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Leaders to UN: If virus doesn’t kill us, climate change will
World

Leaders to UN: If virus doesn’t kill us, climate change will

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — In a year of cataclysm, some world leaders at this week’s annual United Nations meeting are taking…
Malaysia’s battle against plastic waste spans beaches and city shops
World

Malaysia’s battle against plastic waste spans beaches and city shops

TIOMAN, Malaysia (Reuters) – Every weekend, a team of volunteers comb the coastline of the Malaysian resort of Tioman to…
World isn’t meeting biodiversity goals, UN report finds
Environment

World isn’t meeting biodiversity goals, UN report finds

A decade-long global effort to save Earth’s disappearing species and declining ecosystems has mostly stumbled, with fragile habitats like coral…
Thousands allowed to bypass environmental rules in pandemic
Environment

Thousands allowed to bypass environmental rules in pandemic

Thousands of oil and gas operations, government facilities and other sites won permission to stop monitoring for hazardous emissions or…
Sea life around Mauritius dying as Japanese ship oil spill spreads
Environment

Sea life around Mauritius dying as Japanese ship oil spill spreads

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Mauritian volunteers fished dead eels from oily waters on Tuesday as they tried to clean up damage…
UK’s Prince William calls for end of illegal wildlife trade amid coronavirus crisis
Environment

UK’s Prince William calls for end of illegal wildlife trade amid coronavirus crisis

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince William called for the illegal wildlife trade to come to an end, saying that the…
Trump looks to scale back environmental reviews for projects
World

Trump looks to scale back environmental reviews for projects

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is expected to announce a new federal rule to speed up the environmental review…
Seawater seeping into decaying oil tanker off Yemen coast
Middle East

Seawater seeping into decaying oil tanker off Yemen coast

CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations said an abandoned oil tanker moored off the coast of Yemen loaded with more…
New Zealand: Glacier melts enough ice to provide drinking water for country
Environment

New Zealand: Glacier melts enough ice to provide drinking water for country

A glacier in New Zealand is believed to have lost so much ice over the last three years that it…
Pope says coronavirus should spark new environmental awareness
World

Pope says coronavirus should spark new environmental awareness

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The drastic reduction in pollution during coronavirus lockdowns around the world should lead to greater concern…
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