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Indigenous Rights Violations and Environmental Degradation in Suriname
On May 2, 2023, indigenous men in Suriname's Pikin Saron village protested land rights violations, resulting in a shootout with police, the deaths of two indigenous men, and the imprisonment of others.
Indigenous Rights Violations and Environmental Degradation in Suriname
On May 2, 2023, indigenous men in Suriname's Pikin Saron village protested land rights violations, resulting in a shootout with police, the deaths of two indigenous men, and the imprisonment of others.
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28% Bias Score
Wisconsin Youth Sue State Over Pro-Fossil Fuel Policies
Fifteen Wisconsin youth (8-17) sued the state Friday over pro-fossil fuel policies violating their constitutional rights to a safe and healthy environment, citing climate-driven flooding, extreme heat, and health issues; the case targets two state laws obstructing the transition to renewable energy.
Wisconsin Youth Sue State Over Pro-Fossil Fuel Policies
Fifteen Wisconsin youth (8-17) sued the state Friday over pro-fossil fuel policies violating their constitutional rights to a safe and healthy environment, citing climate-driven flooding, extreme heat, and health issues; the case targets two state laws obstructing the transition to renewable energy.
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48% Bias Score
Climate Activist's Felony Conviction Overturned Due to Prosecutorial Misconduct
A Minnesota appeals court overturned the felony conviction of climate activist Mylene Vialard due to pervasive prosecutorial misconduct during her 2023 trial for protesting the Line 3 pipeline; a new trial has been ordered.
Climate Activist's Felony Conviction Overturned Due to Prosecutorial Misconduct
A Minnesota appeals court overturned the felony conviction of climate activist Mylene Vialard due to pervasive prosecutorial misconduct during her 2023 trial for protesting the Line 3 pipeline; a new trial has been ordered.
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32% Bias Score
Plastic Waste Treaty Faces Setbacks Amidst Rise of Controversial Offsetting Schemes
The UN's attempts to create a global plastic waste treaty are hampered by opposition from petrostates, leading to the rise of plastic offsetting – a controversial market-based solution with questionable effectiveness and potential negative impacts on vulnerable communities.
Plastic Waste Treaty Faces Setbacks Amidst Rise of Controversial Offsetting Schemes
The UN's attempts to create a global plastic waste treaty are hampered by opposition from petrostates, leading to the rise of plastic offsetting – a controversial market-based solution with questionable effectiveness and potential negative impacts on vulnerable communities.
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56% Bias Score
Tyrone Gaelic Football Camp Relocates Due to Compost Factory Smell
A Gaelic football summer camp for 90 children in Killeshil, County Tyrone, was moved due to a "horrendous smell" from the Sawgrass Substrates Ltd compost factory, which mixes hay, chicken litter, and water, prompting concerns from residents and officials.
Tyrone Gaelic Football Camp Relocates Due to Compost Factory Smell
A Gaelic football summer camp for 90 children in Killeshil, County Tyrone, was moved due to a "horrendous smell" from the Sawgrass Substrates Ltd compost factory, which mixes hay, chicken litter, and water, prompting concerns from residents and officials.
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40% Bias Score
Spanish Court Rules Livestock Farm Pollution Violates Fundamental Rights
A Spanish court ordered authorities to compensate residents near As Conchas reservoir for water contamination caused by nearby livestock farms, setting a European precedent for linking industrial farming pollution to fundamental rights violations.
Spanish Court Rules Livestock Farm Pollution Violates Fundamental Rights
A Spanish court ordered authorities to compensate residents near As Conchas reservoir for water contamination caused by nearby livestock farms, setting a European precedent for linking industrial farming pollution to fundamental rights violations.
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24% Bias Score
Spanish court rules in favor of residents against industrial livestock pollution
A Spanish court ruled that uncontrolled livestock farming polluted a river, violating residents' human rights—a first in Europe, setting a precedent for similar cases.
Spanish court rules in favor of residents against industrial livestock pollution
A Spanish court ruled that uncontrolled livestock farming polluted a river, violating residents' human rights—a first in Europe, setting a precedent for similar cases.
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48% Bias Score
Extreme Heat Exacerbates Inequality in the US
Extreme heat disproportionately impacts low-income and minority communities in the US due to historical redlining and lack of green spaces, leading to higher mortality rates and health disparities; however, initiatives are underway to increase tree cover and improve public transit.
Extreme Heat Exacerbates Inequality in the US
Extreme heat disproportionately impacts low-income and minority communities in the US due to historical redlining and lack of green spaces, leading to higher mortality rates and health disparities; however, initiatives are underway to increase tree cover and improve public transit.
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20% Bias Score
Kampala Landfill Collapse: 34 Dead, Legal Battle Over New Site
A landslide at Kampala's Kiteezi landfill on August 9th, 2024, killed 34, left 220 homeless, and prompted the landfill's closure, though a new site in Buyala faces legal challenges due to its location in a potential protected forest area.
Kampala Landfill Collapse: 34 Dead, Legal Battle Over New Site
A landslide at Kampala's Kiteezi landfill on August 9th, 2024, killed 34, left 220 homeless, and prompted the landfill's closure, though a new site in Buyala faces legal challenges due to its location in a potential protected forest area.
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56% Bias Score
Flint's Lead Pipe Replacement: Skepticism Remains Amidst EPA Order Lift
Flint, Michigan, completed replacing 11,000 lead pipes and restoring 28,000 properties, prompting the EPA to lift its emergency drinking water order; however, many residents remain skeptical due to ongoing health issues and lack of full accountability for the 2014 water crisis.
Flint's Lead Pipe Replacement: Skepticism Remains Amidst EPA Order Lift
Flint, Michigan, completed replacing 11,000 lead pipes and restoring 28,000 properties, prompting the EPA to lift its emergency drinking water order; however, many residents remain skeptical due to ongoing health issues and lack of full accountability for the 2014 water crisis.
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52% Bias Score
São Paulo Consensus: A New Approach to Human Rights
Twenty nations signed the São Paulo Consensus on Friday, advocating a unique, context-sensitive approach to human rights, emphasizing each nation's right to development while promoting all human rights equally and rejecting the politicization of human rights.
São Paulo Consensus: A New Approach to Human Rights
Twenty nations signed the São Paulo Consensus on Friday, advocating a unique, context-sensitive approach to human rights, emphasizing each nation's right to development while promoting all human rights equally and rejecting the politicization of human rights.
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44% Bias Score
Unsafe Drinking Water in US Mobile Home Parks: Systemic Failures and Consequences
A review of EPA data reveals that nearly 70% of mobile home parks with their own water systems violated safe drinking water rules in the last five years, exceeding municipal system violation rates and highlighting systemic issues of oversight and infrastructure, disproportionately affecting low-inco...
Unsafe Drinking Water in US Mobile Home Parks: Systemic Failures and Consequences
A review of EPA data reveals that nearly 70% of mobile home parks with their own water systems violated safe drinking water rules in the last five years, exceeding municipal system violation rates and highlighting systemic issues of oversight and infrastructure, disproportionately affecting low-inco...
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24% Bias Score
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