Environment
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Denmark Bets on Cow Feed Additive to Reduce Methane Emissions
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) — Denmark has agreed to help farmers finance a feed additive that is expecte...
April 25, 2024
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Sweden Aims to Boost Plastic Recycling with Giant Plant
MOTALA, Sweden (AFP-Jiji) — Discarded crisp bags, ketchup bottles and Tupperware containers speed...
April 24, 2024
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Darwin’s Galapagos Island Species, Protected Yet Still at Risk
PUERTO AYORA, Ecuador (AFP-Jiji) — Industrial fishing boats hover menacingly on the edges of Ecua...
April 11, 2024
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Solar Panels Around Southern Japan’s Mt. Aso Stoke Fears Over Landscape; Local Govt Scrambles to Preserve Nature
The increase of solar power plants in areas on and around Mt. Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture has stok...
April 5, 2024
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With Bites Rare, Experts Want Sharks to Shed Scary Reputation
JUPITER, Fla. (AFP-Jiji) — As the northern hemisphere edges toward spring and millions flock to t...
April 4, 2024
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U.K.’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fell 5.4% in 2023
LONDON (Reuters) — Britain’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions fell by 5.4% in 2023, government data...
April 3, 2024
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Yellow Sand Observed in Tokyo, Osaka, Many Other Parts of Japan
Yellow sand arrived in Tokyo and many other parts of Japan on Saturday, hitting the capital for t...
March 30, 2024
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Data: Bangladesh, Pakistan, India Bottom in Air Quality Rankings in 2023
SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Pakistan remained one of the world’s three smoggiest countries in 2023, as ...
March 28, 2024
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Deforestation in Amazon Down 30% in February
SAO PAULO (Reuters) — Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest fell 30% in February from a yea...
March 28, 2024
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N.Z. Opens 1st ‘Kiwi Hospital’ for Injured Birds
WELLINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — New Zealand opened its first hospital exclusively treating kiwi birds las...
March 16, 2024
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Tsushima Leopard Cat, a Critically Endangered National Protected Species, Suffers Damage from Vermin Traps; Solutions Not Easy
TSUSHIMA, Nagasaki — The Tsushima leopard cat, a nationally protected species that inhabits the r...
March 9, 2024
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Hundreds of Baby Sea Turtles Released Off Coast of Nicaragua in Conservation Effort
SANTA TERESA, Nicaragua (Reuters) — Nicaraguan authorities and volunteers released hundreds of ti...
March 6, 2024
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Tanzania Switches on 1st Turbine of Hydro Plant in World Heritage Site
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) — Tanzania has switched on the first turbine of a new hydroelectric plant...
March 6, 2024
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Scientists Study Levels of Toxic Mercury in Antarctic Seals, Whales
LIVINGSTON ISLAND, Antarctic (AFP-Jiji) — A gunshot interrupts the peaceful sleep of a leopard se...
February 28, 2024
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Horseshoe Crabs Draw Endangered Species Petition
Environmental groups on Feb. 12 petitioned the U.S. government seeking endangered species protect...
February 28, 2024
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