Environment
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Indians Battle Respiratory Issues in World’s Most Polluted Town
BYRNIHAT, India (Reuters) — Two-year-old Sumaiya Ansari, a resident of India’s Byrnihat town, whi...
May 21, 2025
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Attenborough Film ‘Ocean’ Attracts King Charles III
LONDON (Reuters) — British naturalist David Attenborough said there is hope for the future of the...
May 15, 2025
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Rare Bird, Returned to Wild, Found to Have Successfully Overwintered; ‘Endangered’ Species May Be Revised to ‘Vulnerable’
NAGANO — One of seven artificially hatched Japanese rock ptarmigan chicks was found to have overw...
May 3, 2025
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Japan’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fall 4% in FY23/24 to Record Low
TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan's greenhouse gas emissions fell by 4% to a record low in the fiscal year ...
April 25, 2025
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‘It’s Gone’: Conservation Science in Thailand’s Burning Forest
UMPHANG, Thailand (AFP-Jiji) — Scientist Inna Birchenko began to cry as she described the smolder...
April 25, 2025
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Marimo Population in Hokkaido’s Lake Akan Dramatically Declined in Past 120 Years; 10-100 Times More Abundant Before
SAPPORO — There were 10-100 times more marimo moss balls in Hokkaido’s Lake Akan 120 years ago, a...
April 21, 2025
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Spain’s Wild Horses in Peril, in Spite of Key Role in Wildfire Prevention
AMIL, Spain (Reuters) — The wildfires that used to burn each summer in the woods above the Spanis...
April 17, 2025
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English Water Companies Released Sewage for 3.6 Million Hours in ’24
LONDON (Reuters) — English water companies released untreated sewage into the country’s waterways...
April 17, 2025
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Prague Zoo Joins Effort to Ensure Survival of Rare Insect
PRAGUE (AP) — The Prague Zoo has joined an international effort to ensure the survival of a rare ...
April 16, 2025
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Fungi Vital to Life Face Growing Risk of Demise
GENEVA (Reuters) — Nearly a third of species of fungi assessed by an international conservation g...
April 13, 2025
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Sewage Stains British Waterways, Seas
LYME BAY, England (Reuters) — Beneath the gloomy seas off southern England, 400 million mussels e...
April 11, 2025
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War Brought Ukraine Worst Year for Wildfires
BRUSSELS (Reuters) — Last year was Ukraine’s worst year for wildfires in more than three decades ...
April 11, 2025
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Japan Shipping Industry Increases Use of LNG Due to Difficulties Developing Next-Generation Fuel, Lower CO2 Emission Than Heavy Oil
Liquefied natural gas is drawing increasing attention among major shipping companies as it is kno...
April 8, 2025
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Sri Lanka Counts Monkeys, Peacocks to Tackle Crop Damage
DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) — Sri Lanka began a wildlife census on March 15 to count monkeys, p...
April 4, 2025
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Many U.S. Bird Species Seen as Reaching Population ‘Tipping Point’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. bird populations are experiencing alarming declines due to factors su...
April 3, 2025
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