A directive signed by Brazil’s Solicitor-General could hamper the efforts of indigenous tribes to win government recognition of their traditional lands, reports Survival International, a human rights group focused on native peoples.
China’smoment of coal truth
Has China hit a pollution tipping point? Growing protests suggest, yes.
64% of US Now in Drought, Yet Most States Don’t Consider Climate Change’s Effect on Water
The US Department of Agriculture has declared half of all US counties disaster areas due to the expanding drought, adding 200 counties across 12 states to those experiencing drought conditions. Thirty five states now have drought conditions, with 64% of the nation in moderate or severe drought.
More than 22% of Streams in Southern W.Va. Damaged by Mine Pollution
Water pollution from surface coal mining has degraded more than 22 percent of streams and rivers in southern West Virginia to the point they may now qualify as impaired under state criteria, according to a new study by scientists at Duke and Baylor universities.
