Tag: Environmental Justice
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Children Affected by Ethiopia Mine Pollution Demand Justice
A Community in Distress For years, families living near the Lega Dembi gold mine in Ethiopia’s Oromia region have faced a troubling pattern: rising health problems in children that officials and researchers increasingly tie to environmental contamination from mining activities. Local residents describe a heavy burden of illness that spans generations—from miscarriages and stillbirths to…
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EPA Reframes Air Pollution Cost-Benefit Analysis for Rules
Overview: A fundamental shift in how costs and benefits are weighed The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is altering its approach to evaluating air pollution rules. For years, the agency has attached a dollar value to lives saved and health improvements expected from various regulations. That practice, long a cornerstone of rulemaking, is changing. The EPA…
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Coastal First Nations Oppose Major Northern B.C. Projects Ahead of Prime Minister’s Prince Rupert Visit
Overview: Tensions Ahead of a High-Profile Visit As Prime Minister Mark Carney travels to Prince Rupert, the spotlight shifts to the Coastal First Nations and their stance on a slate of major development projects proposed for northern British Columbia. A frist Nation-led opposition, long a fixture in discussions around resource development and Indigenous rights, has…
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EPA Overhauls How It Values Health Benefits in Air Pollution Rules
Introduction: A Shift in How Air Rules Are Measured The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is changing a long-standing practice: assigning a dollar value to lives saved and health improvements when evaluating air pollution regulations. For decades, the agency used economic cost-benefit analyses to justify or adjust environmental protections. The latest move marks a transition away…
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US Retreat from Global Climate Cooperation Threatens Rights
Overview: A Shift in Global Climate Policy The announcement that the United States intends to withdraw from more than 60 international organizations, conventions, and treaties marks a significant shift in global climate policy. This move, which includes withdrawal from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and related mechanisms, signals a retreat from…
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Conservation in the Global South erases human rights, researchers say
Introduction: a troubling paradox Two decades ago, a routine counterpoise between wildlife protection and local life turned deadly for a farmer in Nepal. Shikharam Chaudhary was accused of aiding his son’s involvement in a deed tied to a stolen rhino horn. What followed—interrogation, alleged waterboarding, and confinement—shines a harsh light on a broader pattern: conservation…
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Maasai Mara Grab Claim: Petition Dismissed as Court Rules on 1,000-Acre Allocation
Overview of the Case The Environment and Land Court in Kenya has dismissed a petition challenging what’s described as an illegal allocation of 1,000 acres within the renowned Maasai Mara National Reserve. The petition, filed five years ago, alleged that a private company received a grant of land in the reserve under questionable circumstances, sparking…
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A Sentinel of San Paolo: The Italian Priest Under 24/7 Protection From Mafia-Waste Revelations
Uncovering a Hazard Beyond the Ruins In a town long shaped by poverty and neglect, a quiet cacophony of fear rises from the streets of Caivano, just northeast of Naples. Here, a devoted priest has taken on a perilous mission: to expose the Mafia’s toxic waste dumping and to defend his community from the unseen…
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Priest in Caivano Risking His Life to Unmask Mafia-Toxic Waste Scourge
Introduction: A Quiet Town Under a Dark Cloud In Caivano, a town nestled northeast of Naples, a quiet afternoon can hide a volatile reality. The city often makes headlines for crime and poverty, yet one priest has become the frontline in a different kind of battle: exposing the Mafia’s toxic waste dumping that poisons soil,…
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Heavy Metals in Volta Rivers Threaten Health, Linked to Birth Defects
Rising alarms over river pollution In parts of Ghana, communities along the Volta River are facing a worrying health crisis as scientists and health officials report rising levels of heavy metals in the water. The contamination is not just an environmental issue; it is a matter of public health that touches the most intimate aspects…