Environment

WWF statement on Brazil government's decision to open up a national reserve in the Amazon for mining

An open cast gold mine at Pocone, Amazon basin, Brazil.

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Lawsuit Filed To Prevent Hawai'i's Airport, Harbor Lights From Killing Endangered Seabirds

Conservation groups on August 23, filed a lawsuit against the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation’s for failing to address injuries and deaths of three species of critically imperiled seabirds caused by bright lighting at state-operated airports and...

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Earthjustice On Grid Study: Manipulated DOE Grid Study Not Worth The Paper It's Printed On

On August 23, the U.S. Department of Energy released a much-hyped study examining electricity markets and grid reliability. Energy Secretary Rick Perry ordered the department to conduct the study in April, on the premise that “regulatory burdens”...

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Central Bangladesh Awaits "Torrent of Water" as Death Toll from South Asia Floods Nears 700

Central and southern Bangladesh are bracing for devastation as flood waters that wreaked havoc in the country’s north begin the long journey to the Bay of Bengal.

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