🎓 One year after masked federal agents grabbed her off the street, Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk earned her PhD, and said she is still “hopeful that our world can become a gentler and more peaceful place.”
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Environment
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Thanks to Indigenous protesters, Brazil revoked a waterway decree in the Amazon
After thousands of Indigenous people protested for 33 days — inspiring solidarity demonstrations across the country — Brazil’s government said it would revoke a decree that allowed private concessions for waterways in the world’s largest rainforest.
The Indigenous activists said the waterway projects threatened the Tapajos River, Indigenous territories, and ultimately the ecological balance of the entire Amazon rainforest.
Plans to dredge the river were tied to other infrastructure projects in the Amazon, including a railway that was proposed due to demand from the agriculture industry.
Why is this good news?Protecting the Amazon is, of course, critical for Indigenous communities — but there are global implications. It regulates the climate far beyond South America, and threats could accelerate global warming and disrupt agriculture as far as parts of Europe.
Bogotá, Colombia launched its first ‘clean air zone’ in one of its poorest districts
A decade ago, Bogotá was one of Latin America’s most polluted cities, with pollutant concentration levels that were seven times worse than the World Health Organization’s limits.
Between 2018 and 2024, the city reduced air pollution by 24%. Now the country of Colombia has officially debuted its first “clean air zone” thanks to more than 350 miles of cycle lanes, 1,400 electric buses, and three new cable car lines.
By embracing clean transportation, creating more green spaces in the city, and redirecting freight travel, Bogotá has dramatically improved public health for its 8 million residents.
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