Why a Ban? The treaty that became the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal was first proposed in 1987 as a rapid global response to a late 1980s outbreak of international waste dumping that had stung the world and threatened to become epidemic.
Pulpit Rock. Berks County Park. Pulpit Rock is a 3.9 mile moderately trafficked loop trail located near Hamburg, Pennsylvania that features a great forest setting and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, and trail running and is accessible year-round. Dogs are also able to use this trail. 3.9 miles 928 feet Loop.
The Tillamook Rock Lighthouse was built in the 1880s. Dangerous and expensive to operate, it was decommissioned in 1957. Credit Stuart Isett for The New York Times CANNON BEACH, Ore. â Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, a mile off the Oregon coast and dark for half a century, would be just another postcard from the past if not for all the dead people inside.