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An out-of-control fire in northern California has promoted warnings for thousands of people to flee (AFP)
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Thousands told to flee raging California wildfire

Thousands of residents near Oroville, CA, are evacuating as a wildfire fueled by an "exceptionally dangerous" heatwave has consumed over 3,000 acres.

Eramet CEO Christel Bories said the plant would produce up to 24,000 tons of battery-grade lithium carbonate per year at full capacity (AFP)
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New lithium plant inaugurated in Argentina

The plant is expected to produce up to 24,000 tons of battery-grade lithium carbonate per year at full capacity — enough for 600,000...

The Olympic village was intended to be a showcase of environmentally friendly technology (AFP)
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‘No AC’ ambition for Paris Olympic village melts away

Organisers have offered a compromise after some teams expressed concerns.

Hydrovolt can take used batteries and turn them into a black powder from which it can recover the metals and make new batteries (AFP)
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Hydrovolt to open battery recycling facility in France

Norwegian battery recycling firm Hydrovolt said on Tuesday that it would expand internationally by opening a facility in France, boosting a nascent hub...

Part of the Niger-Benin dispute is over their mutual border, which Niamey has kept closed (AFP)
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What’s behind the dispute between Benin and Niger?

Tensions rose between the two countries after a coup in Niamey last year.

Campaigners from one of Cambodia's few environmental activism groups were sentenced to between six and eight years in jail for plotting to commit crimes in their activism (AFP)
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Cambodia sentences green campaigners for ‘plotting’ over activism

A Cambodian court on Tuesday sentenced 10 environmentalists to between six and eight years in jail for plotting to commit crimes in their...

The Greenpeace protester climbed on top of the Conservative party's 'battle bus' (POOL)
ClimateElectionsNewsPolitics

Climate protesters target UK’s ruling Tories for second day running

Protesters targeted the general election campaign of UK's Conservatives. Their key demands include curbing UK fossil fuel extraction.

UPS along with its rivals FedEx and Amazon are responsible for more than a quarter of emissions from the air freight sector, according to environmental group Stand Earth (AFP)
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Environmental group Stand Earth denounces rising air freight pollution

Environmental pressure group Stand Earrth is denouncing rising emissions in the air freight industry, which has been boosted by supply chain difficulties

Niger's military rulers have have broken ties with France, the former colonial power and traditional partne (AFP)
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Major Niger uranium mine back in public control: govt

Niger's military rulers have broken ties with France and have now revoked the licence of nuclear fuel producer Ornao.

Firefighters battle a blaze in the Pantanal (Mato Grosso do Sul State Government)
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‘Out of control fires’ in Brazil wetlands spark state of emergency

The surge of fires before the peak of the dry season has raised alarm for the Pantanal, which extends into Bolivia and Paraguay...

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