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Overview It is widely recognized that the environmental justice movement first gained traction in 1982 in a predominately African-American community in Warren County, North Carolina.  University of Michigan professors Bunyan Bryant (a graduate of EMU) and Paul Mohai were pioneers in the movement.  Bunyan Bryant—who in 1972 had become the first African American to join the SNRE faculty—attended a meeting at the Federation of Southern Cooperative in Sumter County.  Shortly after, he joined...

GILGIT: Canadian High Commissioner to Pakistan Wendy Gilmour has said that Gilgit-Baltistan offers opportunities in winter tourism, and that there is need to promote responsible tourism in the region to mitigate impact on environment. She said the Canadian government would continue to promote responsible tourism and mitigate climate change effects in GB. She made the remarks during a visit to the Glof-II office in Gilgit on Wednesday. First Secretary Emilie Milroy also accompanied her. The coor...

DuPont, former employee federally charged in deadly 2014 chemical release that killed 4, officials say Published:  Tags:  Emergency workers responding to the 2014 chemical release at the La Porte plant. (Copyright 2021 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.) LA PORTE, Texas – A Houston federal grand jury has indicted DuPont and a former employee for knowingly violating requirements of federal safety regulations and negligently releasing an extremely hazardous substance in a deadly 201...

© Mhairi Edwards Chris and Tim Hogan. When the Scottish Government announced in November its “cautious and limited” five-day amnesty for Christmas and the UK Government said it had awarded medical authorisation for Covid-19 vaccines, it unleashed a welcome air of optimism in an otherwise bleak year. Then, one week before Christmas, a more potent variant emerged, the five-day offer was rescinded and whatever golden embers of hope had been reignited were again extinguished by the viral winds...

Surviving birth Valente Inziku, whose wife Jennifer died in childbirth in Arua, Uganda (photography: Tadej Znidarcic) Researchers at one of the busiest maternity hospitals in the world aim to help more women survive complications giving birth. Obstetrician Dr Annettee Nakimuli and colleagues look after up to 28,000 births a year at Mulago Hospital in Kampala, Uganda. Every day, 300 pregnant women visit the hospital antenatal clinic. Around 100 women are on the labour ward, and 40 of these will...