Tag #Environmental Protection

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Yosemite Flag Protest Sparks Nationwide Environmental Demonstrations

On February 22, six Yosemite National Park employees hung a giant upside-down American flag on El Capitan to protest Trump administration budget cuts threatening environmental protection; this sparked widespread demonstrations across 170 national parks on March 1st, with further protests planned.

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Life on Land
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EU Lags in Combatting Marine Pollution: Insufficient Enforcement Undermines 2030 Goal

The EU aims to eliminate pollutants from its seas by 2030, but a European Court of Auditors report criticizes insufficient enforcement, inadequate monitoring, and lenient sanctions, highlighting the significant contribution of ships and lost containers to marine pollution.

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Life Below Water
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Mass Firings of Scientists Jeopardize Endangered Species

The Trump administration's firing of thousands of scientists from federal agencies, including over 400 from the US Fish and Wildlife Service, endangers numerous endangered species due to staff shortages and funding cuts, aligning with the rightwing Project 2025 manifesto advocating for weakening env...

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Life on Land
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COP16 Reaches $200 Billion Biodiversity Funding Agreement

Nearly 200 nations finalized a plan at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16) in Rome, committing $200 billion annually to biodiversity protection, a substantial increase from previous years, resolving key disagreements from the prior COP15 meeting in Cali.

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Life on Land
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Sewage Threatens Mallorca's Significant Vallgornera Caves

The Vallgornera Caves in Llucmajor, Mallorca, discovered in 1968, face severe sewage contamination from a nearby urbanization lacking a sanitation system for 40 years, prompting a report to the European Union by the Balearic Speleology Federation.

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Clean Water and Sanitation
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EU to Weaken Supply Chain Law, Reducing Corporate Accountability

The European Commission proposes weakening its supply chain law, reducing corporate liability for human rights and environmental violations, delaying implementation to 2028, and lessening the frequency of supply chain audits to every five years instead of annually. This follows pressure from industr...

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Decent Work and Economic Growth
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Lake Salda: A Mars Analog Facing Environmental Threats

Lake Salda, in southwestern Turkey, is geologically similar to Mars' Jezero Crater, attracting scientists and raising environmental concerns due to pollution and decreasing water levels; it's listed among the IUGS' Top 100 geological sites.

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Life Below Water
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Disagreement Delays Algarrobico Hotel Demolition

The Spanish government and the Andalusian regional government are in talks to demolish the illegally built Algarrobico hotel in Almería, but disagree on the best approach: expropriation or permit annulment, potentially delaying the process.

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Life on Land
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Mass Federal Employee Firings Disrupt Public Land Management and Environmental Protection

On February 14th, the Trump administration fired tens of thousands of federal employees, impacting numerous agencies like the US Forest Service and the Department of the Interior, causing significant disruptions in public land management and environmental protection, and raising concerns about publi...

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Life on Land
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Trump Announces Potential 65% EPA Budget Cuts

President Trump announced potential 65% cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s budget, prompting concern from employees and environmental groups, despite a White House clarification that it may not be a staff reduction; all federal agencies must submit workforce reduction plans by March...

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Clean Water and Sanitation
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Xi's Green Development Policy Drives Ulansuhai Nur Lake's Transformation

President Xi Jinping's consistent emphasis on ecological conservation during the two sessions has driven the remarkable transformation of Ulansuhai Nur lake in Inner Mongolia, resulting in a 696 percent year-on-year increase in tourism from May to October 2023 and over $3.58 million in direct income...

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Sustainable Cities and Communities
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French Pesticide Use Map Reveals Widespread Contamination

Four French NGOs launched "Tous exposés," a platform mapping pesticide use in France, revealing 68,539 tons sold in 2022 and widespread contamination of water and food, prompting calls for stricter regulations and increased organic consumption.

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Good Health and Well-being

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