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India’s largest dam given clearance but still faces flood of opposition

22 Oct 2014: Janaki Lenin: The 3000MW Dibang dam, rejected twice as it would submerge vast tracts of biologically rich forests, is to get environmental clearance – but huge local opposition could stall the project
Are goats the answer to the reed choking US east coast marshes?

22 Oct 2014: Yale Environment 360: Test site finds goats dramatically reduce phragmites, which have been previously tackled with fires and bulldozers
Alien Quagga mussel may already have been joined by other invasive species

13 Oct 2014: Predatory shrimps among four undetected invaders threatening native wildlife, scientist warn
Preventing water wars: how to build bridges over river disputes

Guardian Professional, 30 Sep 2014: Dramatic reductions in water levels could lead to conflict. Will legal and diplomatic policies help countries to cooperate? Asks Ilmas Futehally
Invasive Chinese mitten crab found in Scotland prompts salmon fears

26 Sep 2014: Hairy crab remains found in the Clyde lead to warnings the invasive species could have devastating impacts on Scottish fish
Trapping wild beavers in Devon would be unlawful, ministers told

25 Sep 2014: EU habitats directive requires the UK to protect beavers in their natural range, and prohibits killing or capturing them
From Cape Town to Kinshasa: could the Great Inga dam power half of Africa?

Guardian Professional, 19 Sep 2014: Daniel Wesangula: Questions remain on the viability of the project: who stands to benefit most from it and is it sustainable?
Seal population on the rise in Thames estuary

4 Sep 2014: Numbers returning to natural level after centuries of culling for meat and fur, survey finds
Do dams destroy rivers?

27 Aug 2014: A new study has found links between dams and the declining health of river systems. With your help, Karl Mathiesen investigates whether dams are killing the world’s great rivers
Nicaragua's trans-oceanic canal survey leaves residents fearful of losing homes

27 Aug 2014: Property owners express concerns about unfair compensation as one of history's biggest infrastructure projects is launched
Water voles return to Cornwall

27 Aug 2014: First breeding colony established in Bude river since 1989 as mammals return to most counties of England
Abandoned landfills polluting UK rivers, research finds

26 Aug 2014: Natural Environment Research Council: More than 27 tonnes of ammonium leaches from an Oxford wetland into the River Thames every year
Marchioness disaster 25th anniversary: how the Guardian reported the tragedy

21 Aug 2014:
The Guardian followed the Marchioness story from the first reports of the disaster through to the many trials and inquiries
Bridge collapse in India kills three people - video

Video (1min 34sec), 14 Aug 2014:
Following annual monsoon rainfall, a bridge in the Jahu area of Hamirpur district in India's northern state of Himachal Pradesh has collapsed, killing three people
Illegal coal mine encroaching on nature reserve in north-west China

7 Aug 2014: Coalfield 14 times the size of the City of London turns alpine meadows into craters in Qinghai, Greenpeace investigation reveals