Two Yanomami men are reported to have been killed by gold miners in northern Brazil, as a massive gold rush brings death, disease and pollution to South America’s largest relatively isolated tribe.
The world’s oceans could face severe and irreversible harm unless tighter environmental safeguards are put in place to protect them from the risks of deep sea mining, warns a new report from Greenpeace International.
Rovinari is one of Romania’s largest and most polluting power plants. The country's authorities have granted it a lifetime permit to operate, without ever assessing its disastrous environmental impacts.