Nature Barrage of proposals would allow developers to sidestep environmental reviews. S tory here. The Amazon rainforest near Manaus. Photo by Neil Palmer/ CIAT
CommonDreams Oklahoma has experienced thousands of earthquakes in recent years, which scientists have linked back to fracking and wastewater disposal. Story here.
NATIONAL OBSERVER The much lauded Paris agreement— known as COP 21 —came into force on Nov 4th, as the world closes in on another record-breaking year for global temperatures. Story here.
Eco-Watch Hurricane Matthew 's rampage through North Carolina's coastal plain flooded more than 140 feces-strewn swine and poultry barns, more than a dozen open pits brimming with hog waste and thousands of acres of manure-saturated fields, an analysis by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) and Waterkeeper Alliance reveals. Story here.