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The “rights of nature” lawsuit follows at least eight Colombian court rulings that have recognized the rights of ecosystems, including the country’s portion of the Amazon rainforest. But enforcement of those decisions has been lagging, and some activists face retaliation.

A new lawsuit asks Colombia to recognize that jaguars, military macaws and the nation’s tropical dry forest have legal rights to “life, health and integrity.”

Jaguars, Macaws and Tropical Dry Forest Have a Right To Exist, a Colombian Court Is Told

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Warming Waters in the Gulf of Maine May Affect the Future of Lobsters

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Researchers studying the crustacean’s early life cycles find clues that can help the fishery that depends on them plan for a warmer future.

Curt Brown spent his childhood harvesting lobsters along the coast of Maine. As an adult, he went on to earn a Master of Science from the University of Maine, observing the very waters where he spent years fishing for the crustaceans.

Warming Waters in the Gulf of Maine May Affect the Future of Lobsters

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Why Trump’s ‘God Squad’ Is Not Like the God Squads Before It

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“This idea that you can invoke a national security exemption when there is no threat to national security is not only brand new, it’s ridiculous.”

From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Jenni Doering with Pat Parenteau, an emeritus professor and senior fellow for climate policy at Vermont Law and Graduate School.

Why Trump’s ‘God Squad’ Is Not Like the God Squads Before It

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Virginia Republicans Want Tax Relief to Ease Gas Costs. There’s Also Electric Vehicles.

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Years of debate on electric vehicles in Virginia have slowed the transition, now under full Democratic control.

Republican state lawmakers want a temporary pause on Virginia’s 32 cent per gallon gas tax to help offset rising prices at the pump resulting from President Donald Trump’s ill-defined and unpopular war in Iran.

Virginia Republicans Want Tax Relief to Ease Gas Costs. There’s Also Electric Vehicles.

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