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Missing monarch butterfly activist found dead in Mexico
Authorities have found the body of a missing farm leader who was active in protecting the wintering grounds of the monarch butterfly in Mexico, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Investigators in Michoacan state said the body had been identified as Homero Gómez González, who had not been seen since Jan. 14.
Last week, prosecutors called in 53 local police officers for questioning in the disappearance of Gómez González,who was head of the management council of the El Rosario butterfly reserve.
Officials did not give any information on the cause of death.
Activists said his death could be related to disputes over illegal logging, water or income from visitors’ fees. Authorities did not immediately speculate on a motive in the apparent killing.
Homero Aridjis, an environmentalist and poet who is a longtime defender of the butterfly reserve, called the death of Gómez “worrisome.”
“If they can kidnap and kill the people who work for the reserves, who is going to defend the environment in Mexico?” Aridjis said.
Gómez González was a former communal land officer who led efforts to preserve the pine and fir mountaintop forests where the butterflies spend the winter.
Millions of monarchs come to the forests of Michoacan and other areas after making the 3,400-mile (5,500-kilometer) migration from the United States and Canada. They need healthy tree cover to protect them from rain and cold weather.
Mexico has clamped down on illegal logging, which was once a major threat to the reserves but which has fallen to about one-third last year’s level. But there have been reports of increased “salvage” logging of supposedly sick trees.
Disputes over water from mountain springs have also occurred in the region, and avocado planters have long coveted the area, which has near-ideal growing conditions for the valuable fruit.
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>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balfour_Declaration
His Majesty's government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country.
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Operator of Standard Hotel in Los Angeles Charged in Dumping of Chemicals that Caused Illnesses in Subway
In an incident that raised fears of a terrorist attack, the operator of the Standard Hotel in downtown Los Angeles has been charged with violating federal environmental laws by causing the dumping of pool chemicals that led to a street closure and several people becoming ill.
A criminal complaint filed yesterday in United States District Court in Los Angeles charges the New York-based HotelsAB LLC, doing business as André Balazs Properties and Standard Hotels, with violating the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act by illegally disposing of corrosive hazardous waste. The complaint specifically alleges that employees of the Standard Hotel, which is located at 550 South Flower Street, dumped pool acid and chlorine into a storm drain. This mix of chemicals caused gases to form in the storm drain system, and some of those gases were released into a subway station at 7th and Figueroa in downtown Los Angeles.
When authorities responded to a subway station near 7th and Figueroa, they encountered a chemical smell and several victims, including a law enforcement officer, who were affected by the chemicals. The intersection of 6th and Flower was closed for several hours because of gas escaping from the storm drain system.
A criminal complaint contains allegations that a defendant has committed a crime. Every defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court. Representatives of the Standard Hotel have been directed to appear on behalf of the defendant in federal court in Los Angeles on February 9.
The charge of illegally disposing of hazardous waste carries a statutory maximum fine of $500,000. Because the defendant is a corporate entity, the charge does not carry a potential prison term.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Los Angeles City Fire Department, Hazardous Materials Unit.
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