More than a million people took part in the Sunday march, the largest protest since Hong Kong's 1997 handover to China.

Hong Kong’s Beijing-backed government faced new pressure to withdraw legislation easing extraditions to China after as many…

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Hong Kong Protest Draws Up to 1 Million in Rebuff to China

Hong Kong’s Beijing-backed government faced new pressure to withdraw legislation easing extraditions to China after as many…

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Hong Kong protests against Chinese extradition bill draw 1 million demonstrators

Hong Kong's Legislative Council plans to vote Wednesday on the bill

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Huge protest crowds thronged Hong Kong on Sunday as anger swells over plans to allow extradition to China, a proposal that has sparked the biggest public backlash against the city's pro-Beijing leadership in years.

Hong Kong's leaders, who are not popularly elected, say the law is needed to plug loopholes and stop the city being a bolthole for mainland fugitives.

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Yesterday · · At least half a million people in Hong Kong are expected to brave sweltering heat on Sunday to press the government to scrap a proposed extradition law that would allow suspects to be sent to China to face trial, organizers of the march said.

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'Can't be any more clear': Scientist says fires in Alberta linked to climate change

As another extreme fire season starts with more people on the run, scientists say they are already seeing signs that climate change is playing a role again.

The Exxon Valdez Spill Is Still Making Fish Suffer 26 Years Later
“In terms of impacts to shore-spawning fish, the oil spill likely had a much bigger footprint than anyone realized."

There are a lot of spills still killing years after the original event. Dispersent agents travel, and make folks sick, far, far away from where the original spills happen.
There is no such thing as clean up, there is only hiding the spill, or moving the spill.

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Kate Brown signs bill making Oregon first to offer free abortions for all, including illegal aliens
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has signed a landmark bill to provide free abortions for all, including illegal immigrants, by requiring insurance companies to cover the procedures and putting taxpayers on the hook for the tab.

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Canadian mining companies will now face human rights charges in Canadian courts | The Narwhal

~ Canada is the undisputed powerhouse of the mining industry, home to 75 per cent of its companies — but the industry is plagued by allegations of rape and slavery abroad. Now those who feel harmed or violated can seek justice back in Canada.

As Canadian companies seek mineral resources abroad, those who feel harmed or violated by their operations are seeking justice back in Canada

The relentless slaughter of wolves paved the way for a predator that refuses to die
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Coyotes have been taking over the territory of wolves, their mortal enemies, ever since. It is a textbook example of what the recent United Nations biodiversity report said: Humans are creating chaos for wildlife, placing a million species in danger of extinction.

The report warned that mismanaging nature would come back to haunt humans in a variety of ways, including food and water shortages, and disruptions by invasive species.

As the Trump administration seeks to strip away legal protections for the last remaining wolves, state officials are contending with the consequences of a massacre carried out without regard to science.

Canada’s handling of toxic chemicals and industrial waste shows a “blatant disregard for Indigenous rights”, a UN human rights expert has said following an extensive fact-finding mission in the country.



UN expert: Canada's toxic waste policy shows disdain for Indigenous rights
Special rapporteur Baskut Tuncak urges government to engage with groups who live near toxic sites and respect basic human rights

Gas accounted for nearly half of the total increase in worldwide energy consumption. A golden year for natural gas means it’s been a disastrous year for the climate.

In a world where millions of lives and livelihoods are already being destroyed by rising global temperatures, there is no future in fossil fuel growth.

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Gas surges globally as green groups cry foul