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Peru looks for reforms after mining decimates the Amazon

In February, Peruvian authorities were sent in to the Amazon Rainforest to disrupt environmental devastation brought on by illegal gold mining. Satellite imagery now shows a 90 percent decline in new deforestation as the government and environmentalists try to initiate reforms. Special correspondent Leo Schwartz reports on the second of a two-part series by NYU’s Global Beat program.

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‘Do You Want Help?’: Inside Orange County’s Bet on Voluntary Mental Health Care
‘Do You Want Help?’: Inside Orange County’s Bet on Voluntary Mental Health Care
While the 2022 law gives judges authority to force people into treatment, Orange County decided early on that its program would be utterly voluntary, leaning on the tenets of relentless outreach to coax, rather than coerce, people into care.
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Zohran Mamdani jolted progressives. Can California candidates replicate his success?
Zohran Mamdani jolted progressives. Can California candidates replicate his success?
For California progressives, Zohran Mamdani’s New York City mayoral bid offers something of a formula to follow.
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A new invader threatens California water supplies. Can the state stop its spread?
A new invader threatens California water supplies. Can the state stop its spread?
Officials are shoring up water systems infiltrated by the golden mussel. Dogs and human inspectors are checking boats at some lakes, but a patchwork of oversight leaves many lakes unprotected. “There’s just too many boats and too many people out there,” one warden said.
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Homelessness in LA region dropped for the second time in two years, according to annual count
Homelessness in LA region dropped for the second time in two years, according to annual count
Los Angeles County’s unhoused population declined slightly for the second year in a row, according to authorities responsible for the region’s annual point-in-time homeless count.
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