

The Stream, January 23, 2025: In Ghana, Water Cut-Offs Come Second to Gold Mining; Amazon River Communities Stranded After Drought
Ghana’s government appears to be prioritizing gold mining over clean water access, jailing activists as supply cut-offs and pollution worsen.

The Stream, January 21, 2025: ‘Rainforestation’ in Philippines Protects Cities From Floods; EU Proposes PFAS Ban
The European Union plans to introduce a sweeping ban on the use of PFAS in consumer products, with certain exemptions.

The Stream, January 16, 2025: EPA Warns of PFAS in Sewage Sludge Fertilizer; More Rain, More Drought Expected in Mediterranean
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a warning that two types of PFAS in sewage sludge fertilizer — commonly used by growers and supported by the EPA — may be a human health risk.

The Stream, January 14, 2025: LA Water Dept. Sued Over Empty Reservoir; AI Data Center Worries Water-Stressed English Town; World Bank Doubles Down on Dams
Though water levels in most southern California reservoirs exceed historical averages, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has been sued over the Santa Ynez Reservoir, which since last February has sat empty.

The Stream, January 8, 2025: In German Forest, Tesla Factory and Water Protectors Face Off
A nine-month “water forest occupation” on the outskirts of Berlin, Germany, came to an end in late November, as police evicted those who were protesting the water use and proposed expansion of a nearby Tesla factory.

The Stream, December 18, 2024: Extreme Weather, Flooding Linked to Global Rise in Malaria Cases for Fifth Consecutive Year
For the fifth consecutive year, the number of global malaria cases rose — an increase that coincides with flooding and extreme precipitation.