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Earth Day Illustrates the Path Toward Climate and Community Resilience

Washington Nature

By Todd Reeve, CEO of the Bonneville Environmental Foundation, and James Schroeder, Director of Conservation for The Nature Conservancy in Washington Earth Day ignited our collective awareness of challenges facing people and nature, and spurred unparalleled legislative action bringing us cleaner air and water.

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Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 4.23.24

PA Environment Daily

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. Contact: Daniel E.

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Registration Open! Pennsylvania Groundwater Symposium, May 23 In Harrisburg

PA Environment Daily

The Symposium will be preceded by an optional day-long field trip highlighting springs, caves and other groundwater resources in the Cumberland Valley on May 22. Groundwater professionals, natural resource managers, educators, and anyone interested in the management and protection of water resources are invited to attend.

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April 29 Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available

PA Environment Daily

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come.

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The Rights of Nature — Can an Ecosystem Bear Legal Rights?

Law Columbia

These nature rights are very often associated with human rights, especially the right to a clean and healthy environment. What countries have declared rights of nature? The Supreme Court declared that the Colombia Amazon accordingly was entitled to protection, conservation, maintenance and restoration.

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Appeals court upholds Ontario town’s convictions for damaging piping plover habitat

Enviromental Defense

The decision also sends a clear message to governments, individuals, and industries that those who damage or destroy protected habitat contrary to the law will be held to account. By conserving wildlife, we ensure that future generations can enjoy our natural world and the incredible species that live within it.

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Allegations of extensive sexual abuse at Kenyan offsetting project used by Shell and Netflix

Corp Watch

The company was a major target of anti-apartheid boycotts in the 1980s over its role in supporting the white South African government with fuel and money but just 192 rand ($22) in annual rent for two petrol stations on Umnini tribal land in KwaZulu-Natal, where blacks were not allowed to own land.