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The Stream, December 14, 2022: Scrutinizing Mexico’s Tourist Train, UN Raises Concerns about Cultural and Environmental Damage

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Proposed changes to Montana’s state constitution are placing environmental protections at risk. Lawmakers in Argentina voted to permanently protect the Mitre peninsula, an essential carbon sink at the country’s southern tip. Montana is one of just six states with environmental protections enshrined in its state constitution.

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HotSpots H2O: Indigenous Communities, Biodiversity Along Brazil-Peru Border Threatened by Highway Construction

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Eastward, across gnarled rivers and historic indigenous homelands, the great Amazon Rainforest paints this basin shades of green, refreshing much of the world’s oxygen. . BR-364, the 2,700-mile asphalt strip that weaves through rainforest to connect São Paulo to Acre, might soon be lengthened.

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A new climate litigation claim in Brazil raises the pressure for increased climate action and protection of the Amazon rainforest

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It contributes to increasing pressure against President Bolsonaro for widespread environmental damage across the country, resulting from a significant lack of climate action and the pervasive destruction of the Amazon rainforest. Omissions from the Brazilian government on climate policy. Bolsonaro ).

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Natural Lands Partners With Martin Aguilar To Permanently Preserve 44-Acre Farm In Chester County

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The entire Beaver Run basin is designated as having Exceptional Value water quality by the Department of Environmental Protection. These waterways are important sources of drinking water and recreation for the Delaware Valley, making their protection essential to our region. There is also a small wetland area on the property.

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Amazon Deforestation is Down. Here’s Why.

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The World Resources Institute reported that the world lost more primary rainforest in 2022 than in 2021. This vote also highlighted that citizens of Ecuador chose decisively to favor their forests and people, despite the tired debate that seeks to pit economic development against environmental protection.

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The Stream, April 27, 2022: How a Rural Nebraskan Town Is Moving Forward a Year After Toxic Ethanol Plant Closes

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Some have called on the Environmental Protection Agency to mark parts of Mead a Superfund site, although others say the declaration would be costly and shrink already-decreasing property values. The ethanol plant AltEn had been producing massive amounts of toxic waste for years before it was shut down. More Water News.

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The Stream, June 30, 2021: Water Scarcity Top Concern For Global Economy

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National Geographic reports that local agroforestry cooperative in Brazil called RECA could become a model for agriculture in Brazil—one that requires far less land than cattle ranching, preserves biodiversity, protects soil and water, and sequesters carbon in its trees, mitigating climate change. 232 MEGALITERS (61 MILLION GALLONS).

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