Environment
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Satellite Dishes Come Back as Solar Powerhouses
LEUK, Switzerland (Reuters) — High in the Alps, two Swiss companies are repurposing obsolete satelli...
November 9, 2023
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Injured Tortoises Make Slow Recovery from Greece Fires
KALVVIA THORIKOU, Greece (AFP-Jiji) — In an animal shelter near Athens, veterinarian Kleopatra Gkika...
November 8, 2023
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Japan Environment Chief Urges China to Base Stance Over Treated Water on Scientific Evidence
NAGOYA — Environment Minister Shintaro Ito on Saturday urged China to handle the issue of Japan’s re...
November 4, 2023
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Keep or Cull? Romania Divided over Bear Population
COVASNA, Romania (AFP-Jiji) — It was a sight that stopped traffic. A brown bear seemingly asleep, it...
November 2, 2023
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Kazakhstan Authorizes Hunting of Saiga Antelopes
ASTANA (AFP-Jiji) — Kazakhstan on Oct. 16 said it would legalize hunting of the once-threatened Saig...
October 28, 2023
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Sunny Albania Turns to Solar Power to Fuel Development
KARAVASTA, Albania (AFP-Jiji) — Along southwestern Albania’s coastline, the sun shines bright — warm...
October 20, 2023
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Researchers in Japan Find Tritium Does Not Accumulate in Fish
A team of researchers has confirmed through experiments that deuterium (an isotope of hydrogen) does...
October 5, 2023
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Oh, Deer: in US Capital, ‘Bambi’ Is Increasingly Unwelcome
WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — To some, they are a magical sight to behold in the heart of the city — to ot...
September 29, 2023
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Most Species of ‘World’S Largest Flower’ Risk Extinction: Study
BANGKOK (AFP-Jiji) — Most species of the famously large Rafflesia flower, which has long captured th...
September 29, 2023
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U.N. Plans Decarbonization of Polluting Construction Sector
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — The construction sector — the most polluting and difficult to decarbonize — must ...
September 23, 2023
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Invasive Species Problem Will Be ‘Worse before It Gets Better’
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — On land and in the sea, invasive species are destroying ecosystems, spreading dis...
September 13, 2023
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London Vehicle Pollution Toll Zone Expands Despite Controversy
LONDON (AFP-Jiji) — London’s Ultra-Low Emission Zone expanded on Aug. 29 to become the largest pollu...
September 8, 2023
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Japan Govt Earmarks ¥500 Mil. to Study Health Effects of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’
The Environment Ministry has earmarked about ¥500 million of its ¥787.5 billion budget request for f...
September 1, 2023
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Italy’s Clam Industry under Threat from Crab ‘Invasion’
ROME (Reuters) — A particularly aggressive crab species from the western Atlantic is threatening Ita...
August 28, 2023
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Stray Dogs Threaten Balkan Lynx
MAVROVO, North Macedonia (AFP-Jiji) — For years, the Balkan lynx has struggled to survive as defores...
August 28, 2023
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