Number of rhinos killed illegally has more than doubled since 2011
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Glitches Keep SpaceX Rocket Grounded
Second delay in three days
After Syria, Hillary Clinton Talks Wildlife Trafficking at the White House
The press was mostly interested in her position on Syria, but Hillary Clinton had something to say about poaching too. Why the White House is taking on the wildlife trade
As Northeast Asia Bakes, Climate Scientists Predict More Extreme Heat Waves on the Horizon
Cities like Shanghai and Seoul are enduring a brutal heat wave. But climate change will make this year’s summer feel like nothing in the decades to come
Obama Moves to Fight Wildlife Trafficking in Africa. But the Real Work Is in Asia
A new White House plan will create an inter-agency task force to fight poaching, which is on the rise thanks to a growing market in developing Asia
Unbreathable: Air Pollution Becomes a Major Global Killer
According to a new analysis published in “The Lancet,” more than 3.2 million people suffered premature deaths from air pollution in 2010, the largest number on record
By Sea, Land and Air: Hong Kong Inventor Leads Charge in War Against Pollution
One Hong Kong engineer puts the city’s surf and turf to work toward a cleaner future
Is Shark Fin Slowly Becoming Passé in Hong Kong?
It was the go-to soup for emperors of centuries past — a tradition revered in Chinese culture that ultimately symbolized wealth, status and prestige. But as China has gotten richer, shark fin soup consumption has increased. And …
Taking Shark-Fin Soup Off the Menu
For a delicacy that can command such a high price—and which has caused so much devastation in the sea—shark-fin soup is practically tasteless. I’ve only eaten it once, during a reporting trip to the industrial Chinese city of Wenzhou more than nine years ago. I was writing about the sex toy king of China—king of manufacturing …
Asbestos on the Horizon in Asia
How do you decide which environmental issues to pursue? I know I definitely put too much store in social context: what my friends, the media, and my favorite politicians – and, embarrassingly, celebrities – are talking about. If people are talking about climate change and factory farming over lunch, then that’s got to be the …