Environment

Federal Judge Strikes Down Latest Atlantic Herring Management Plan

Atlantic (sea) herring, river herring and shad are critical components of the ocean and coastal ecosystem...

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World Bank Approves Drought Funds for Mauritania to Buy Emergency Food and Livestock Vaccines

The World Bank’s Board of Directors today approved US$10 million grant to help the Government of Mauritania provide emergency food and agricultural supplies for rural communities in the face of the country’s ongoing drought.

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Brazilian steel producers commit to Amazon protection, monitoring system

Greenpeace Brazil said the agreement, signed by all seven pig iron producers of Maranhão state, brings the pig iron industry and Brazil a step closer towards ending deforestation in the Amazon, while also helping to curb the use of slave labour.

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New Roads Into Yosemite Valley Rejected by Federal Court

Visitors are dwarfed by giant sequoias
in Yosemite...