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Environment
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Ukrainian Farmers Mourn Animals, Crops Lost in Flood
AFANASIYIVKA, Ukraine (AFP-Jiji) — Yuriy, a 56-year-old Ukrainian farmer, stands chest-deep in water...
June 24, 2023
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Accounting for War: Ukraine’s Climate Fallout
LONDON (Reuters) — The war in Ukraine is deepening the climate crisis at a time when global greenhou...
June 15, 2023
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Brazil Faces Dilemma: Rare Macaws Vs Wind Farm
CANUDOS, Brazil (AFP-Jiji) — A wind farm in northeastern Brazil sounds like a welcome climate-friend...
June 8, 2023
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Study: French Polynesia Nuke Tests Slightly Increased Cancer Risk
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Polynesians exposed to fallout from France’s nuclear tests in the South Pacific h...
June 7, 2023
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Trade, Release of Invasive Crayfish, Turtles to be Banned
A government ordinance targeting two invasive alien species came into force Thursday, banning the tr...
June 5, 2023
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Kosovo Solar Farm Uses Sheep to Cut the Grass
ROGANE, Kosovo (Reuters) — When workers at a solar energy farm in Kosovo got tired of wasting their ...
June 3, 2023
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Japan Prefecture Takes Steps to Eradicate Raccoons
NIIGATA — The Niigata prefectural government is accelerating efforts to rid the prefecture of crop-d...
May 30, 2023
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Tiremakers under Pressure As Too Much Rubber Hits the Road
LONDON (Reuters) — Tire-makers are under pressure to almost literally reinvent the wheel as regulato...
May 26, 2023
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Fighting to Save Venezuela’s Orinoco Crocodile
TURMERO, Venezuela (AFP-Jiji) — Venezuela’s Orinoco Crocodile is a fearsome beast, but its enormous ...
May 25, 2023
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Spray Plants with Water, Find Out Which Insects Are on Them Using New DNA Method
A research team comes up with a method to identify insects on plants via environmental DNA analysis....
May 15, 2023
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Solo Rower Launches Europe Trek to Expose Pollution of Waterways
WARSAW (AFP-Jiji) — An intrepid French traveler embarked May 1 on a solo rowing expedition from Pola...
May 12, 2023
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Albania Pushes out Boat to Save World’s Rarest Seal
VLORA, Albania (AFP-Jiji) — A team of Albanian marine biologists scan the azure waters of the Ionian...
May 11, 2023
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Sun, Wind Make Record 12% of World Electricity
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Solar and wind energy surged to make a record 12% of the world’s electricity in 2...
May 8, 2023
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G7 Building Consensus for Faster End to Carbon Emissions
SAPPORO, Japan (AP) — Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations wrapped up meetings Sunday on en...
April 16, 2023
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G7 Ministers’ Meeting on Climate, Energy, Environment Kicks Off in Sapporo
SAPPORO — The G7 Ministers’ Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment kicked off in Sapporo on Satu...
April 15, 2023
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