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Believe it or not, the White Continent has already been fouled by oil spills and garbage dumps, but efforts are under way to prevent further damage. All but two of the 26 nations that jointly set policy on Antarctica, including the U.S., agreed on a treaty that will ban mining...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best of 1991: Environment | 1/6/1992 | See Source »

At the end of October, Brazil's President Fernando Collor de Mello had been expected to do the same thing when he designated 71 protected areas for other indigenous peoples. Instead, under pressure from the military and mining interests, Collor postponed his decision. Several weeks later, he changed course again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brazil: Fending Off The World | 12/2/1991 | See Source »

Royal Oak was the fifth multiple post-office murder in as many years. Last month in Paterson, N.J., an ex-postal employee wielding a sword and gun killed his supervisor and three others. Labor analysts struggled last week to explain why postal workers seem more prone to violence than workers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Murders: More Death in The Mailroom | 11/25/1991 | See Source »

The state's 32.5 million acres of forest continue to shrivel. In the north, loggers blame environmentalists for "locking up" ancient forests by suing to ! protect the spotted owl and otherwise halt timbering, but with 90% of the original stands of redwood and Douglas fir already cut, loggers really have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gobbling Up the Land | 11/18/1991 | See Source »

One of the first to reach the accident scene was inspector Massey. For nearly half an hour he tried to resuscitate Frye, but it was too late. Frye had been crushed by a 9-ft. slab of rock. His fellow miners took up a collection, which was matched by the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Labor The Curse of Coal | 11/4/1991 | See Source »

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