Working in an arid Italian field of crumbly soil, agronomists are battling a rampant bacterium that has already infected millions of olive trees and could threaten the entire Mediterranean basin.
At least 164 land and environmental activists were murderedlast year for defending their homes, lands and natural resources from exploitation by mining, food and logging firms, Global Witness said Tuesday.
Cambodia's government said Tuesday that 1,592 tons of illegally imported plastic waste found earlier this month must be shipped back to the United States and Canada by Aug. 24.
