As of 27 March 2009, the Ministry of Health South Africa has reported 63 human cases infected with Rift Valley Fever (RVF), including two deaths in Free State, Eastern Cape and Northern Cape provinces. Most of these cases reported direct contact with RVFV-infected livestock and or linked to farms…
Back in 1999, I attended a forum called the National Conference for Public Interest Lawyers, which was basically a job fair for new lawyers. I knew I wanted to do environmental work, but I wasn’t quite sure exactly what that would look like or what was available. As I walked to the different…
The United Nations has failed to agree on listing bluefin tuna at the recent meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna [CITES].The decision occurred after Japan, Canada and many poor nations opposed the measure. Stocks of bluefin tuna have fallen…
As awareness of global climate change has expanded over past decades, Congresses and Administrations have committed several billion dollars annually to studying climate change and reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, most notably carbon dioxide. Most of that spending is done by the Department of…
The Ministry of Health of Egypt has announced two new human cases of A(H5N1) avian influenza infection.
The United Nations human rights office is urging that Afghanistan's poor be at the centre of decision-making processes that affect their lives, after a new report found that rights abuses are exacerbating poverty in the country.
Looking at their pictures, they don’t look like monsters. Crooks, maybe. Paid $1000 a day, after misrepresenting themselves, not such a bad gig.Except the misrepresentation consisted of made up stories of the efficacy of torture, and their expertise at it. And the client was the CIA.“But it…
The Ministry of Health has reported a new confirmed case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. This case was confirmed at Pasteur Institute, Ho Chi Minh City.
The United Nations agency tasked with fighting the spread of HIV has supported a call made by the world's parliamentarians to lift travel restrictions for people living with the disease.
A dangerous wasteland at the intersection of Interstate 81 and Route 924 is the latest Hazleton-area abandoned mine site to be restored to productive use under Pennsylvania’s ambitious abandoned ...
The Department of Environmental Protection announced today that it has approved the environmental assessment review of a permit application by Lancaster County Solid Waste Authority for its Frey Farm ...
The warmest winter on record is causing the ice to melt in Canada. The lack of ice has caused thousands of seals to breed elsewhere. The island economy is expected to lose 6 million dollars. Baby seals are dying.Fishers and hunters are quite concerned about the changes. A resident said, “There…
Liberia’s Atlantic coast is being taken over by the rising sea level at an astonishing rate. The Liberian Observer states:Rising sea levels: This is one of the major hurdles that Liberia has to face now and for many years to come as many towns are being submerged by the sea. The once famous Hotel…
By turning off their lights for one hour tonight, people around the world can take a stand and inspire the action needed to tackle climate change, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said.
As of 21 March 2010, worldwide more than 213 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including over 16,931 deaths.