Philippines Rejects Environment Chief Who Took On Mining Interests Before her appointment was shot down in Congress, Gina Lopez had acted aggressively to close mining companies accused of violating environmental laws. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Aircraft Carrier Wasn’t Sailing to Deter North Korea, as U.S. SuggestedExcerpts From a Chinese Historian’s Speech on North KoreaTurkey Referendum Is Haunted by Allegations of Voter FraudAsia and Australia Edition: Theresa May, Donald Trump, North Korea: Your Morning BriefingIvanka Trump’s Global Reach, Undeterred by a White House JobU.S. Isn’t Saying How Much Damage the ‘Mother of All Bombs’ Did