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A man with a child walks in front of the Gankar Punsun glacier at Dochula in Bhutan.

Himalayan glaciers are granted ‘rights of human beings’ for protection

Environment

​An Indian court has recognized Himalayan glaciers, lakes and forests as “legal persons” in an effort to curb environmental destruction, weeks after it granted similar status to the country’s two most sacred rivers.

Easton Glacier, Mount Baker

How will the Pacific Northwest change when its glaciers are gone?

Environment
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