Tag: Land degradation
Ohio State University soil professor gets World Food Prize
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A soil scientist whose research led to improved food production and a better understanding of how atmospheric carbon can...
Ohio State University soil professor gets World Food Prize
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A soil scientist whose research led to improved food production and a better understanding of how atmospheric carbon can...
Bugged: Earth’s insect population shrinks 27% in 30 years
KENSINGTON, Maryland (AP) - The world has lost more than one quarter of its land-dwelling insects in the past 30 years, according to researchers...
In Hawaii case, justices see broad reach of Clean Water Act
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that sewage plants and other industries cannot avoid environmental requirements under landmark clean-water protections when they...
Supreme Court rejects EPA’s narrow view of Clean Water Act
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that sewage plants and other industries cannot avoid environmental requirements under landmark clean-water protections when they...
Venezuela on agenda for Trump’s meeting with Brazil’s leader
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - President Donald Trump would not commit Saturday to continue holding off on hitting Brazil with tariffs on imports of...
Preservation or development? Brazil’s Amazon at a crossroads
TRAIRAO, Brazil (AP) - Night falls in Brazil’s Amazon and two logging trucks without license plates emerge from the jungle. They rumble over dirt...
Minister: Brazil can’t stop deforestation without help
MADRID (AP) - Brazil can’t stop deforestation in the Amazon without the help of rich countries, the country’s environment minister said at the United...
Brazil’s president criticizes DiCaprio over Amazon fires
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Without offering proof, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday said actor Leonardo DiCaprio had funded nonprofit groups that he...
Brazil’s president criticizes DiCaprio over Amazon fires
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Without offering proof, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday said actor Leonardo DiCaprio had funded nonprofit groups that he...
