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Interpol Finds Organized Crime’s Fingerprints on Gold Mining
LYON, France, May 2, 2022 (ENS) – A new analysis for law enforcement by Interpol, the international police force, shows “the clear involvement of organized criminals in illegal gold mining, taking advantage of surging gold prices and leaving severe environmental degradation in their wake.” […]
Land Use/Forests
World’s Best Wild Salmon Run Protected From Huge Mine
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, November 29, 2020 (ENS) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has denied a permit to the proposed Pebble Mine, a giant copper and gold mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska that would threaten the world’s largest, most valuable wild salmon fishery. The decision met with approval from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle in Congress as well as environmental groups, but the mining company was “dismayed” by the ruling. […]
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UN Petitioned to Save Pantanal Wetland Wildlife From Fires
PARIS, France, August 21, 2022 (ENS) – As this year’s fire season intensifies, wildfires in Brazil are jeopardizing the world’s largest tropical wetland, the Pantanal, and its rare and imperiled wildlife. Inhabited by 3,500 species of plants, 600 bird species, 150 mammals, 175 reptiles, 40 amphibians and 300 freshwater fish… […]