A man was arrested at the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 23 June 2023 with five lion carcasses in his luggage. He was about to board a flight to Vietnam, where the use of lion bones in traditional ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 30, 2023
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The US Supreme Court dealt a blow on Thursday to the federal government's authority to regulate wetlands under a landmark anti-pollution law.
Environment
May 25, 2023
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President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday announced sweeping plans to curb planet-warming emissions from the nation's power stations, as part of the United States' efforts to combat the climate crisis.
Environment
May 11, 2023
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Is carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) an important tool for slowing climate change, or merely a way to justify the continued extraction and burning of fossil fuels? I'm a social scientist who studies the politics of ...
Environment
Mar 31, 2023
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The Navajo Nation in Arizona—the largest and most populous reservation in the U.S.—was one of the areas hardest hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. Limited access to running water and basic infrastructure, like wells and ...
Environment
Mar 27, 2023
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Asian Americans are widely stereotyped as studious, smart and hard-working. As minorities who have managed to overcome racial obstacles to success. As evidence that affirmative action is no longer necessary—or, even, that ...
Social Sciences
Nov 7, 2022
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After two years of considerable improvement, Americans' knowledge of some basic facts about their government has fallen to earlier levels, with less than half of those surveyed able to name the three branches of government ...
Education
Sep 13, 2022
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The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the government's key environmental agency cannot issue broad limits on greenhouse gases, sharply curtailing the power of President Joe Biden's administration to battle climate change.
Environment
Jun 30, 2022
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In the waning days of 2021, a grass fire broke out in Boulder County, Colorado. Fueled by extreme drought and high winds, the fire swept through the communities of Superior and Louisville. Within hours, it had destroyed more ...
Environment
Apr 15, 2022
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Taking away the rights of terrorists to automatic early release from prison threatens their human rights, new analysis argues.
Social Sciences
Mar 18, 2022
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