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Brazil, France launch $1.1 billion program to protect Amazon rainforest
BELEM, Brazil – Brazil and France on Tuesday launched an investment program to protect the Brazilian and Guyanese Amazon rainforest involving 1 billion...
Sweden aims to boost plastic recycling with giant plant
Discarded crisp bags, ketchup bottles and Tupperware containers speed along conveyer belts at a massive high-tech sorting plant dubbed “Site Zero”, which Sweden...
Tiny, endangered fish hinders California river conservation plan
Southern California’s Imperial Irrigation District, which supplies water to farmers who grow most of the nation’s winter vegetables, planned to start a conservation...
Jane Goodall’s 90th birthday wish? More time to get out the conservation message
NEW YORK – British primatologist-turned-conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall will mark her 90th birthday next month with a series of talks. Her greatest wish...
Hyundai to invest more than $50 bn in South Korea in major EV push
Hyundai on Wednesday revealed plans to invest more than $50 billion in South Korea by 2026, with a huge chunk dedicated to boosting...
Vast Vienna wastewater heat pumps showcase EU climate drive
In a large hall on the outskirts of Vienna, shiny pipes carry treated wastewater through three giant heat pumps, part of Austria’s drive...
Australia battles to save last 11 wild ‘earless dragons’ from extinction
Australia’s grassland earless dragon is no bigger than a pinkie when it emerges from its shell, but the little lizard faces an enormous...
Plastic ‘interceptor’ tackles trash in Bangkok river
Black flies exploded into the air as plastic waste fell from bamboo conveyor belts into skips on a solar-powered barge attempting to remove...
Schools to reopen in South Sudan after two weeks of extreme heat
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s government on Tuesday said schools will reopen next week following a two-week closure due to extreme...
Berkeley, CA, to halt ban on natural gas piping in new buildings
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) – The city of Berkeley, California, has agreed to halt enforcement of a ban on natural gas piping in new...
