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An Indigenous man with a phrase in Portuguese painted on his back that translates to “Mining Kills,” participates in a protest against the increase of mining activities that are encroaching on his land, in front of the Ministry of Mines and Energy in Brasilia, Brazil, in 2022. AP Photo/Eraldo Peres

Illegal gold mining causes surges in malaria in the Amazon, and the association is far worse than we suspected

An increase of just 0.03% in illegal gold mining is associated with a 20 to 46% increase in the local incidence of malaria in Yanomami lands in the Brazilian Amazon.
Workers repair a water pipeline that dates back to the 1930s. In the coming years, utility bills in Detroit are likely to rise to pay for upgrades to aging infrastructure. Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Detroit’s water affordability crisis is tied to the uneven distribution of stormwater management costs – a fraught history explains why

Some Detroit residents spend as much as 25% of their disposable income on water bills. Many are struggling to keep up.

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