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Floodwaters start receding around Houston area as recovery begins following rescues and evacuations

Floodwaters in the Houston area and parts of Southeast Texas are starting to recede, allowing residents to begin returning to their homes and assess damages after days of heavy rainfall

Floodwaters start receding around Houston area as recovery begins following rescues and evacuations
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Denny's faces proxy vote over pig gestation crate pledge

An upcoming shareholder vote at Denny’s Corp could pressure the company to set targets for reducing its use of pork from suppliers that keep pregnant pigs in tight

Denny's faces proxy vote over pig gestation crate pledge
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Colombia's Ecopetrol exploring participation in offshore wind auction

Colombia's majority state-owned energy company Ecopetrol is analyzing its potential direct participation in the Andean country's first-ever offshore wind auction,

Colombia's Ecopetrol exploring participation in offshore wind auction
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Brazil's Lula seeks spending waiver for rain-ravaged Southern state where 85 have died

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva asked Congress on Monday to recognize a state of public calamity for

Brazil's Lula seeks spending waiver for rain-ravaged Southern state where 85 have died
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What are nanoplastics? An engineer explains concerns about particles too small to see

Nanoplastics are the smallest microplastics, far narrower than a human hair. Very little is known about their composition, structure or how they break down in the environment.

What are nanoplastics? An engineer explains concerns about particles too small to see
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US must support critical mineral projects in risky nations, White House adviser says

The United States and its allies must encourage mining projects in countries where Western corporations are reticent to do business to guarantee a reliable and sustainable global supply of

US must support critical mineral projects in risky nations, White House adviser says
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China's climate envoy to visit Washington this week, the State Department says

The United States will host China's Special Envoy for Climate Change Liu Zhenmin in Washington on Wednesday and Thursday, the State Department said.

China's climate envoy to visit Washington this week, the State Department says
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Paraguay pushes rival bid for $1.5 billion Argentina-Brazil gas connector

Paraguay is advancing talks with energy firms and high-ranking government officials from Argentina and Brazil over a potential $1.5 billion gas pipeline to

Paraguay pushes rival bid for $1.5 billion Argentina-Brazil gas connector
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As climate shifts, a leafhopper bug plagues Argentina's corn fields

Global warming has brought Argentina's corn farmers a dangerous new enemy: a yellow insect just four millimeters (0.16

As climate shifts, a leafhopper bug plagues Argentina's corn fields
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Massive tree falls across busy road in Malaysian capital, killing one man, damaging cars

A massive tree fell across one of Kuala Lumpur's busiest roads on Tuesday, killing a man, hurting two others, disrupting monorail services and damaging more than a dozen cars,

Massive tree falls across busy road in Malaysian capital, killing one man, damaging cars
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Nearly 75 Democratic lawmakers support Biden's LNG pause

Nearly 75 U.S. lawmakers from President Joe Biden's Democratic party on Tuesday praised his pause on approvals of exports of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, saying it would

Nearly 75 Democratic lawmakers support Biden's LNG pause
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US power and natgas prices turn negative in Texas, California and Arizona

U.S. spot power and natural gas prices turned negative in Texas, California and Arizona for Tuesday as pipeline maintenance trapped gas in the Permian Shale in West Texas

US power and natgas prices turn negative in Texas, California and Arizona
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US electric utility Sempra's profit falls 17% in first quarter

Sempra Energy posted a 17% drop in first-quarter profit on Tuesday as it logged sharply lower revenue from its natural gas operations, although increases in its Texas power business helped

US electric utility Sempra's profit falls 17% in first quarter
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Scientists document remarkable sperm whale 'phonetic alphabet'

The various species of whales inhabiting Earth's oceans employ different types of vocalizations to communicate.

Scientists document remarkable sperm whale 'phonetic alphabet'
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Amazon unveils first electric seaport trucks amid push to slash tailpipe emissions

Amazon.com on Tuesday unveiled the first of a dozen Volvo electric big rigs it plans to deploy this year to pick up cargo from the nation's busiest container

Amazon unveils first electric seaport trucks amid push to slash tailpipe emissions
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As climate change amplifies urban flooding, here’s how communities can become ‘sponge cities’

US cities are doing green infrastructure, but in bits and pieces. Today’s climate-driven floods require a much broader approach to create true sponge cities that are built to soak up water.

As climate change amplifies urban flooding, here’s how communities can become ‘sponge cities’
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From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere

In a world growing increasingly accustomed to wild weather swings, the last few days and weeks have seemingly taken those environmental extremes to a new level

From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere
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Scientists are learning the basic building blocks of sperm whale language after years of effort

Scientists studying the sperm whales that live around the Caribbean island of Dominica have described for the first time the basic elements of how they might be talking to each other, in an effort that could one day help better protect them

Scientists are learning the basic building blocks of sperm whale language after years of effort
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More and faster: Electricity from clean sources reaches 30% of global total

A record 30% of global electricity was generated from renewables in 2023, according to a report released by Ember, a think tank based in London

More and faster: Electricity from clean sources reaches 30% of global total
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World's record-breaking temperature streak extends through April

The world just experienced its hottest April on record, extending an 11-month streak in which every month set a temperature record, the European Union's climate

World's record-breaking temperature streak extends through April
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Civil suit settled in shooting of Native American activist at protest of Spanish conquistador statue

A settlement has been reached in a civil lawsuit seeking damages from a 23-year-old man and his parents in the shooting of a Native American activist in northern New Mexico amid confrontations about a statue of a Spanish conquistador and aborted plans to reinstall it in public

Civil suit settled in shooting of Native American activist at protest of Spanish conquistador statue
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BP softens tone on 2030 oil output cut to reassure investors

BP softened the language on its pledge to cut its 2030 oil and gas output in an effort to reassure

BP softens tone on 2030 oil output cut to reassure investors
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TC Energy's oil pipeline spin-off faces obstacles in bet on US Gulf

TC Energy's planned oil pipeline spin-off is a bet that it can supply more Canadian crude to U.S.

TC Energy's oil pipeline spin-off faces obstacles in bet on US Gulf
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Australia boosts funds to Taiwan-ally Tuvalu amid Pacific contest for influence with China

Australia will quadruple its financial assistance to Tuvalu, a Pacific Island nation at risk from rising seas, to cement a landmark climate migration and security

Australia boosts funds to Taiwan-ally Tuvalu amid Pacific contest for influence with China
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EU Commission eyeing exemptions for 'forever chemicals' ban, letter shows

The European Commission is planning to allow exemptions from a proposed ban on substances known as PFAS, or "forever chemicals", to

EU Commission eyeing exemptions for 'forever chemicals' ban, letter shows

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