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A court just ruled that pollution violates the rights of a river in Ecuador

Part of a growing movement to legally recognize the “rights of nature,” Ecuador is one of a few countries whose constitution enshrines the rights of places like the Machángara River.

Now, a court just issued a “historic” ruling that pollution has violated the rights of that river, which runs through the country’s capital, Quito. The government must now develop a plan to clean up the river.

The city of 2.6 million dumps varying contaminants into the river, and with a lack of wastewater treatment, has a devastating impact on people, wildlife, and the surrounding environment.

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America just named its 430th national park, and it honors a complex time in U.S. history. It joins other historic sites that reckon with the more complicated and shameful parts of U.S. history, like the Amache National Historic Site and the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monuments.

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In the first sport in the world to award competitors for sustainability, Team Great Britain just took first place. The high-octane sport SailGP is the only grand prix with 2 winner podiums — one for the fastest of the season and the other for the most environmental impact.

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