Environment

New Conservation Initiatives Recommended for Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha

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Judge Upholds Decision To End "No Otter Zone"

For the second time in as many years, a federal judge last Friday upheld the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s decision to end the “No Otter Zone”—a failed program that the government determined would harm the sea otter population by excluding the...

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Conservation Groups Intervene To Defend Washingon State Against Coal Exporter's

On March 7, Columbia Riverkeeper, Washington Environmental Council and Sierra Club—represented by Earthjustice—took steps to defend the Washington Department of Natural Resources against a high-profile lawsuit filed by backers of the nation’s largest...

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Fukushima resettlement policy violates international human rights commitments & Japanese law

Japan’s policy to resettle residents to heavily contaminated areas in Fukushima is in contravention of Japanese law and multiple international human rights treaties. On March 7, Greenpeace Japan and Human Rights Now detailed numerous human rights...

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