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Germany saves forest from mining, US opens land to drilling
Germany saves forest from mining, US opens land to drilling
Summary
Article documents contrasting government responses to environmental protection: Germany's successful resistance to coal mining expansion versus US government opening protected lands for fossil fuel drilling, exemplifying competing visions of environmental governance with significant climate and ecological consequences.
Germans have won a fight to keep a coal mine out of an ancient forest. In the US, the government is opening protected lands for drilling and development.
environmental destruction
resource extraction
government policy
climate crisis
land exploitation
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