Investigations
Scientists build malaria alert system with mining data in Amazon
A 1% increase in illegal mining led to a 24% spike in malaria cases among the Yanomami, prompting a new data-driven defense.
Investigations
Environmental crimes don’t stop at borders. Neither can the reporting
High gold prices have fueled illegal mining across the Amazon.
Investigations
The environmentalist’s widow in Brazil who disappeared to survive
At around 1 a.m. on April 29, 2026, in a courtroom in Maranhão’s Bom Jardim district, Judge Philipe Silveira da Cunha publicly decided the…
Investigations
‘Devastating’ rush for critical minerals has little to do with green energy: Report
A new report published by U.S.-based think tank the Oakland Institute warns that the rush for critical minerals comes with massive implications for the…
