Environment
Biden administration launches conservation program called America the Beautiful Challenge
April 15, 2022“Protecting 30% of America’s lands and waters by the end of the decade can only be accomplished through partnerships and knowledge on the ground in all 50 states."
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Brazilian Amazon endured record deforestation in first three months of 2022
April 13, 2022And new legislation proposed by Bolsonaro would open Indigenous lands to mining and farming.
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Microplastics found in human lungs for first time – and deeper than expected
April 8, 2022“Lung airways are very narrow so no one thought they could possibly get there, but they clearly have."
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New report reveals how the Dakota Access Pipeline is breaking the law
April 5, 2022"The Army Corps of Engineers violated their own processes, and continue to violate our human rights for the benefit of a destructive, violent, and extractive energy company."
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‘Green steel’ heating up in Sweden’s frozen north
April 4, 2022A high-tech pilot plant is seeking to significantly reduce the carbon emissions involved in steel production by switching some of that process away from burning coking coal to burning hydrogen that itself was produced with renewable...
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