Brazil’s Supreme Court upheld a law reducing the size of the Jamanxim National Park, allowing the Ferrogrão railway project to move closer to environmental licensing.
The post Brazil’s Supreme Court Approves Reduction of Amazonian Park, Paving the Way for Megarailroad first appeared on Amazon Watch.“Waking up to this news brought us extreme happiness. Every victory, small or large, strengthens our work even more."
The post Brazilian Court Mounts Pressure on Canadian Mining Companies Operating in the Amazon first appeared on Amazon Watch.A new report on the impact of drug trafficking on Indigenous Peoples in Peru warns that the country faces a defining decision: confront the rapid expansion of organized crime in the Amazon, or risk allowing new systems of criminal power to take root across vast regions of the country.
The post Peru’s Amazon at a Crossroads as Drug Trafficking Expands Across Indigenous Territories first appeared on Amazon Watch.For the 13th year running, Anti-Chevron Day brought frontline leaders from across the globe to the shadow of Chevron's Richmond refinery.
The post At Chevron’s Gates, Communities Demand Justice and a Fossil-Free Future first appeared on Amazon Watch.Governor Abigail Spanberger has vetoed House Bill 2363 and Senate Bill 378, which would have restored collective bargaining rights to more than 500,000 public sector workers in Virginia, despite unanimous support among the state legislators in the governor's own party and overwhelming support from labor unions.
The post DSA Labor Statement on Spanberger Veto of HB1263 and SB378 appeared first on .
“It is fundamental that states understand Indigenous peoples are crucial actors when it comes to security and containing organized crime."
The post Indigenous Peoples Brought the Amazon Crime Crisis to the U.N. What Happens Next? first appeared on Amazon Watch.By Caroline Gottschalk Flow Water Advocates has followed the story of a rural community that has been trying to get a cleanup of a former DuPont property in White River Township, Muskegon County, Michigan since a resident noticed taste and odor problems in his well water in 1961. Flow’s April, 2023 Blog, “Make It Right... Read more »
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Scientists said that any dam failure could send toxic waste rapidly into the river, threatening Indigenous and riverine communities as well as the ecosystem.
The post Brazilian Court To Rule on Whether Belo Sun’s Amazon Gold Mine Stays Suspended first appeared on Amazon Watch.The post Community commemorates 2015 oil spill; protests against offshore drilling appeared first on Last Chance Alliance.
By Denise Robbins, CCAN Communications Team In London, nations at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) advanced a proposal for a net-zero framework on maritime shipping, functionally creating the world’s first-ever price on carbon. In Santa Marta, Colombia, more than 50 countries gathered for the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels, a historic attempt […]
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