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Eco-breaks: A paradise found and preserved as new generation of destinations put environmentally-friendly holidays on the map by Sarah Marshall © Press Association Images The Cosmoledo Eco Camp in the Seychelles where shipping containers are now eco pods, placed on plinths to avoid disturbing the amazing sands For the past nine months, a gloomy cloud has cloaked the planet, meaning there’s never been a better time to get away from it all. But with lockdowns ever looming and travel corridors opening and closing like a jack-in-the-box, it’s no wonder everyone is looking ahead to brig...

Right now bigham canyon in utah is the largest. this would be three times larger. to dig it and blow it up, they need an explosive factory just dedicated to that. and it would create this sulfuric acid. the ground has so much sulfur in it. environmentalists, fishermen are worried it could ruin what is this incredible bounty that comes every summer. so it's a real battle. it really comes down to how much of a pristine wilderness can we hold on to while the world demands copper and gold to fuel the gadgets in our lives. >> so in addition to, you know, the precious salmon, the streams and the pre...

Money. but it broadens its use of eminent domain and gave the government power to do it in almost any case. >> what was the court thinking? >> supreme court. >> unbelievable. >> what struck me about this case, generally eminent is j generally used to quote, further the public use. so a blighted neighborhood, tearing it down, bring in neighborhoods, bringing in commerce and jobs and so forth. we see more cases of using eminent domain to protect wild preserve and protect land and keep it natural and pristine. this seems to go even a step further. it seems like they are being punished for their b...

Money. but it broadens its use of eminent domain and gave the government power to do it in almost any case. >> what was the court thinking? >> supreme court. >> unbelievable. >> what struck me about this case, generally eminent is j generally used to quote, further the public use. so a blighted neighborhood, tearing it down, bring in neighborhoods, bringing in commerce and jobs and so forth. we see more cases of using eminent domain to protect wild preserve and protect land and keep it natural and pristine. this seems to go even a step further. it seems like they are being punished for their b...

The crews did manage to free a man from the rubble. eight other people were hurt when the apartment complex exploded and then collapsed. amazingly, none of those other injuries said to be life threatening. jenna: well, out to california now. right now hundreds of firefighters are battling a major wildfire there. more than a dozen homes already destroyed near the scenic california coastline and 100 people forced out while emergency crews try to get the flames under control. claudia cowan is streaming live from big sur, california, right near the fire. claudia? >> reporter: and, jenna, 400 firef...