Wed.Jun 16, 2021

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When conservation work pays off: After 20 years, the Saker Falcon breeds again in Bulgaria

Environmental News Bits

Considered extinct as a breeding species in the early 2000s, the Saker Falcon was recovered when the first active nest from the new history of the species in Bulgaria was discovered in 2018, built by two birds that were reintroduced back in 2015. Read more →

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Why did the FDA Ignore the Science When Approving New Alzheimer’s Drug Aduhelm?

Union of Concerned Scientists

If expert advice is ignored when making drug approval decisions, what is the point of establishing these committees?

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Guest Commentary: Brazilian’s first tort climate case for illegal deforestation in Amazonia

Law Columbia

The majority of the cases have been filed by the Amazon Task Force (ATF), established in 2018 by federal public prosecutors to unite the offices working to combat illegal deforestation in Amazonia. hectares (the equivalent of 4,650 football fields) between 2011 and 2018.