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Hawaii lawmaker wants to put legalizing cannabis on state ballot
Hawaii voters would be asked in November whether to pass a constitutional amendment legalizing recreational marijuana use for adults under a bill that state Rep. David Tarnas plans to introduce this month. Tarnas (D, Hawi-Waimea-Waikoloa), chair of the state House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, has long advocated for legal recreational marijuana use on...
Africa’s megacity of Lagos reshapes its coast by dredging and puts environment at risk
Sand dredging is reshaping the coastline of Africa’s largest city, Lagos, and driving away fish and livelihoods for some of Nigeria's poorest people. Scientists... LAGOS, Nigeria(AP) — Beneath an eight-lane expressway, Nigerian men stand waist-deep in the Lagos Lagoon, lowering buckets into murky water. Each load brings up sand, reshaping the coastline of Africa’s largest...
Africa’s megacity of Lagos reshapes its coast by dredging and puts environment at risk
LAGOS, Nigeria -- Beneath an eight-lane expressway, Nigerian men stand waist-deep in the Lagos Lagoon, lowering buckets into murky water. Each load brings up sand, reshaping the coastline of Africa’s largest city and driving away fish and livelihoods for some of its poorest people. Not far from the bridge, wooden boats are loaded with sand....
