Environment
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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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Jakarta Named World’s Most Polluted City
JAKARTA (Reuters) — Indonesia’s capital Jakarta topped the list as the world’s most polluted city on...
August 16, 2023
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In Brazil, Stargazers Escape Cities in Search of ‘Astro-tourism’
SANTA MARIA MADALENA, Brazil (AFP-Jiji) — Awestruck by the oranges and blues of the Jewel Box star c...
August 4, 2023
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U.K. Water Pollution Incidents Still ‘Unacceptably High’
LONDON (Reuters) — Britain had fewer serious water pollution incidents in 2022 than in the previous ...
August 3, 2023
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Around 2,000 Penguins Wash Up Dead on Uruguay Coast
MONTEVIDEO (AFP-Jiji) — Around 2,000 penguins have appeared dead on the coast of eastern Uruguay rec...
August 3, 2023
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Japanese Farmers Feeling the Bite of Alligator Weed Infestations
Alligator weed, an invasive plant native to South America, is spreading in Chiba Prefecture and othe...
August 1, 2023
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U.S. Environmentalists Call Them G.O.A.T.s
SAN ANTONIO (AFP-Jiji) — The landscaping squad of Mocha, Wynonna, Nelson and Beckham yank out weeds ...
July 21, 2023
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As Prices Soar, Japan Returns to Traditional Human Waste Fertilizer
MIURA, Kanagawa (AFP-Jiji) — It’s cheap, recycled and has centuries of tradition: “shimogoe” or “fer...
July 21, 2023
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Tiny Data Center Heats Swimming Pool
EXMOUTH, England (AFP-Jiji) — A leisure center in Exmouth, southwest England, is using a small data ...
July 21, 2023
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Driving App Used to Protect Endangered Cats on Okinawan Island
A smartphone app developed for drivers is being used to protect Iriomote cats, an endangered species...
July 18, 2023
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Investors May Exit Consumer Goods Firms over EU Tree Law
LONDON (Reuters) — As a new European Union zero-tolerance deforestation law looms, several major inv...
July 13, 2023
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Repentant Ranchers Work to Save Wildlife in Colombia
SAN JOSE DEL GUAVIARE, Colombia (AFP-Jiji) — Two newborn pumas and a convalescing porcupine share a ...
July 13, 2023
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G7 Ministers Commit to Greening, Energy-Efficient Buildings
TAKAMATSU — G7 ministers connected to urban development wrapped up their meeting Sunday in the capit...
July 10, 2023
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S. Africa Clinic Hopes to Save Penguins’ Future
GQEBERHA, South Africa (AFP-Jiji) — A small fish is dangled under the beak of an emaciated penguin a...
July 5, 2023
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Threat to Whales Complicates U.S. Research into Seaweed for Biofuel
CAPE COD BAY, Mass. (Reuters) — In Cape Cod Bay, 10-year-old Pilgrim and her calf skim the water’s g...
July 3, 2023
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