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Puerto Rico's chief for natural resources shelves investigation targeting governor's in-laws

Jan. 10, 2025 17:16 PM EST

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s new natural resources secretary has shelved an investigation into allegations of illegal construction in a protected area on the island’s southwest coast, sparking an outcry. The administrative order, published late on Thursday, comes...

Papuan women's mangrove forest in Indonesia is increasingly threatened by development and pollution

Nov. 21, 2024 06:37 AM EST

JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — On the southeastern coast of the city of Jayapura, Petronela Merauje walked from house to house in her floating village inviting women to join her the next morning in the surrounding mangrove forests. Merauje and the women of her village, Enggros,...