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Supreme Court limits regulation of some US wetlands, making it easier to develop and destroy them
The U.S. Supreme Court has stripped federal agencies of authority over millions of acres of wetlands, weakening a bedrock environmental law enacted a half-century ago to cleanse the country’s badly polluted waters. A 5-4 majority significantly expanded the ability of farmers,...
Supreme Court sharply limits federal government's ability to police pollution into certain wetlands
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday sharply limited the federal government's authority to police water pollution into certain wetlands, the second decision in as many years in which a conservative majority narrowed the reach of environmental regulations. The outcome...
Pricey prawns may imperil Indian grain that combats climate
KOCHI, India (AP) — On a tiny sliver of land in southern India, the future of an ancient grain that helps combat climate change is in doubt. An ongoing tussle in Chellanam village, a suburb of the bustling city of Kochi, which has the Arabian Sea on one side and estuaries on the...
As sand miners prosper in Uganda, a vital lake basin suffers
LWERA WETLAND, Uganda (AP) — The excavator grunts in the heart of the wetland, baring its teeth. There are trucks waiting to be loaded with sand, and more almost certainly on the way. This is how it is here daily in Lwera — a central Ugandan region on the fringes of Lake...
Low tech makes cleaner water in Iowa; so what’s stopping it?
SLATER, Iowa (AP) — Nick Helland’s central Iowa farm looks much like every other nearby farm on this chilly March day, with corn stubble stretching from a gravel road up over a low hill to the northern horizon. But look closely, and you can see patches of muddy ground where a few...
In Africa's Okavango, oil drilling disrupts locals, nature
MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Gobonamang Kgetho has a deep affection for Africa’s largest inland delta, the Okavango. It is his home. The water and wildlife-rich land is fed by rivers in the Angolan highlands that flow into northern Botswana before draining into the desert sands of the...
Andalusia considers more irrigation near Spanish wetlands
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A controversial plan to increase irrigation in an area adjoining one of Europe’s most prized wetlands won initial approval Wednesday from lawmakers in southern Spain's Andalusia region. The proposal to rezone the land goes against the advice of ecologists...
Editorial Roundup: Indiana
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. April 3, 2023. Editorial: Ways and Means OKs state TANF program expansion Indiana’s poorest families could receive more financial assistance from the state’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program in a few years. But...
Scientists say mine plan claiming no swamp harm has errors
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Scientists for the federal government say documents that Georgia state regulators relied upon to conclude a proposed mine won't harm the nearby Okefenokee Swamp and its vast wildlife refuge contain technical errors and “critical shortcomings” that render them unreliable....
Army Corps further delays decision on Great Lakes oil tunnel
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A federal review of plans for a Great Lakes oil pipeline tunnel will take more than a year longer than originally planned, officials said Thursday, likely delaying completion of the project — if approved — until 2030 or later. The U.S. Army Corps of...
