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The #Trump admin proposed a rule change that would prohibit only actions that directly hurt or kill actual animals, not the #habitats they rely on. If finalized, the change could make it easier to #log, #mine & build on #lands that #EndangeredSpecies need to thrive.

"#Habitat loss is the biggest single cause of #extinction & endangered species—it makes sense to address it,"Ctr for Biological Diversity govt affairs dir Brett Hartl said. He called efforts to deny that cause "callous & reckless."

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Myotis Myotis
Geyersche Binge im Laternenschein
🇩🇪 Seit 1395/1400 fand am Geyersberg vor allem der Abbau von Zinn, Silber und Kupfer statt. 1704 und 1803 kam es zu zwei Zusammenbrüche des Bergwerks, woraufhin dieses geschlossen wurde.
Die Binge ist stellenweise bis zu 60 Meter tief und wurde hier von einer Anhöhe aus Richtung Süden fotografiert.

🇬🇧 Since 1395/1400, tin, silver and copper have been mined at Geyersberg. In 1704 and 1803, the mine collapsed twice and was subsequently closed.
The binge is up to 60 metres deep in places and was photographed here from a hill to the south.

#NikonD7200 | 18mm | f/3,5 | 262 Sek. | ISO 400 | 01/2023
#Binge #Pinge #Bingestadt #Geyersberg #Geyer #Erzgebirgskreis #Erzgebirge #Sachsen #Deutschland #OreMountains #Saxony Germany
#Bergbau #Bergwerk #Lichtverschmutzung #Langzeitbelichtung #mining #mine #longexposure #lightpollution
DE: Nächtlicher Blick auf einen großen zerklüfteten Granitbrocken, der als Art Mahnmal aus einem Kessel herausguckt. Von Westen bescheinen Straßenlaternen die Felswand, im Osten beleuchtet der bedeckte Vollmond die Umgebung. Kilometerweit im Hintergrund sind weitere Berge und Orte des Erzgebirges zu entdecken. Durch die fast 4,5 Minuten Belichtung sind die Stern zu Spuren und Wolken zu einer diffusen Fläche verwandelt. EN: Night-time view of a large, jagged chunk of granite peeking out of a cauldron as a kind of memorial. Streetlights illuminate the rock face from the west, while the overcast full moon lights up the surroundings in the east. Further mountains and towns in the Ore Mountains can be seen for kilometres in the background. The almost 4.5-minute exposure has turned the stars into trails and the clouds into a diffuse surface.
#lightpollution
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Today In Labor History April 8, 1864: The 13th amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, banning chattel slavery. However, it permitted a continuation of wage slavery and the forced labor of convicts without pay. And on this date in 1911, 128 convict miners, mostly African-Americans jailed for minor offenses, were killed by a massive explosion at the Banner coalmine near Birmingham, Alabama. While the Triangle Shirtwaist fire, which occurred just two weeks earlier, elicited massive public attention and support for the plight of immigrant women working in sweatshop conditions, the Banner explosion garnered almost no public sympathy, probably due to racism and the fact that they were prisoners.

Workers standing at the opening of the Banner Mine. Source: Birmingham Public Library Archives
#workingclass#LaborHistory#prison
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Amerie is back with new music! The R&B star makes her long-awaited return with “Mine,” her first single in nearly seven years. This release marks the beginning of an exciting new era, as she gears up for the arrival of her highly anticipated sixth studio album.
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Retroworldnews · Amerie Unveils Her Latest Hit With New Single ‘Mine’ | RetroworldnewsAmerie is back with new music! The R&B star makes her long-awaited return with “Mine,” her first single in nearly seven years. This release marks the
#Amerie#NewMusic#Mine
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A river ‘died’ overnight in #Zambia after an acidic waste spill at a #Chinese-owned #mine

By RICHARD KILLE and JACOB ZIMBA
March 15, 2025

KITWE, Zambia (AP) — "Authorities and environmentalists in Zambia fear the long-term impact of an acid spill at a Chinese-owned mine that contaminated a major river and could potentially affect millions of people after signs of #pollution were detected at least 100 kilometers (60 miles) downstream.

"The spill happened on Feb. 18 when a tailings dam that holds acidic waste from a #CopperMine in the north of the country collapsed, according to investigators from the Engineering Institution of Zambia.

"The collapse allowed some 50 million liters of waste containing concentrated acid, dissolved solids and heavy metals to flow into a stream that links to the #KafueRiver, Zambia’s most important waterway, the engineering institution said.

"'It is an #environmental disaster really of catastrophic consequences,' said Chilekwa Mumba, an environmental activist who works in Zambia’s Copperbelt Province."

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#RecycleCopper #CopperMining #Pollution #WaterIsLife #Africa

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