Portside

Once a tourist destination, the Salton Sea faces ecological collapse, toxic dust storms—and maybe a lithium boom.

The amount of plastic actually turned into new things has fallen to new lows of around 5%. That number is expected to drop further as more plastic is produced.

The upcoming Biden administration must take action to protect the air, water, land and health of rural communities overrun and bankrupted by factory farms. Joe Biden’s plan for rural America does not mention any kind of comprehensive farm reform.

Despite the reservation’s Democratic tendencies and its struggles amid the pandemic, the president is trying to woo Navajo voters.

(A long read) Cyclone Amphan is the first to hit a densely peopled area during the pandemic, raising issues about its impact on the people, flora and fauna of the Sundarbans, and the role of cyclones in the crisis of human-caused species extinctions.

...the super-capitalism of today has become an absolute fetter on the development of the productive forces necessary for our species survival.

There are no quick fixes to the state’s water woes – and so many impoverished residents remain exposed to unsafe water.

New papers detail severe threats facing insects, how their plight is intertwined with humanity's, and the available solutions to address the crisis.