Environment
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Invasive ‘Murder Hornets’ Are Wiped out in U.S., Officials Say
SEATTLE (AP) — The world’s largest hornet, an invasive breed dubbed the “murder hornet” for its d...
December 25, 2024
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Japan to Aim for 60% Greenhouse Gas Reduction by FY35; Plan Must be Submitted to United Nations by February
Japan will aim to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 60% from the fiscal 2013 level by fiscal 20...
December 25, 2024
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Activist Defends Fight against Whaling at Paris Rally
It is wrong for Japan to regard him as an armed and dangerous terrorist, said the 74-year-old fou...
December 22, 2024
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Japan Inspects U.S. Yokota Base over Suspected PFAS Leak
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Officials from the Japanese Defense Ministry and the Tokyo metropolitan gove...
December 20, 2024
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New Zealand Scientists Dissect World’s Rarest Whale
WELLINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — New Zealand scientists on Dec. 2 began dissecting a whale considered the ...
December 14, 2024
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As Baboons Become Bolder, Cape Town Searches for Solutions
CAPE TOWN (AFP-Jiji) — On a sunny afternoon in Cape Town’s seaside village of Simon’s Town, three...
December 4, 2024
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Vienna Turns Up Christmas Glitter
VIENNA (AFP-Jiji) — Vienna will splash the cash on lighting up its famed Christmas markets to bri...
November 28, 2024
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Spain Seeks Groundbreaking Law for Great Apes
VILLENA, Spain (AFP-Jiji) — For decades Achille, 50, eked out a miserable existence living alone ...
November 28, 2024
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Japan Eyes 60% Cut in Greenhouse Gas Emissions in FY 2035
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government is considering setting a target of reducing its greenhouse ga...
November 26, 2024
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COP29 Reaches Agreement on Funding Target
Baku, Azerbaijan (Jiji Press)—Countries participating in the COP29 climate conference have agreed...
November 24, 2024
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African Elephants in Peril over a Half Century
African elephants are Earth’s largest land animals, remarkable mammals that are very intelligent ...
November 22, 2024
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Over 300 Japan Firms to be Target of Govt’s CO2 Emissions Trading Scheme; Nearly 60% of Japan’s Emissions Come from Firms Targeted in Scheme
The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry plans to mandate companies that emit 100,000 tons or mor...
November 20, 2024
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Japan to Establish Greenhouse Gas Information Center; Climate Change Measure Announced at COP29
BAKU — The National Institute for Environmental Studies plans to establish a new information cent...
November 19, 2024
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Picky Protection Rules Hamper Swiss Mushrooming Craze
LES MOSSES, Switzerland (AFP-Jiji) — After suffocating COVID-19 restrictions, many embraced the c...
November 15, 2024
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Ukraine’s Forests Devastated in Hellscape of War
SVIATI HORY NATIONAL PARK, Ukraine (Reuters) — Serhiy Tsapok surveyed the smoldering ruins of pin...
November 9, 2024
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