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Electric car sales to rise but affordability in focus, IEA says

Electric car sales will rise strongly in 2024 and increasingly undercut oil demand, the International Energy Agency (IEA) forecast on Tuesday, adding affordability

Electric car sales to rise but affordability in focus, IEA says
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Asia is most climate disaster-impacted region, UN meteorological agency says

Asia was the world's most disaster-hit region by climate related hazards last year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said, with floods and storms causing the highest

Asia is most climate disaster-impacted region, UN meteorological agency says
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Biden sets new target to protect vast US water sources

The Biden administration on Tuesday set a new goal to protect vast U.S. water sources, from rivers to wetlands, as part of a series of announcements marking Earth Week.

Biden sets new target to protect vast US water sources
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As plastic treaty talks open, countries more divided than ever

Countries are under pressure to make progress on a first-ever global plastics treaty this week, but they face tense negotiations in the Canadian capital with parties

As plastic treaty talks open, countries more divided than ever
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Exclusive-Ecuador examining new Amazon and Ocean linked debt-for-nature swaps, sources say

Ecuador is scoping out new debt-for-nature swaps, one to funnel funds into the Amazon rainforest and another for a giant ocean protection zone backed by Hollywood star

Exclusive-Ecuador examining new Amazon and Ocean linked debt-for-nature swaps, sources say
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Paris mayor is confident that water quality will allow Olympic swimming in the River Seine

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo said she is confident water quality will be up to the Olympics standards this summer

Paris mayor is confident that water quality will allow Olympic swimming in the River Seine
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German climate activists sentenced for spraying paint on Brandenburg Gate

A German court on Tuesday handed down suspended eight-month prison sentences to three climate activists who sprayed orange paint on the columns of Berlin's

German climate activists sentenced for spraying paint on Brandenburg Gate
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Martian skies over Athens? Greece's capital turns an orange hue with dust clouds from North Africa

Skies over southern Greece have turned an orange hue as dust clouds blown across the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa engulfed the Acropolis and other Athens landmarks

Martian skies over Athens? Greece's capital turns an orange hue with dust clouds from North Africa
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AI boom to fuel natural gas demand in coming years, report says

A spike in power usage from artificial intelligence (AI) data centers could significantly boost natural gas demand in the second half of the decade, analysts at investment banker Tudor

AI boom to fuel natural gas demand in coming years, report says
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Cicadas are so noisy in a South Carolina county that residents are calling the police

Emerging cicadas are so loud in one South Carolina county that residents are calling the sheriff’s office asking why they can hear sirens or a loud roar

Cicadas are so noisy in a South Carolina county that residents are calling the police
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Alligator on runway at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida captured, released into nearby river

Officials say a large alligator that made its way onto the runway at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa has been captured and moved to a nearby river

Alligator on runway at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida captured, released into nearby river
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Factbox-Biden administration races to safeguard environmental rules from congressional axe

The Biden administration is racing to finalize a slew of major environmental regulations to help safeguard them from potential reversal should former President Donald Trump win the 2024

Factbox-Biden administration races to safeguard environmental rules from congressional axe
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The first glow-in-the-dark animals may have been ancient corals deep in the ocean

A new study suggests that the first animal that glowed in the dark was a coral that lived deep in the ocean about half a billion years ago

The first glow-in-the-dark animals may have been ancient corals deep in the ocean
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NASA chief asks nations to work together on climate change

NASA is hoping that nations will work together more closely in the future on topics such as climate change, including greenhouse gas emissions, the

NASA chief asks nations to work together on climate change
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Villagers in Mexico organize to take back their water as drought, avocados dry up lakes and rivers

As Mexico’s drought drags on, angry subsistence farmers have begun taking direct action against thirsty avocado orchards and berry fields of commercial farms that are drying up streams in the mountains west of Mexico City

Villagers in Mexico organize to take back their water as drought, avocados dry up lakes and rivers
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How trains linked rival port cities along the US East Coast into a cultural and economic megalopolis

Love it or hate it, the ‘Acela Corridor’ has developed a widely recognized identity thanks to the trains that link it together.

How trains linked rival port cities along the US East Coast into a cultural and economic megalopolis
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Wildfire razes pinelands near top Cuba tourist town of Viñales

A wildfire blazed early on Wednesday outside the picturesque western Cuba valley town of Vinales, state-run media said, threatening a region considered to be among the island's most

Wildfire razes pinelands near top Cuba tourist town of Viñales
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US requires bird flu tests for dairy cattle moving between states

The U.S. government will require dairy cattle moving between states to be tested for bird flu starting on Monday as federal officials ramp up

US requires bird flu tests for dairy cattle moving between states
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Air quality in some parts of US worst in 25 years, report says

About 44 million Americans live in cities or counties that received a failing grade for air quality, which has deteriorated to its worst in 25 years across a swath of the U.S

Air quality in some parts of US worst in 25 years, report says
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Barbados 'pauses' acquisition of former slavery plantation owned by Tory MP

Barbados will halt the acquisition of a former slavery plantation belonging to a British Conservative MP after locals said he should transfer land ownership to the state

Barbados 'pauses' acquisition of former slavery plantation owned by Tory MP
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Missouri House backs legal shield for weedkiller maker facing thousands of cancer-related lawsuits

The Missouri House has passed legislation that could protect chemical manufacturer Bayer from some lawsuits alleging a popular weedkiller causes cancer

Missouri House backs legal shield for weedkiller maker facing thousands of cancer-related lawsuits
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UAE reports illness linked to contaminated water after floods

A small number of people in the United Arab Emirates have shown symptoms associated with contaminated water after heavy rains and floods, the health ministry said.

UAE reports illness linked to contaminated water after floods
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African migrant disaster survivor haunted by weeks lost at sea

Adrift on the Atlantic Ocean, the migrants from West Africa resorted to drinking seawater to quench their unbearable thirst.

African migrant disaster survivor haunted by weeks lost at sea
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Biden administration sets landmark rules to clean up US power sector

President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday announced final rules targeting carbon, air and water pollution from power plants that it says could cut

Biden administration sets landmark rules to clean up US power sector
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BlackRock-backed Decarbonization Partners raises $1.4 billion for first fund

Climate-focused investor Decarbonization Partners, a tie-up between BlackRock and Singaporean state investment firm Temasek, said on Thursday it had raised a higher-

BlackRock-backed Decarbonization Partners raises $1.4 billion for first fund

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