Today: September 20, 2024
Today: September 20, 2024

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Economy|Environment

Brazil environmental workers propose deal to end strike holding up oil permits

Brazil's federal environment workers on Tuesday presented the government with a deal to end their strike that has curtailed efforts to protect the Amazon

Brazil environmental workers propose deal to end strike holding up oil permits
Asia|Economy|Environment|News

Fishing treaty fails at WTO, prompting US, Chinese concern

Countries and environmental groups voiced concern and disappointment on Tuesday after a draft treaty to cut fishing subsidies failed to pass, with China calling for

Fishing treaty fails at WTO, prompting US, Chinese concern
Environment|Science|World

The planet saw its hottest day on record

The planet saw its hottest day on record

The planet saw its hottest day on record
Africa|Environment|News

More than 200 dead in southern Ethiopia landslides

More than 200 dead in southern Ethiopia landslides

More than 200 dead in southern Ethiopia landslides
Environment|Europe|Science

Bigger and fitter, rescued loggerhead turtles set free on beach in Spain

To the delight of curious beachgoers, marine biologists released dozens of young loggerhead sea turtles into the wild near Marbella in southern Spain on

Bigger and fitter, rescued loggerhead turtles set free on beach in Spain
Americas|Environment

Brazil to allow miles of selective logging in effort to preserve the Amazon

Brazil’s Forest Service has announced a plan to bring a massive area of Amazon rainforest currently vulnerable to illegal deforestation under national governance Tuesday

Brazil to allow miles of selective logging in effort to preserve the Amazon
Environment|Science

Sharks in Brazil test positive for cocaine, say scientists

Sharks in Brazil test positive for cocaine, say scientists

Sharks in Brazil test positive for cocaine, say scientists
Economy|Environment

US targets nitrous oxide in new phase of climate fight

The Biden administration on Tuesday announced it would seek to curb

US targets nitrous oxide in new phase of climate fight
Africa|Environment

South Africa passes its first sweeping climate change law

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law a broad climate change act that will set caps for large emitters and require every town and city

South Africa passes its first sweeping climate change law
Environment|Science|World

Ecuador's navy ready to combat illegal fishing around the Galapagos Islands

Ecuador's navy is ready to protect the seas around the Galapagos Islands from illegal fishing by foreign ships whose annual visits threaten

Ecuador's navy ready to combat illegal fishing around the Galapagos Islands
Environment|News|Travel

Famed national park evacuated in Canada as fires threaten the area

Famed national park evacuated in Canada as fires threaten the area

Famed national park evacuated in Canada as fires threaten the area
Americas|Environment

Counter-drug strategies in Central America are worsening deforestation, threatening many species of birds

Central America’s forests are critically important habitat for many forest birds, including endangered species. Narco-traffickers are cutting down trees, leaving birds with nowhere to go.

Counter-drug strategies in Central America are worsening deforestation, threatening many species of birds
Environment|News

A California wildfire has destroyed 6 homes and caused $10 million in damage. Authorities believe fireworks started it

A California wildfire has destroyed 6 homes and caused $10 million in damage. Authorities believe fireworks started it

A California wildfire has destroyed 6 homes and caused $10 million in damage. Authorities believe fireworks started it
Environment|Science

Seafloor sediment reveals previously unknown volcanic eruption 520,000 years ago in south Aegean Sea

A newly discovered half-million-year-old layer of volcanic sediment beneath the Aegean Sea rewrites what scientists know about this area’s volcanic history – and potential future hazards.

Seafloor sediment reveals previously unknown volcanic eruption 520,000 years ago in south Aegean Sea
Environment|Europe|Travel

The Greek islands are grappling with a water crisis as tourist season kicks into gear

The Greek islands are grappling with a water crisis as tourist season kicks into gear

The Greek islands are grappling with a water crisis as tourist season kicks into gear
Environment|Europe

Britain's climate change plan challenged in landmark court case

Britain failed to set proper objectives in its climate adaptation strategy, environmental campaigners argued on Tuesday in a case which relies on a landmark recent

Britain's climate change plan challenged in landmark court case
Africa|Economy|Environment

Insect wreaks havoc on Tunisia’s crucial prickly pear industry

A tiny insect is ravaging Tunisia’s prickly pears, a critical source of revenue for the North African country's agriculture sector and economy.

Insect wreaks havoc on Tunisia’s crucial prickly pear industry
Environment|Europe|News|Science

World recorded hottest day on July 21, monitor says

Sunday, July 21 was the hottest day ever recorded, according to preliminary data from the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service, which has tracked such

World recorded hottest day on July 21, monitor says
Asia|Crime|Environment|News

Anti-whaling activist detained in Greenland at Japan's request

A U.S.-Canadian anti-whaling activist has been detained in Greenland and faces possible extradition to Japan which has issued an international warrant for his arrest, the Arctic

Anti-whaling activist detained in Greenland at Japan's request
Environment|News

Thousands flee western Canadian town as wildfires spread

Out-of-control wildfires forced some 25,000 people to evacuate the picturesque tourist town of Jasper and its surroundings in Canada's Rocky Mountains early on Tuesday, as

Thousands flee western Canadian town as wildfires spread
Asia|Environment

Rio Tinto class action over Bougainville mine damage set for October hearing

The first hearing date has been set in a class action against miner Rio Tinto for historical environmental and social damage caused by the Bougainville copper mine in Papua New

Rio Tinto class action over Bougainville mine damage set for October hearing
Environment|News

Data shows hurricanes and earthquakes grab headlines but inland counties top disaster list

When it comes to climate, extreme weather and other so-called natural disasters, people generally look to America's hurricane or earthquake prone coasts and say that’s where the danger is

Data shows hurricanes and earthquakes grab headlines but inland counties top disaster list
Environment

In Washington state, Inslee's final months aimed at staving off repeal of landmark climate law

Voters in Washington state will decide this fall whether to keep one of the country's more aggressive laws aimed at stemming carbon pollution

In Washington state, Inslee's final months aimed at staving off repeal of landmark climate law
Asia|Environment

First hatchling in captivity offers hope for Cambodia's endangered Black Marsh Turtle

The first Black Marsh Turtle hatched in captivity in Cambodia is being carefully nurtured by conservationists until it can be released back into the wild as part of a

First hatchling in captivity offers hope for Cambodia's endangered Black Marsh Turtle
Americas|Environment|Health

Violence against Brazil's Indigenous people unabated under Lula, report says

Protection of Brazil's Indigenous communities from violence by land grabbers and ranchers was "insufficient" in 2023, according to a report published on Monday,

Violence against Brazil's Indigenous people unabated under Lula, report says

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