Democrats block government funding package in Senate as negotiations continue to avert a shutdown |
Democrats voted to block legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies Thursday as they continued to negotiate with Republicans and the White House on new restrictions for President Donald Trump's surge of immigration enforcement. Read more. |
Legal setbacks against a dam in the Amazon raise questions about Brazil's reliance on hydropower |
The Belo Monte hydropower plant in the Brazilian Amazon, one of the world's largest, was designed to channel water from the Xingu River in a way that would avoid the need for large reservoirs, which could flood surrounding areas. After years of legal battles, authorities approved the project on one condition: it would not threaten ecosystems and communities of Indigenous people. A decade after operations began, Brazilian courts have found that Belo Monte failed to meet that requirement and that its environmental and social impacts were far greater than forecast. Read more. |
