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In Albania, protester demands vary from halting the project, to reversing a law allowing development in protected areas, to ending corruption.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Ruth Williams co-authored the report by environmental charities, which for the first time attempted to put a figure on the amount of protected species being killed each year.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

They hope that includes the protected Torrey pine stand, which is one of the rarest pine species in the world.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The fact that a home may be exempt from eligibility while a person is alive and applying for Medicaid does not necessarily mean the property will be protected from recovery efforts after their death.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Of course there were levees—big walls of dirt and concrete that protected the city from all that water.

From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis