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Brazil To Seal $30 Billion Settlement With Miners Over 2015 Dam Collapse

"Miners Vale, BHP, and Samarco are discussing a near $30 billion compensation deal with Brazilian authorities related to the 2015 Mariana dam collapse, they said on Friday, with an agreement set to be signed on Oct. 25, sources said."

Source: Reuters, 10/21/2024

On Iowa Border, the Mississippi River Is Eroding Sacred Indigenous Mounds

"A multimillion-dollar bank stabilization project proposed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers could protect one of the densest collections of ceremonial and burial mounds still existing in North America."

Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10/21/2024

Could High-Tech Gear Help Save Both Right Whales and Lobstermen?

"Entanglements are a leading cause of death for endangered North Atlantic right whales. Removing fishing lines from the ocean could help minimize this risk—but only if lobstermen get on board, experts say."

Source: Inside Climate News, 10/21/2024

Canadian Regulator Colluded With A Pesticide Maker To Silence Researcher

"The federal pesticide regulator collaborated with an agrochemical giant to undermine research by a prominent Canadian scientist to stave off an impending ban of a class of pesticides harmful to human brains and sperm and deadly to bees, insects and birds, Canada's National Observer has found."

Source: National Observer, 10/21/2024

"Cop16: Colombia Prepares To Host ‘Decisive’ Summit On Biodiversity"

"World leaders, environmental activists and prominent researchers have begun to arrive in Cali, Colombia, for a biodiversity summit that experts say will be decisive for the fate of the world’s rapidly declining wildlife populations."

Source: Guardian, 10/21/2024

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