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On NYC beaches, angry birds fight drones patrolling for sharks and struggling swimmers

On NYC beaches, angry birds fight drones patrolling for sharks and struggling swimmers

On NYC beaches, angry birds fight drones patrolling for sharks and struggling swimmers
Environment|Lifestyle

Garden coming to women's side of prison will foster peace, inmate says

Garden coming to women's side of prison will foster peace, inmate says

Garden coming to women's side of prison will foster peace, inmate says
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EU to push at COP29 for followup on deal to curb fossil fuels

The European Union will pressure other countries at this year’s COP29 climate summit to follow through on their pledge to transition away from fossil fuels, a draft

EU to push at COP29 for followup on deal to curb fossil fuels
Environment|Science

At least 65 pilot whales die in Scottish mass stranding

At least 65 long-finned pilot whales have died after being stranded on an island off the north coast of Scotland, a rescue charity said on Thursday, in one of the largest mass

At least 65 pilot whales die in Scottish mass stranding
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Texas needs money to keep the lights on during extreme weather. It’s funding more fossil fuel instead

Texas needs money to keep the lights on during extreme weather. It’s funding more fossil fuel instead

Texas needs money to keep the lights on during extreme weather. It’s funding more fossil fuel instead
Environment|News|World

For at least a decade Quinault Nation has tried to escape the rising Pacific. Time is running out

Quinault Indian Nation, in Washington state, has spent at least a decade working to relocate hundreds of people whose homes are threatened by a rising Pacific Ocean

For at least a decade Quinault Nation has tried to escape the rising Pacific. Time is running out
Environment|Science|Travel

Visit the world's most-preserved meteor crater

Visit the world's most-preserved meteor crater

Visit the world's most-preserved meteor crater
Environment|Technology

On NYC beaches, angry birds fight drones patrolling for sharks and struggling swimmers

A new initiative to monitor swimmers and sharks on New York City beaches with surveillance drones is bringing a backlash from shorebirds

On NYC beaches, angry birds fight drones patrolling for sharks and struggling swimmers
Environment|Health|News

Houston area residents struggle without power and water as excruciating heat continues

Houston area residents struggle without power and water as excruciating heat continues

Houston area residents struggle without power and water as excruciating heat continues
Economy|Environment|News|Political

US would keep more hydropower under agreement with Canada on treaty governing Columbia River

The U.S. and Canada say they have agreed to update a treaty that governs the use of one of North America’s largest rivers, the Columbia, with provisions that officials said would provide for effective flood control, irrigation, and hydropower generation and sharing between the countries

US would keep more hydropower under agreement with Canada on treaty governing Columbia River
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Brazil sees over 100 countries joining alliance against hunger, minister says

More than 100 countries are expected to back a global alliance against hunger that Brazil has proposed to counter the increasing number of

Brazil sees over 100 countries joining alliance against hunger, minister says
Environment|Health|Science

Dead seals on Cape Town beaches raise fears about widening rabies outbreak

Dead seals on Cape Town beaches raise fears about widening rabies outbreak

Dead seals on Cape Town beaches raise fears about widening rabies outbreak
Environment|News

Vermonters, pummeled by floods exactly a year apart, are assessing damage, beginning cleanup

Gov. Phil Scott says Vermont is better positioned to recover from floods caused by the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl thanks to lessons learned from another devastating flood exactly a year ago

Vermonters, pummeled by floods exactly a year apart, are assessing damage, beginning cleanup
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Nearly a million homes, businesses in Texas still without power after Hurricane Beryl

Nearly a million homes and businesses in Texas remained without power on Friday, five days after Hurricane Beryl made landfall with fierce winds and rain that

Nearly a million homes, businesses in Texas still without power after Hurricane Beryl
Environment|Health|Political

Turkey presents bill to get stray dogs off the streets

Turkey's ruling party presented a bill to parliament on Friday that aims to round up millions of stray dogs, a plan that has alarmed animal lovers who say a mass neutering campaign

Turkey presents bill to get stray dogs off the streets
Environment|News

Cape Town braces for more wind and rain; thousands affected by stormy weather

More stormy weather loomed over Cape Town after days of high winds and drenching rain that have displaced hundreds of people, flooded homes and uprooted trees, authorities said

Cape Town braces for more wind and rain; thousands affected by stormy weather
Business|Environment

BHP, Vale agree deal over 2015 Brazil dam collapse proceedings in UK

Mining giant BHP said on Friday it had reached a deal with Brazilian peer Vale to split equally the cost of any damages related to proceedings in Britain over a 2015 dam

BHP, Vale agree deal over 2015 Brazil dam collapse proceedings in UK
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Dutch court says government must follow EU procedure to reduce flights at Schiphol airport

The Dutch government must follow a special procedure under European rules and cannot simply decide to reduce the number of flights at Schiphol Airport, one of Europe's busiest

Dutch court says government must follow EU procedure to reduce flights at Schiphol airport
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Search for dozens missing after landslide sweeps buses into Nepal river is suspended

Rescuers in Nepal have suspended their search for 51 passengers who are missing after a landslide swept the buses in which they were travelling into a swollen river, authorities

Search for dozens missing after landslide sweeps buses into Nepal river is suspended
Economy|Environment

Natural disasters cost China $13 billion in January-June

Natural disasters such as flooding, drought and extreme temperatures cost China 93.16 billion yuan ($12.83 billion) in the first half of this year, with almost 33 million

Natural disasters cost China $13 billion in January-June
Environment|News

US sued over 'failure to examine harms' from delayed offshore oil decommissioning

An environmental group on Thursday sued the U.S. government over its approach to examining the harm caused by ageing offshore oil and gas infrastructure, citing the

US sued over 'failure to examine harms' from delayed offshore oil decommissioning
Economy|Environment|News

Energy companies win dismissal of Baltimore's climate change case

A Maryland judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit by the city of Baltimore seeking to hold energy giants such as Exxon Mobil, BP and Chevron responsible for climate change,

Energy companies win dismissal of Baltimore's climate change case
Environment|Health|News

A historically hot summer is on a killing spree and it shows no signs of stopping

A historically hot summer is on a killing spree and it shows no signs of stopping

A historically hot summer is on a killing spree and it shows no signs of stopping
Economy|Environment|Health|News|World

World population is projected to grow from 8.2 billion to a peak of 10.3 billion in 2080s, UN says

A new U.N. report says the world’s population is expected to grow by more than 2 billion people in the next decades and peak in the 2080s at around 10.3 billion

World population is projected to grow from 8.2 billion to a peak of 10.3 billion in 2080s, UN says
Environment|News

Officials plead for $9 million in aid weeks after Hurricane Beryl devastates the southeast Caribbean

Officials say people in the southeast Caribbean urgently need food, water and shelter nearly two weeks after Hurricane Beryl crushed the region as a Category 4 storm

Officials plead for $9 million in aid weeks after Hurricane Beryl devastates the southeast Caribbean

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