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Behind Upper Midwest tribal spearfishing is a long and violent history of denied treaty rights

A fraught and violent history for centuries disrupted Indigenous people’s lives in the Upper Midwest, barring them from traditional food gathering practices like spearfishing, hunting and harvesting wild rice

Behind Upper Midwest tribal spearfishing is a long and violent history of denied treaty rights
Environment|Science

Awwww! Four endangered American red wolf pups 'thriving' since birth at Missouri wildlife reserve

The world’s most endangered wolf species got a big boost at a Missouri wildlife reserve — four little puppies born this spring

Awwww! Four endangered American red wolf pups 'thriving' since birth at Missouri wildlife reserve
Environment|News|Political

New EU Parliament less supportive of green agenda, documents show

The next European Commission will no longer be able to rely on a broad consensus among lawmakers in support of ambitious climate change policies, with lawmakers

New EU Parliament less supportive of green agenda, documents show
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Chile to analyze 81 private lithium proposals, eyeing four projects by 2026

Chilean officials on Tuesday said they will consider 81 proposals for lithium projects, putting the country on track to surpass a goal of four new projects by the end of 2026, even

Chile to analyze 81 private lithium proposals, eyeing four projects by 2026
Economy|Environment|Political

Referendum set for South Dakota voters on controversial carbon dioxide pipeline law

A statewide referendum vote is set in South Dakota for the Nov. 5 general election on a so-called “landowner bill of rights” related to a controversial carbon dioxide pipeline project proposed for the Midwest

Referendum set for South Dakota voters on controversial carbon dioxide pipeline law
Environment|News

Wildfires threaten communities in the West as Oregon fire closes interstate, creates its own weather

Firefighters in the West are scrambling as wildfires threaten communities in Oregon, California and Washington

Wildfires threaten communities in the West as Oregon fire closes interstate, creates its own weather
Asia|Environment|News

A typhoon kills 3 as it nears Taiwan. It killed 13 in the Philippines, where people plead for rescue

A typhoon killed has three people in Taiwan as it approaches the island where air travelers have rushed to board remaining overseas flights

A typhoon kills 3 as it nears Taiwan. It killed 13 in the Philippines, where people plead for rescue
Environment|News|World

Caribbean seeks help in fighting climate change after Hurricane Beryl devastates small islands

Caribbean officials are demanding more access to funding and help in fighting climate change just weeks after Hurricane Beryl devastated the region

Caribbean seeks help in fighting climate change after Hurricane Beryl devastates small islands
Environment|Technology|Travel

World's first hydrogen-powered commercial ferry to run on San Francisco Bay, and it's free to ride

The first hydrogen-powered ferry to operate commercially anywhere in the world is set to begin transporting passengers on San Francisco Bay

World's first hydrogen-powered commercial ferry to run on San Francisco Bay, and it's free to ride
Environment|Science

Chicago exhibition center modifying windows to prevent bird strikes after massive kill last year

An exhibition center on Chicago' lakefront is modifying its windows to prevent bird strikes after hundreds of birds crashed into the building in one night last fall

Chicago exhibition center modifying windows to prevent bird strikes after massive kill last year
Environment|Food|Health

Houston community groups strain to keep feeding and cooling a city battered by repeat storms

In the wake of Hurricane Beryl, fresh food and cool air are coming from Houston community groups that have honed their disaster services in a city frequently battered by extreme weather

Houston community groups strain to keep feeding and cooling a city battered by repeat storms
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Rescuers recover first body from 2 buses that were hit by landslide and fell into a river in Nepal

Nepali authorities say rescuers have recovered the first body from two buses that were swept away by a landslide and submerged into a raging river in a raging river

Rescuers recover first body from 2 buses that were hit by landslide and fell into a river in Nepal
Environment|News

Things to know about heat deaths as a dangerously hot summer shapes up in the western US

A dangerously hot summer has shaped up in the U.S. West

Things to know about heat deaths as a dangerously hot summer shapes up in the western US
Environment|Sports

French sports minister takes a dip in the Seine ahead of Paris Olympics

French sports minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra has taken a symbolic dip in the Seine in a bid to ease concerns about water quality before the start of the Paris Olympics

French sports minister takes a dip in the Seine ahead of Paris Olympics
Economy|Environment|News

After Beryl, Houston-area farmers pull together to face unique challenges

The misery of Houston’s lasting power outages extend beyond the big city and onto surrounding farms and ranches, where everything from animal bedding to feed is harder to come by since Hurricane Beryl turned off the lights

After Beryl, Houston-area farmers pull together to face unique challenges
Environment|News

Rescuers in Nepal recover 11 bodies after a landslide swept 2 buses full of people into a river

Rescuers in Nepal have recovered a total of 11 bodies from the river that two buses full of people were swept into by a landslide

Rescuers in Nepal recover 11 bodies after a landslide swept 2 buses full of people into a river
Environment|News

In beachy Galveston, locals buckle down without power after Beryl's blow during peak tourist season

Electricity will likely be out another week for hundreds of thousands of people in the Houston after Hurricane Beryl tore down trees and power lines

In beachy Galveston, locals buckle down without power after Beryl's blow during peak tourist season
Economy|Environment|Political

South Africa's Ramaphosa urges green energy to avoid carbon border tax

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa warned other developing nations on Monday that future carbon taxes proposed by rich countries would damage their economies

South Africa's Ramaphosa urges green energy to avoid carbon border tax
Business|Economy|Environment

UN body that regulates the deep sea tackles proposed mining code amid growing concerns

Tense deliberations over how and if to allow deep sea mining are unfolding in Jamaica as at least one company threatens to apply for permission before rules and regulations are in place

UN body that regulates the deep sea tackles proposed mining code amid growing concerns
Environment|News|Science

Cape Cod's fishhook topography makes it a global hotspot for mass strandings by dolphins

The recent stranding of more than 100 dolphins on Cape Cod is the largest such event involving dolphins in U.S. history

Cape Cod's fishhook topography makes it a global hotspot for mass strandings by dolphins
Economy|Environment|News

Bolivia's beleaguered president announces natural gas discovery, promising a boon for the country

Bolivia’s embattled president has announced the discovery of vast natural gas reserves just north of the capital, describing it as the biggest find in nearly two decades that could help the cash-strapped country reverse its falling production

Bolivia's beleaguered president announces natural gas discovery, promising a boon for the country
Economy|Environment

World Bank eyes first 'drought' bond in next 12-18 months

The World Bank is looking to issue its first drought bond in the next 12-18-months and broaden its offering of catastrophe bonds supporting

World Bank eyes first 'drought' bond in next 12-18 months
Economy|Environment|Food

Venezuela's rice, corn production rise as buyers loan farmers supplies

More than 300 hectares (740 acres) of verdant corn and rice planted by Roberto Latini in the western Venezuelan state of

Venezuela's rice, corn production rise as buyers loan farmers supplies
Environment

Heatwave dries up lake in Serbia, triggers fires in Balkan 'extreme weather event'

The Balkans, along with much of Europe, continued to swelter in a prolonged heatwave on Wednesday, triggering forest fires and drying up a Serbian lake for the first time, as a

Heatwave dries up lake in Serbia, triggers fires in Balkan 'extreme weather event'
Business|Economy|Environment|Technology

Chinese-owned solar factories in the United States

Some of the largest Chinese solar panel makers are setting up shop in the United States thanks to new clean energy manufacturing subsidies contained in President Joe Biden's 2022 Inflation

Chinese-owned solar factories in the United States

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