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Climate activists disrupt Rome marathon
will Three activists from climate movement Last Generation briefly interrupted the Rome marathon on Sunday before police arrested them, the group said. The...
Vietnam faces $3bn annual crop losses from rising saltwater levels
Vietnam faces nearly $3 billion a year in crop losses as more saltwater seeps into arable land, state media reported, citing new research....
Skiers call out snowsports sector over ‘big irony’ of high-polluting sponsors
Skiers and campaigners have criticised winter sports organisations for “big irony” sponsorship deals with high-polluting companies. Former British alpine skier and Paralympian Anna...
Climate protesters under fire in Europe: UN expert
Environmental activists are increasingly facing hostility across Europe, a UN expert said, warning that the very right to protest was “at risk” in...
Warming island’s mice are breeding out of control, extermination is planned
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Mice accidentally introduced to a remote island near Antarctica 200 years ago are breeding out of control because...
US appeals court temporarily pauses SEC climate disclosure rules
By Clark Mindock (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Friday temporarily paused new rules issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requiring...
‘Baloney factory’: Eby mocks Poilievre’s letter asking B.C. to join carbon tax fight
TERRACE, BRITISH COLUMBIA — A letter from Opposition Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to British Columbia Premier David Eby, asking him to help halt...
Energy Department conditionally approves $2.26 billion loan for huge lithium mine in Nevada
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Energy Department has conditionally agreed to loan more than $2 billion to a company building a lithium...
Feds pick New England’s offshore wind development area, drawing cheers and questions alike
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The federal government on Friday designated a large area off the New England coast for offshore wind production development,...
Nova Scotia grants Northern Pulp mill one-year extension for environmental assessment
HALIFAX — An idled Nova Scotia pulp mill has been given another year to complete an environmental assessment for its project to build...
