People & Population

Judge Rules BNSF Intentionally Violated Agreement With Swinomish Tribe

"BNSF intentionally violated the terms of an easement agreement with the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community when the railway company ran 100-car trains carrying crude oil over the reservation, a federal judge ruled Monday."

Source: Seattle Times, 03/29/2023

"Tornado Tears Across Mississippi, More Than Two Dozen Dead"

"Rescuers combed through rubble on Saturday after a powerful storm tore across Mississippi late on Friday, killing at least 25 people there and one person in Alabama as it leveled hundreds of buildings and spawned at least one devastating tornado."

Source: Reuters, 03/27/2023

"Brazil Evicts Miners From Yanomami Territory, Prepares For More Removals"

"Brazil has ousted almost all illegal gold miners from the Yanomami territory, its largest indigenous reservation, and will remove miners from six more reserves this year, the head of the federal police's new environmental crimes division said Tuesday."

Source: Reuters, 03/22/2023

Brazil Tackles Illegal Miners, But Finds Mercury Legacy Harder To Erase

"As the details of the humanitarian crisis in the Yanomami Indigenous Territory unfold amid action to remove illegal miners, mercury left by the rampant gold mining in the area will remain a lingering toxic legacy."

Source: Mongabay, 03/20/2023

Babesiosis, A Tickborne Disease, Is On The Rise In Northeast: CDC

"Tickborne disease has been on the rise in the US, with the number of cases growing 25% from 2011 to 2019. Among them is babesiosis, which has become significantly more prevalent in the Northeast in recent years."

Source: CNN, 03/20/2023

"In Cambodia, a Battered Mekong Defies Doomsday Predictions"

"After years of environmental assault — from dam building, overfishing, and logging — stretches of the Mekong River, upon which millions of people depend, appear to be recovering. Heavy rains have helped, along with a crackdown on illegal fishing and other conservation efforts."

Source: YaleE360, 03/14/2023

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