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Human Rights Watch Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to a Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment
Human Rights Watch (HRW) welcomes the opportunity to provide information to the Special Rapporteur to inform her upcoming ...
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UN Landmines Resolution Highlights Human Rights Impact
The United Nations Human Rights Council’s first resolution on landmines strongly endorses the long-standing international ...
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Earth's upper mantle is revealing the deepest effect of human activity
As the Aral Sea has been drained by irrigation and dried up, the mass loss on the surface has caused Earth’s upper mantle to ...
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Human impact on nature is putting biodiversity under massive pressure
From the smallest microbes to the largest mammals, a sweeping new study has painted the clearest picture yet of how human ...
Trump Said Auto Emissions Don’t Affect the Environment. That’s Not True.
The president wants to weaken limits on tailpipe pollution. Scientists say it’s driving climate change and taking human lives ...
New Zealand national report highlights human impact on environment
A major national report released on Tuesday underscored how human activity continues to shape the environment, and ...
3 ways the EPA's rollback of environmental regulations could affect Americans' health if air pollution worsens
This week the EPA announced the rollback of a wide swath of regulations, many of which could worsen air quality. Experts say that could have implications for health.