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Amazon.gov
Brazil’s government will send army, navy, and air force units into the Amazon rainforest this weekend to crack down on illegal logging. This aggressive campaign, which will last several weeks and cost $3.5 million, represents a change of course for Brazilian Pres. Fernando Henrique Cardoso, whom enviros have accused of ignoring the threats against the […]
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Owe Canada
A landmark salmon fishing pact announced yesterday between Canada and the U.S. will set fishing quotas based on the abundance of fish rather than fixed annual limits, likely reducing the catch of some stocks by 5 to 50 percent. The agreement settles years of rancorous fighting between the two nations over fish. Two funds for […]
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Mardi Gross
Rio de Janeiro’s self-image has taken a beating this year as its fabled beaches have been closed because a burst sewage line caused tons of untreated waste to be dumped close to shore. After months of mishaps and delays, the government claims that the flow of waste has been brought under control and that there’s […]
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Finger-Lickin' Scary
The U.S. yesterday banned chicken and pork imports from Europe, one day after the EU began destroying chicken and pork from Belgium for fear that they may be contaminated with dioxin, a carcinogenic byproduct from the manufacture of some pesticides and herbicides. Alarm broke out last week when a European TV station reported that dioxin-laced […]
