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The Environmental Justice Atlas documented 3,100 environmental conflicts worldwide as of April 2020 and emphasised that many more conflicts remained undocumented. [1] Gas flaring and oil spills in the Niger Delta contribute to local conflict. Climate activists blockade British Airports Authority's headquarters for day of action.
Mayak nuclear waste storage tank explosion, (Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union, September 29, 1957), 200+ people died and 270,000 people were exposed to dangerous radiation levels. Over thirty small communities had been removed from Soviet maps between 1958 and 1991. [5] Windscale fire, United Kingdom, October 8, 1957. Fire ignites plutonium piles and ...
Ecological distribution conflicts have given rise to many environmental justice movements around the globe. Environmental justice scholars conclude that these conflicts are a force for sustainability. [18] [13] These scholars study the dynamics that drive these conflicts towards an environmental justice success or a failure.
Here we have a collection of wholesome good news stories and random acts of kindness that show the good side of the human race. Compiled from the Giving Everyday project's Instagram account, they ...
For over 100 years, this news organization has had a legacy of covering the environment, specifically the Indian River Lagoon, Lake Okeechobee, and the St. Lucie and St. Sebastian rivers.
This story is the first in a series about what can happen to people on the ground when the World Bank bankrolls big projects. Other stories published today by HuffPost and ICIJ include an overview detailing the reporting team’s key findings , a look at mass evictions in Ethiopia tied to a World Bank project and an examination of a Peruvian ...
This roundup of great and inspiring news stories will give you the warm-and-fuzzies. Never forget all the positivity and good news out there in the world! The post 23 Good News Stories That Came ...
Eco-terrorism is an act of violence which is committed in support of environmental causes, against people or property. [1] [2]The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) defines eco-terrorism as "...the use or threatened use of violence of a criminal nature against innocent victims or their property by an environmentally oriented, subnational group for environmental-political ...