China recently approved the construction of the world's largest hydropower dam, across the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet. When fully up and running, it will be the world's largest power plant—by some ...

The Yarlung Tansgpo / Brahmaputra dam shows we often don’t know how to deal with rivers that cross national borders.

The impact of land use and land cover changes, particularly increased urbanization, on climate is crucial. The most ...

Miscommunication and misunderstood geography are confounding discussions about China’s planned dams on the Yarlung Tsangpo ...

Bloomberg reports that EPA data points to a Montana coal plant as the “dirtiest in the country.” The news service reports ...