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Day: April 22, 2018

The Trump Administration’s New Migratory Bird Policy Undermines a Century of Conservation

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United States (Conversation) – The Trump administration has announced a position on protecting migratory birds that is a drastic pullback from policies in force for the past 100 years. In 1916, amid the chaos of World War I, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson and King George V of Great Britain signed the Migratory Bird Treaty. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) wrote the treaty into U.S. law two years later. These measures protected more than 1,100 migratory bird species by making it illegal to pursue, hunt, take, capture, kill or sell…

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Protecting Environmental Defenders This Earth Day

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  (HRW) – Last month, Latin America and Caribbean countries adopted a landmark regional agreement on environmental rights – the first to offer specific protections for people who stand up in defense of their right to a healthy environment. On Earth Day, the effort is a good reminder of the dangers and challenges that still face environmental defenders around the region. March 26, 2018 Report Amazonians on Trial Judicial Harassment of Indigenous Leaders and Environmentalists in Ecuador The treaty, adopted in Escazú, Costa Rica, will require states that ratify it…

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Which States House the Harshest Laws on Alcohol?

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According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, drunk driving is responsible for a third of all fatalities that occur in road accidents. In a bid to reduce the number of deaths which occur as a result of drunken driving, different states have come up with DUI and DWI laws and corresponding penalties. There are some states which are seen to have very tough laws and high conviction rates, while others have less stringent regulations and lower conviction rates.   Arizona The state of Arizona is ranked to have the…

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