Headlines we're tracking from conservation groups, parks authorities and outdoor media. Each item links to the original publisher.
From New York to Quebec, photographer Bryan Anselm spent months capturing spaces overrun with plastic and the actions individuals and groups are taking to reduce waste In New York City, the plastic we discard has a way of remaining in plain sight. There are few alleys to hide residents’ refuse, and the clear recycling bags leave their contents on full…
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Water levels at Iguazú Falls, on the border of Brazil and Argentina, have reached five times the average volume after heavy rains. The national park has stayed open to visitors with a safety protocol in place for their safety. The park's biologist and sustainability manager has said the water levels may be influenced by the El Niño phenomenon Continue…
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Is it possible to make a backpacking kit without petrochemicals? Designer and professor Tom Bonamici did it. Here's what's inside his sub-10-pound setup, and what he learned. The post Plastic Is Poisoning the Earth—So This Designer Made a Backpacking Kit Without It appeared first on Backpacker .
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Every year, millions of tonnes of residual materials accumulate worldwide. They are all too valuable to be wasted. From 3 to 6 November 2026, Vecoplan will be showcasing technology for processing residual materials into high-quality secondary raw materials and refuse-derived fuels at Ecomondo in Rimini.
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New recycling regulations are reshaping the economics of the plastics industry in Chile, Colombia and Brazil. In Chile, Recupac shows how advanced technology and strategic partnerships can transform plastic waste into raw materials.
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As graduates of an online training course gather from across the continent, the consensus is overwhelming: computers and saving animals go together On a bitingly cold night in Lapalala Wilderness nature reserve in South Africa’s Limpopo province, Duncan Kanyakera watches as instructor Jacques Viljoen deploys a thermal drone in search of a lone cheetah.…
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Following its inaugural live deployment at an international ice hockey championship in late April, Smart DRS has rapidly expanded across major music festivals, cultural events and continuous seasonal operations, processing more than 150,000 reusable cup returns in just four months.
Story snapshotFollowing its inaugural live deployment at an international ice hockey championship in late April, Smart DRS has rapidly expanded across major music festivals, cultural events and continuous seasonal operations, processing more than 150,000 reusable cup returns in just four months.
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Appledore, Devon: By-the-wind sailors have been washed up in great numbers this summer. I stumble on a single one of these bright blue beauties Amid the hot grit of the estuarine beach, a cool light glints. Not the habitual shade of mussel shells, nor even the shimmer of sea glass, this is a blue so bright that at first I mistake it for a kind of plastic,…
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A fragment of temperate rainforest lies on the edge of Dartmoor, and following years of conservation work, its owners have now opened up a sustainable campsite next to this fragile ecosystem Mist blankets the valley as I wheel my camping gear down the small hill towards a clearing ringed by trees and shrubs. A picnic bench sits at its edge, angled towards…
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The race to study the North Water between Canada and Greenland before it changes has led to a bold plan for an Inuit-run protected area Electric-blue meltwater sprays up under Terry Noah’s snowmobile as he races across sea ice extending out from Canada’s northernmost public community: Grise Fiord in Nunavut, a hamlet of 144 people closer to Murmansk in…
Story snapshotVoestalpine has two Liebherr LH 150 scrap handlers on site in Linz, Austria, to prepare material for an electric arc furnace mill that will start up next year.
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Three inexperienced young mountaineers set their sights on the summit of Mt. Shasta with help from an AI chatbot. They ended up running out of food and water and getting lost high above treeline. The post Three Hikers Used AI to Plan Their Mount Shasta Climb. It Nearly Cost Them Their Lives appeared first on Backpacker .
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Eighteen Native and conservation organizations are suing to block the new reductions, which shrunk the two monuments by 90 percent. The post A Massive Coalition Just Sued to Save Bears Ears and Grand Staircase—and the Outcome Could Decide the Future of U.S. Public Lands appeared first on Backpacker .
Story snapshotThe company says its recycled-content mill in Canada is back online after an unplanned power outage shut down the melt shop.
Story snapshotThe electric arc furnace mills of the United States South have been capacity rate all-stars in the 2026 steelmaking season.
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With incredible mountain views, trail towns serving up local delicacies, and easy logistics, the Kamnik-Savinja Alps Water Trail should have a place on any globetrotting hiker's life list. The post Forget the Camino: Europe’s Newest 191-Mile Thru-Hike Features Wilderness Wine Bars and Zero Crowds appeared first on Backpacker .
Story snapshotThe company could be selected to receive as much as $100 million to build a new critical mineral refining facility in the Southeast.
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