Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Climate change takes habitat from big fish, the ocean's key predators

This year’s marine heat waves and spiking ocean temperatures foretell big changes in the future for some of the largest fish in the sea, such as sharks, tunas and swordfish

Climate change takes habitat from big fish, the ocean's key predators
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Biden administration restores the power of states and tribes to review projects to protect waterways

States and Native American tribes will have greater authority to block energy projects such as natural gas pipelines that could pollute rivers and streams under a final rule issued Thursday by the Biden administration

Biden administration restores the power of states and tribes to review projects to protect waterways
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Environmental groups urge regulators to shut down California reactor over safety, testing concerns

Environmental groups are calling on federal regulators to immediately shut down one of two reactors at California’s last nuclear power plant

Environmental groups urge regulators to shut down California reactor over safety, testing concerns
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Hurricane Lee targets New England and eastern Canada with wind, roiling seas and rain

New England harbors and fishing villages are being emptied of boats as the region prepares for Hurricane Lee

Hurricane Lee targets New England and eastern Canada with wind, roiling seas and rain
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Citing sustainability, Starbucks wants to overhaul its iconic cup. Will customers go along?

For a generation and more, Starbucks' throwaway cup has been a cornerstone of consumer society, first in the United States and then globally

Citing sustainability, Starbucks wants to overhaul its iconic cup. Will customers go along?
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Searchers look for more than 10,000 missing in flooded Libyan city where death toll eclipsed 11,000

Libyan authorities have limited access to the flooded coastal city of Derna to dig through the mud and hollowed-out buildings for the more than 10,000 people still missing and presumed dead following a disaster that has already claimed more than 11,000 lives

Searchers look for more than 10,000 missing in flooded Libyan city where death toll eclipsed 11,000
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A Groundbreaking Probe into UFOs and Ancient Extraterrestrial Clues

In a historic move in Mexico City, the country’s legislature took a bold step into the largely uncharted waters of extraterrestrial phenomena, hosting a hearing on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), commonly referred to as UFOs. At the forefront of this groundbreaking event was Jaime Maussan, the renowned journalist and a stalwart in the realm of UFO research. Drawing significant attention, Maussan presented two peculiar specimens believed to be of extraterrestrial origin. Discovered near Peru’s ancient Nazca Lines in 2017, these entities, notable for their miniaturized stature, extended craniums, and three-fingered appendages, stirred intrigue and debate. “We are not alone,” proclaimed

A Groundbreaking Probe into UFOs and Ancient Extraterrestrial Clues
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Climate change could bring more storms like Hurricane Lee to New England

Climate scientists say that storms like Hurricane Lee could become more common in the future as the Gulf of Maine and other bodies of water rapidly warm

Climate change could bring more storms like Hurricane Lee to New England
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Brazil restores stricter climate goals

The Brazilian government is reinstating a stricter greenhouse gas emissions target first announced in 2015 as part of the Paris Agreement

Brazil restores stricter climate goals
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What if public transit was like Uber? A small city ended its bus service to find out

Small-scale, tech-based solutions to transportation problems have emerged as a great equalizer in the battle for infrastructure dollars between big cities and rural communities

What if public transit was like Uber? A small city ended its bus service to find out
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Climate change could bring more monster storms like Hurricane Lee to New England

Climate scientists say storms like Hurricane Lee could become more common in the future as the Gulf of Maine and other bodies of water rapidly warm

Climate change could bring more monster storms like Hurricane Lee to New England
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Special UN summit, protests, week of talk turn up heat on fossil fuels and global warming

The heat is about to be turned up on fossil fuels, the United States and President Joe Biden

Special UN summit, protests, week of talk turn up heat on fossil fuels and global warming
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California lawsuit says oil giants deceived public on climate, seeks funds for storm damage

The state of California has filed a lawsuit against some of the world's largest oil and gas companies, claiming they deceived the public about the risks of fossil fuels blamed for climate change-related storms and wildfires that caused billions of dollars in damage

California lawsuit says oil giants deceived public on climate, seeks funds for storm damage
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Low Mississippi River limits barges just as farmers want to move their crops downriver

A long stretch of hot, dry weather has left the Mississippi River so low that barge companies are reducing their loads as shipping costs soar

Low Mississippi River limits barges just as farmers want to move their crops downriver
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For a divided Libya, disastrous floods have become a rallying cry for unity

The disastrous flooding that killed more than 11,000 people has fostered national solidarity among Libyans, long governed by opposing powers

For a divided Libya, disastrous floods have become a rallying cry for unity
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Protesters demand that Japan save 1000s of trees by revising a design plan for a popular Tokyo park

Dozens of demonstrators against a divisive plan to redevelop a beloved Tokyo park are forming a human chain outside the Japanese Education Ministry to demand a revision

Protesters demand that Japan save 1000s of trees by revising a design plan for a popular Tokyo park
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Lots of indoor farms are shutting down as their businesses struggle. So why are more being built?

Across the country, more indoor farms are launching or expanding even as others founder

Lots of indoor farms are shutting down as their businesses struggle. So why are more being built?
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Road collision kills 4 Greek rescue workers dispatched to flood-stricken Libya, health minister says

Libya' health minister says four Greek rescue workers dispatched to Libya following devastating flooding in the eastern city of Derna were killed in a road collision

Road collision kills 4 Greek rescue workers dispatched to flood-stricken Libya, health minister says
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will sign climate-focused transparency laws for big business

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he plans to sign into law a pair of climate-focused bills intended to force major corporations to be more transparent about greenhouse gas emissions and the financial risks stemming from global warming

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will sign climate-focused transparency laws for big business
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Everything you need to know about this year's meeting of leaders at the UN General Assembly

For two years, it was the coronavirus pandemic

Everything you need to know about this year's meeting of leaders at the UN General Assembly
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Hundreds of flying taxis to be made in Ohio, home of the Wright brothers and astronaut legends

The same Ohio river valley where the Wright brothers pioneered human flight will soon manufacture cutting-edge electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft

Hundreds of flying taxis to be made in Ohio, home of the Wright brothers and astronaut legends
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Desert dust storms carry human-made toxic pollutants, and the health risk extends indoors

Desert dust storms are increasingly picking up materials like sewage, herbicides and other human-made waste and transporting them on tiny particles that are easy to inhale.

Desert dust storms carry human-made toxic pollutants, and the health risk extends indoors
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Gator with missing nose and upper jaw finds new home in Florida reptile park

A Florida reptile park has taken in an alligator that lost its nose and upper jaw to a fight or boat propeller

Gator with missing nose and upper jaw finds new home in Florida reptile park
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Recycling Electronics Made Simple: The Solution to Sustainable Disposal

The use of electronic devices has become ubiquitous in modern society. But what happens when the usefulness of these gadgets has run its course? Putting electronic waste in conventional garbage cans is illegal in certain areas, but few people know this. The good news is that there’s a simple way to recycle these things without leaving your house. In March, Love of Earth Co. (@loveofearthco), a TikTok user, introduced her followers to Redwood Materials, a firm that recycles e-waste in partnership with Panasonic, through a video she posted to the platform. The video explained how to securely dispose of old

Recycling Electronics Made Simple: The Solution to Sustainable Disposal
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A top Maine Republican leader, a lobsterman, survives boat capsize from giant wave ahead of Lee

A top elected Republican in Maine says he's glad to be alive after a giant wave overturned his lobster boat ahead of the remnants of Hurricane Lee

A top Maine Republican leader, a lobsterman, survives boat capsize from giant wave ahead of Lee

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