Environment

Child labour: Uganda’s teachers are crucial agents of positive change

The Uganda National Teachers' Union (UNATU) programme against child labour in Erussi, close to the Congo border and located a nine hour drive from Kampala, and the second poorest district in Uganda, has changed the mindsets of parents and teachers...

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Groups Appeal EPA's Refusal To Ban Major Pesticide Linked To Brain Damage In Children

On April 5th, Earthjustice representing Pesticide Action Network and the Natural Resources Defense Council asked a panel of three federal appeals court judges to order the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to act based on its own scientific...

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MEPs approve €71.5m in EU aid after natural disasters in UK, Cyprus, Portugal

MEPs have approved €71,524,810 in EU aid to repair damage caused by floods in the UK from December 2015 to January 2016, drought and fires in Cyprus from October 2015 to June 2016 and fires on the Portuguese island of Madeira in August 2016, in a vote...

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Community Group Alleges Civil Rights Violations By The City And Port Of Oakland In Complaint To Federal Government

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As recipients of federal funds, the City and Port of Oakland have an obligation under Title VI of...

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