Residents of La Oroya, Peru have won a landmark victory from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, which ruled that Peru was responsible for the physical and mental harm that a metallurgical facility’s pollution inflicted. Read more by Katie Surma.

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“If corporations have rights, shouldn’t nature”: The quest for the recognition of nature’s rights in the U.S. advances with advocates testing out a new strategy

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Lovely to see our Inside Climate News story on Aruba's move to recognize the 'rights of nature' receive some bigger reach.

Here is our original reporting:

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It was a big day for regulation of power plants, and my colleague Marianne Lavelle has this roundup: insideclimatenews.org/news/25042024/…

Residents of La Oroya, Peru have won a landmark victory from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, which ruled that Peru was responsible for the physical and mental harm that a metallurgical facility’s pollution inflicted. Read more by Katie Surma.

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In Pensacola, Fla., EPA faulted for wasting millions, failing to prevent spread of Superfund site contamination. You don't want dioxin flowing into your yard, or in your water. @katie_surma insideclimatenews.org/news/23042024/…

The Environmental Protection Agency may have wasted or risked millions of dollars by failing to prevent the spread of contamination hazardous to human health at a Superfund site in Pensacola, Florida, an agency watchdog report found.

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An ODI study found that from 2013-2022, 23 of the most climate-vulnerable small island developing states spent $46B servicing their debts. That is ~3x the amount of int'l. #ClimateFinance those SIDs received over the same period.

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Small island countries are increasingly becoming locked into a cycle of environmental disasters and compounding debt burdens, making them less capable of investing in climate resilient infrastructure and providing basic services, according to a new report

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My latest:

Fracking-induced earthquakes are menacing Argentina as regulators stand by.

Policymakers have long known that fracking operations can trigger earthquakes. Why has it taken regulators so long to exercise oversight over the industry?

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My latest:

Fracking-induced earthquakes are menacing Argentina as regulators stand by.

Policymakers have long known that fracking operations can trigger earthquakes. Why has it taken regulators so long to exercise oversight over the industry?

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Residents of La Oroya, Peru have won a landmark victory from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, which ruled that Peru was responsible for the physical and mental harm that a metallurgical facility’s pollution inflicted. Read more by Katie Surma.

🔗undark.org/2024/04/09/per…

How the Women’s Selecta Became the Best Soccer Team in El Salvador elfaro.net/en/202404/el_s… via El Faro English

Should Big Oil Be Tried for Homicide?

A group of activists and legal experts are promoting the argument that fossil fuel companies should be charged for homicide and other crimes for their roles in driving climate harms.

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Gorillas, chimpanzees and other African great apes are at greater risk from industrial mining than realized

One-third of those species could be impacted, and inadequate protective measures are in place, a new study says

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International human rights court issues its first decision enforcing the right to a healthy environment

The landmark ruling found Peru allowed a smelting complex to operate for decades without adequate pollution controls insideclimatenews.org/news/29032024/…

Lieberman sought middle ground on climate as the political landscape became more polarized. insideclimatenews.org/news/29032024/…

A landmark ruling by the Inter-American Court of HRs found Peru responsible for the harm a metallurgical facility’s pollution inflicted on residents for decades.

The ruling was the court's first enforcing the human right to a healthy environment

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The president of U.S.-funded Radio Free Asia said its Hong Kong bureau has been closed because of safety concerns under a new national security law, deepening concerns about the city’s media freedoms. apnews.com/article/eb5dcb…

#Aruba Embraces Rights of #Nature and Human Right to a Clean Environment
#news #environment #pollution

Katie Surma reports for Inside Climate News

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