Today: September 22, 2024
Today: September 22, 2024

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The EPA is again allowing summer sales of higher ethanol gasoline blend, citing global conflicts

The Environmental Protection Agency is allowing the sale of gasoline containing a higher blend of ethanol for the third summer in a row

The EPA is again allowing summer sales of higher ethanol gasoline blend, citing global conflicts
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Mexican presidential frontrunner would focus on renewable energy, water

Mexican presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum on Friday said that if elected, her administration would focus on water management and renewable energy as

Mexican presidential frontrunner would focus on renewable energy, water
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Fed survey cites inflation, US election as key financial stability risks

Persistent inflation and higher-for-longer interest rates were cited as key risks to financial stability in the Federal Reserve's latest

Fed survey cites inflation, US election as key financial stability risks
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Prehistoric lake sturgeon is not endangered, US says despite calls from conservationists

Federal wildlife officials have decided not to place lake sturgeon on the endangered species list, ensuring annual spearing seasons in Wisconsin and Michigan can continue

Prehistoric lake sturgeon is not endangered, US says despite calls from conservationists
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Russia's Kurgan orders evacuation in some districts as floodwaters rise

Authorities in the region of Kurgan in Russia's Urals mountains ordered an evacuation from several districts on Saturday due to rising river levels, after large snowfalls melted and

Russia's Kurgan orders evacuation in some districts as floodwaters rise
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Emirates and flydubai resume normal operations after Dubai floods

Dubai's flagship carrier Emirates and sister airline flydubai have restored normal operations after heavy rains caused severe flooding across the United Arab Emirates earlier this

Emirates and flydubai resume normal operations after Dubai floods
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Pakistani province issues a flood alert and warns of a heavy loss of life from glacial melting

A Pakistani province has issued a flood alert because of glacial melting and is warning of a heavy loss of life if timely safety measures aren't undertaken

Pakistani province issues a flood alert and warns of a heavy loss of life from glacial melting
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Earth Day: How one grocery shopper takes steps to avoid 'pointless plastic'

Nature wraps bananas and oranges in peels

Earth Day: How one grocery shopper takes steps to avoid 'pointless plastic'
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Health-harming heat stress rising in Europe, scientists say

Europe is increasingly facing bouts of heat so intense that the human body cannot cope, as climate change continues to raise temperatures, the EU's Copernicus

Health-harming heat stress rising in Europe, scientists say
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Europe is the fastest-warming continent, at nearly twice the average global rate, report says

Two top climate monitoring organizations are reporting that Europe is the fastest-warming continent and its temperatures are rising at roughly twice the global average

Europe is the fastest-warming continent, at nearly twice the average global rate, report says
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Floods swamp southern China, spark extreme weather fears

Floods swamped cities in southern China's densely populated Pearl River Delta following record-breaking rains, sparking worries

Floods swamp southern China, spark extreme weather fears
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China's state planner warns intensified EV price war on oversupply

China's state planner expects an intensified price war among automakers of electric cars and plug-in hybrids this year because of overhanging supply, among other issues, the

China's state planner warns intensified EV price war on oversupply
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Copper demand to boom as new technology drives power consumption, Trafigura says

Flourishing activity in the electric vehicle, power infrastructure, AI and automation sectors will lead to at least 10 million metric tons of additional copper consumption over the

Copper demand to boom as new technology drives power consumption, Trafigura says
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Why don’t female crickets chirp?

Only male crickets have wing structures that produce sound, but females are very good at following the signal.

Why don’t female crickets chirp?
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Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson pledged $10M for Maui wildfire survivors. They gave much more.

The Entertainment Industry Foundation says the People's Fund of Maui, an initiative started by Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson to benefit survivors of the wildfires in Maui, has given away almost $60 million

Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson pledged $10M for Maui wildfire survivors. They gave much more.
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Children of Flint water crisis make change as young environmental and health activists

Dozens of the children of Flint, Michigan's lead-contaminated water crisis have turned their trauma into advocacy 10 years after it began

Children of Flint water crisis make change as young environmental and health activists
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EU's 2050 net zero goals at risk as EV rollout faces setbacks

The EU needs to rethink its policies to make a 2035 ban on new petrol car sales feasible as electric vehicles (EVs) remain unaffordable and alternative fuel options

EU's 2050 net zero goals at risk as EV rollout faces setbacks
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A new report says Mexico has abandoned protection of loggerhead sea turtles

A new report finds that the Mexican government has largely abandoned protection and enforcement measures for loggerhead sea turtles

A new report says Mexico has abandoned protection of loggerhead sea turtles
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When red-hot isn't enough: New government heat risk tool sets magenta as most dangerous level

U.S. health and weather officials are unveiling a new color-coded system to warn Americans about heat danger, and it will set magenta as the most dangerous level

When red-hot isn't enough: New government heat risk tool sets magenta as most dangerous level
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Indigenous groups gathering in Brazil's capital to protest president's land grant decisions

Thousands of Indigenous people are gathering in Brazil's capial for what is expected to become a protest against President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's unfulfilled promises to create reserves and expel illegal miners and land-grabbers from their territories

Indigenous groups gathering in Brazil's capital to protest president's land grant decisions
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California announces first new state park in a decade and sets climate goals for natural lands

California will open its first new state park in a decade this summer

California announces first new state park in a decade and sets climate goals for natural lands
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In Vietnam, farmers reduce methane emissions by changing how they grow rice

Vietnam aims to transform its rice sector, making it more resilient to climate change while also reducing its emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas far more potent than carbon dioxide

In Vietnam, farmers reduce methane emissions by changing how they grow rice
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California to wrap up Exxon plastics probe 'in weeks', AG says

(This April 22 story has been corrected to say that Exxon has one advanced recycling plant and is assessing opportunities in, not has, around a dozen advanced recycling projects, in paragraph 10) By

California to wrap up Exxon plastics probe 'in weeks', AG says
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US advances review of Nevada lithium mine amid concerns over endangered wildflower

The Biden administration has taken a significant step in its expedited environmental review of what could become the third lithium mine in the U.S. That's assuming it can withstand anticipated legal challenges from conservationists who fear it will lead to the extinction of an endangered Nevada wildflower near the California line

US advances review of Nevada lithium mine amid concerns over endangered wildflower
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Global plastic pollution treaty talks hit critical stage in Canada

Thousands of negotiators and observers representing most of the world’s nations are gathering in the Canadian city of Ottawa this week to craft a treaty to end the rapidly escalating problem of plastic pollution

Global plastic pollution treaty talks hit critical stage in Canada

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