Environment
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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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Scientist Works with Ex-Poachers to Restore Reefs
SPERMONDE ISLANDS, Indonesia (Reuters) — For nearly two decades, Indonesian marine scientist Syafyud...
July 3, 2023
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IAEA Chief to Visit S. Korea, Cook Islands, N.Z. over Japan’s Treated Nuclear Plant Water
The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency plans to visit South Korea, the Cook ...
June 29, 2023
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Endangered Species Cell Bank to be Decentralized
Frozen cells of endangered and other species are a precious genetic resource for scientists, includi...
June 27, 2023
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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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