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Environment
Environment Bosnia
Wild Rivers Get Proper Protection Against Power Plants
A new electricity law has been adopted in Bosnia, effectively banning the construction of small hydroelectric power plants on the waterways of the Balkans - a significant win celebrated by environmentalists, conservation groups, and local people.
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Environment
Environment Canada
This River Now Has the Same Rights as the Rest of Us!
The Magpie River in Quebec’s Côte-Nord region has become the very first Canadian river to be granted the status of a legal person, and ecotourism could play a vital role in developing a local economy aligned with conservationist values.
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Environment
Environment United Kingdom
Conservation Efforts Bring This River Back to Life
Thanks to nearly two decades of conservation work, the United Kingdom's River Thames is no longer considered “biologically dead,” a declaration that was made 64 years ago when it was so pollution-ravaged that animals could no longer survive in it.
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Animals
Animals USA
Good News: Endangered Tiny Fish Escapes Extinction
Under the protection of the Endangered Species Act and countless conservation efforts, a tiny fish has been able to avoid extinction, proving the relevance of the American piece of legislation to protect imperiled species after decades of controversy around its usefulness.
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Animals
Animals USA
In the Cleaned-Up Potomac River, Dolphins Are Living, Mating – and Even Giving Birth
Five decades of pollution control and restoration efforts at the United States’ Potomac River is finally paying off: where dolphins had once long-disappeared, researchers are now cataloging well over a thousand of them in the lower reaches of the river.