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

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Anglo American extends pay for workers of fire-hit Australian mine

Australia's Mining And Energy Union has reached an agreement with Anglo American to extend pay until August-end for workers at its Grosvenor mine that was shut earlier this week due to an

Anglo American extends pay for workers of fire-hit Australian mine
Environment|News|Political

Germany gives apartment-dwellers legal right to solar power

Germany's lower house of parliament has passed legal amendments allowing apartment owners and tenants to install solar systems on their balconies, as the country seeks to increase

Germany gives apartment-dwellers legal right to solar power
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A ‘potentially historic’ heat wave is intensifying along the West Coast with no relief expected for days

A ‘potentially historic’ heat wave is intensifying along the West Coast with no relief expected for days

A ‘potentially historic’ heat wave is intensifying along the West Coast with no relief expected for days
Environment|News|Travel

Hurricane Beryl takes aim at the Mexican resort of Tulum as a Category 3 storm

Hurricane Beryl has strengthened back into a Category 3 storm and is headed for what could be a direct hit on Mexico’s Caribbean coast resort of Tulum, where authorities are urging tourists to leave white sand beaches

Hurricane Beryl takes aim at the Mexican resort of Tulum as a Category 3 storm
Business|Economy|Environment|Technology

How China's EV battery makers stack up in energy storage

China's EV battery giants CATL <300750.SZ> and BYD <002594.SZ> are eyeing the growing market for stationary energy storage.

How China's EV battery makers stack up in energy storage
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China, struggling to make use of a boom in energy storage, calls for even more

Rows of what look like thin, white shipping containers are lined up on a barren dirt field in China's Shandong province.

China, struggling to make use of a boom in energy storage, calls for even more
Environment

A study finds Indonesia's deforested land is often left idle. But some see potential in that

Vast swathes of Indonesia’s old-growth forests are left undeveloped for years after they're felled

A study finds Indonesia's deforested land is often left idle. But some see potential in that
Environment|Science

Coral bleachings devastate Bali reefs as sea temperatures rise

Indonesian conservationist Nyoman Sugiarto has been working for 16 years to preserve coral on the reefs of Bali, but the frequency of mass coral

Coral bleachings devastate Bali reefs as sea temperatures rise
Environment|Travel

Four shark encounters off Texas island as beachgoers celebrate July 4th

Four shark encounters off Texas island as beachgoers celebrate July 4th

Four shark encounters off Texas island as beachgoers celebrate July 4th
Environment|News

Brazil sues Syngenta for alleged environmental damage

Brazil's environmental agency IBAMA has sued Syngenta alleging the chemicals company caused "environmental damage" by producing and selling pesticides

Brazil sues Syngenta for alleged environmental damage
Environment

Brazil court orders environmental workers to resume licensing, fire prevention despite strike

Workers at Brazil's environmental agency Ibama must resume licensing and forest fire prevention activities despite being on strike, Og Fernandes, acting

Brazil court orders environmental workers to resume licensing, fire prevention despite strike
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Northern California wildfire does not grow but winds and hot weather could whip up flames

Crews have made steady progress overnight against a Northern California wildfire that has thousands of people under evacuation orders

Northern California wildfire does not grow but winds and hot weather could whip up flames
Environment|News

Millions swelter under dangerous Fourth of July heat wave

The National Weather Service says that around 134 million people in the U.S. are under alerts as an extremely dangerous and record-breaking heat wave broils much of the country

Millions swelter under dangerous Fourth of July heat wave
Environment|Sports

Olympics-Seine water quality improving, Paris authorities say

Water pollution levels in Paris' Rive Seine have improved, data showed on Thursday, three weeks before the Olympics in which the French capital’s landmark waterway is meant to be one

Olympics-Seine water quality improving, Paris authorities say
Environment|Lifestyle|News

How Plastic Free July can help keep trash off streets & out of metro landfills

How Plastic Free July can help keep trash off streets & out of metro landfills

How Plastic Free July can help keep trash off streets & out of metro landfills
Environment|News|World

Mexico issues 'red alert' as Category 3 Hurricane Beryl hurtles toward coast

Mexico's top tourist destinations were on red alert as Hurricane Beryl strengthened to a Category 3 storm on Thursday evening after

Mexico issues 'red alert' as Category 3 Hurricane Beryl hurtles toward coast
Environment|Health|Science

Why people should be especially vigilant about food safety this holiday, according to a doctor

Known as the "silent killer," extreme heat is one of the deadliest weather events. As heatwaves become hotter, longer and more frequent due to the climate crisis, it's important to understand why heat can be so deceptively dangerous for some of us and what warning signs to look out for. CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains.

Why people should be especially vigilant about food safety this holiday, according to a doctor
Environment|Travel

Buried treasure: Old castle hidden beneath NC's largest sand dune fully visible again

Buried treasure: Old castle hidden beneath NC's largest sand dune fully visible again

Buried treasure: Old castle hidden beneath NC's largest sand dune fully visible again
Environment|News

Namibia fossil is a prehistoric 'swamp thing' with menacing fangs

You might call it the "swamp thing."

Namibia fossil is a prehistoric 'swamp thing' with menacing fangs
Economy|Environment|Health|Lifestyle

As heat levels climb, so do power bills. Here’s how you can keep costs down

As heat levels climb, so do power bills. Here’s how you can keep costs down

As heat levels climb, so do power bills. Here’s how you can keep costs down
Environment|Health|News

Boil water advisory issued for Washington, DC, and Arlington County due to increased algae blooms

Boil water advisory issued for Washington, DC, and Arlington County due to increased algae blooms

Boil water advisory issued for Washington, DC, and Arlington County due to increased algae blooms
Environment|Health|News|Science

Heat waves are getting longer and more brutal. Here’s why your AC can’t save you anymore

Heat waves are getting longer and more brutal. Here’s why your AC can’t save you anymore

Heat waves are getting longer and more brutal. Here’s why your AC can’t save you anymore
Economy|Environment|News

Alaska sues to challenge new NPR-A oil and gas leasing rules

The state of Alaska on Wednesday said it has filed a lawsuit challenging new federal regulations imposed for oil and gas leasing in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A).

Alaska sues to challenge new NPR-A oil and gas leasing rules
Environment|Health

India is likely undercounting heat deaths, affecting its response to increasingly harsh heat waves

Months of scorching temperatures sometimes over 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in parts of India this year left hundreds dead or ill

India is likely undercounting heat deaths, affecting its response to increasingly harsh heat waves
Environment|News|World

Russia swelters in heat wave, Moscow breaks 1917 record for early July

Russians were braving some of the hottest weather seen in more than a century on Thursday with Moscow breaking a 1917 record and cities across the world's biggest country sizzling

Russia swelters in heat wave, Moscow breaks 1917 record for early July

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