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A man fishes on Mexico's Lake Patzcuaro, where authorities have released thousands of fish to rebuild stocks hit by drought (AFP)
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Mexico tries to bring drought-stricken Lake Patzcuaro back to life

Mexican authorities are releasing thousands of fish and cleaning freshwater springs to revive Lake Patzcuaro, severely impacted by drought, heat waves, and water...

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.

In Azougui, the ever-encroaching sand  is gradually swallowing up the trees (AFP)
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Climate change threatens age-old Mauritania date harvest

As sand swallows palm trees, Mauritania's oases struggle to sustain ancient date harvest tradition.

FILE PHOTO: Power-generating windmill turbines are pictured at the 'Amrumbank West' offshore windpark in the northern sea near the island of Amrum, Germany September 4, 2015. REUTERS/Morris Mac Matzen/File Photo
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How Germany aims to get to net zero without breaking the bank

The German cabinet has passed its 2025 budget, but this left a 17bn euro ($18.58bn) gap between projected spending and revenue to be...

Botanist Florencia Peredo Ovalle works in her greenhouse in Gardnerville, Nevada, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Ovalle, who works for mining company Ioneer, cares for specimens of Tiehm's buckwheat as part of an experiment aimed at helping to keep the extremely rare desert plant from going extinct while still allowing the company to dig for lithium on land where it grows. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner)
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Green agendas clash in Nevada as company grows rare plant to help it survive effects of a mine

Ioneer says the mine it wants to dig in Nevada would more than quadruple U.S. production of lithium needed to speed production of...

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Ghana is planning its first nuclear energy plant: what’s behind the decision

The Conversation: If Ghana wants to become an industrial giant, it needs sustainable, reliable and affordable baseload electricity. That can be found in...

FILE PHOTO: A view of the MP Materials rare earth open-pit mine in Mountain Pass, California, U.S. January 30, 2020. Picture taken January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo
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US mine development timeline second-longest in world: S&P Global

A report has found it takes an average of nearly 29 years to build a new mine in the U.S., the second-longest in...

FILE - Turbines operate at the Block Island Wind Farm, Dec. 7, 2023, off the coast of Block Island, R.I. The Massachusetts Senate debated a bill Tuesday, June 25, 2024 aimed at expanding the adoption of renewable energy in a bid to to help Massachusetts get one step closer to meeting its aggressive climate goals, including reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
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Navigating turbulence: Evaluating US Northeast offshore wind’s recent developments

From NY's new wind project to NJ's environmental research and MA's turbine mishap, Northeast's offshore wind sector faces mixed fortunes.

Fillets from fish caught along Toronto's waterfront have up to 12 times more microplastics per serving than some common store-bought alternatives, newly published research suggested, shedding light on the extent Lake Ontario's ecosystem has been polluted by the tiny particles of plastic. A fisherman casts on the shoreline of Lake Ontario in Scarborough, Ont., on Tuesday, June 12, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Mar
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‘Pervasive environmental issue’: Microplastics levels high in Toronto-caught fish

The researchers looked at a total of 45 fish caught in Humber Bay, where the Humber River flows into Lake Ontario along Toronto's...

A new study published by the Food and Agriculture organization of the United Nations says new projections show a possible steep decline in global fish biomass by the end of the century under high greenhouse gas emissions, with several areas of Atlantic Canadian fishing areas affected. In this April 23, 2016, file photo, cod fill a box on a trawler off the coast of Hampton Beach, N.H. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Robert F. Bukaty
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Fish biomass loss possible in Atlantic Canada amid rising emissions: researcher

Unchecked emissions could cause a steep decline in global fish populations, including in Atlantic Canada, by the end of the century.

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