Environment

World Bank Provides US$65 million for Dominica’s Post-Maria Reconstruction

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors, on April 13th, approved two emergency support operations totaling US$65 million for restoring agriculture livelihoods, strengthening resilience, and rebuilding houses destroyed by Hurricane Maria.

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Earthjustice Condemns Rigged Farm Bill

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A farm near Clarinda in southwest Iowa, where sustainable farming practices are used.

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Environmentalists And Farmers Seek Court Decision Halting Use Of Dow's "Agent Orange" Pesticide

Late Wednesday, a coalition of environmental organizations and farmers represented by the Center for Food Safety (CFS) and Earthjustice filed new legal papers in federal court seeking the reversal of Scott Pruitt and the Trump Environmental Protection...

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Tribes Challenge Forest Service Approval For Toxic Open-Pit Copper Mine On Sacred Lands

The Tohono O’odham Nation, the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and the Hopi Tribe filed a complaint in U.S. District Court, on April 12th, challenging the approval by the U.S. Forest Service of a plan by Hudbay Minerals Inc. of Canada to develop a sprawling toxic...

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