Malaysia’s Borneo Tribes Lose Test Case Over Mega-Dam
A 12-year legal battle by indigenous tribes in Malaysia against their ancestral land being seized to build a mega-dam on Borneo island ended in defeat Thursday in the nation’s top court.
Nags Heads Shoreline Losses A Lot Of Sand, And Money
Just weeks before the expected completion of a $36 million beach nourishment project, Hurricane Irene may have chewed away as much as 25 percent of the new sand pumped onto the Nags Head shoreline.