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South Korea's Constitutional Court Chief Justice Lee Jong-seok, center, and other judges sit upon their arrival at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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Court orders Korea to specify plans to cut carbon emissions by 2049

Verdict in landmark South Korea climate lawsuit is a partial victory for campaigners who called failure to cut emissions a violation of their...

FILE - Visitors tour by local auto industries booths showcasing their latest electric cars at the Auto China 2024 in Beijing on April 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
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China accuses Canada of protectionism over tariffs on EVs

Chinese Commerce Ministry criticises Canadian tariffs on EVs and urges government to "correct its wrong practices" over the move.

FILE - German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck speaks during a press conference in Shanghai, China, Saturday June 22, 2024. (Andres Martinez Casares/Pool via AP, File)
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Germany plans $3.7 billion program to help decarbonize industry, including carbon storage

Germany aims to cut its emissions to “net zero” by 2045. The new program is aimed largely at medium-sized companies.

In this image made from a video shot and provided by Gary Shattuck, a Canada lynx, an endangered species in Vermont, was spotted walking along a rural road, Aug. 17, 2024, in Shrewsbury, Vt. (Gary Shattuck via AP)
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Canada lynx confirmed in Vermont for 1st time since 2018

A Canada lynx, endangered in Vermont, confirmed for 1st time since 2018 in Rutland County, farther south than previous sightings.

Workers from the Loggerhead Marinelife Center carry Willow, a subadult loggerhead sea turtle, past a crowd of onlookers to the beach to be released back into the ocean after having been treated at the center, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in Juno Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
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Subadult loggerhead sea turtle returns to Atlantic Ocean in Florida after rehabilitation

Willow, a subadult loggerhead, was set free in the area behind the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach, officials said.

FILE - People queue for food at a World Food Programme distribution center in Neno district southern Malawi, March 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Kenneth Jali, file)
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Malawi receives $11.2 million for drought disaster linked to El Nino

The El Nino linked drought in Malawi led the southern African nation to declare a state of disaster earlier this year.

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Vermont suffered millions in damage from this week’s flooding

Officials have said the state of Vermont is asking the federal government for help following $6 million worth of damage.

FILE - Giant wind turbine blades for the Vineyard Winds project are stacked on racks in the harbor, July 11, 2023, in New Bedford, Mass. The maker of a massive wind turbine blade that broke apart off Nantucket Island and washed up on the beaches says a manufacturing problem was responsible. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
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GE Vernova says manufacturing problem behind wind turbine blade breaking off Nantucket Island

GE Vernova will reinspect 150 turbine blades after a manufacturing issue at a Canadian factory caused a blade to break and wash ashore...

Firefighters hose down hot spots at Noel Piri's home that was destroyed by the Hawarden Fire in Riverside, Calif., on Sunday, July 21, 2024. (Terry Pierson/The Orange County Register via AP)
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Wildfires plague the West amid a scorching heat wave. Homes burn in Southern California

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — At least a half-dozen homes lay in ruins Monday after one of many dangerous wildfires in the West suddenly...

FILE - Residents wade through a street flooded by rains brought on by Hurricane Idalia, in Batabano, Cuba, Aug. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)
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Humans caused climate change. Amid the suffering, now they must solve it

Scientists warned that continued burning of oil, gas, and coal would have devastating climate impacts, but solutions are in sight.