“Dog owners” had argued “(1) Pit Bull-type dogs are no more or less dangerous than other dog breeds; (2) neither breed nor physical characteristics are predictive of a dog’s aggressiveness or biting propensity; and (3) the city’s method of identifying dogs as Pit Bulls is inherently unreliable. As for dangerousness, dog owners argued that canine …
In March, there was collective cheer when United Nations Member States passed a landmark resolution to end plastic pollution at the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi. Governments have agreed to start work on a legally binding global agreement that addresses the full lifecycle of plastic and will come into force in 2024. The decision …
The world must take heed of the losses that women disproportionately experience, from education to safety, due to climate change. This year has been a year of climatic disasters all over the world. From floods in Pakistan and Nigeria to the worst droughts on record in the Horn of Africa, no one on the planet …
As leaders, activists and policy makers deliberate on action on climate change at the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt, the world’s forests are once again in the spotlight. When thinking about solutions to the deforestation that threatens them, we need to address the root causes of the practice. One place where the …
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