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Gardener Jana Kretschmer is working to protect trees from climate change (AFP)
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Germany’s parks plant a way forward on climate change

As part of a "natural regeneration" project, a sapling has been grafted onto the stump of a 150-year-old oak tree at Muskauer Park.

Tunisian fisherwoman Sara Souissi, 43, defied men who believed she had no place at sea (AFP)
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Tunisia fisherwomen battle inequality and climate change

Off a quiet Tunisian island, Sara Souissi readies her small fishing boat. As a woman in the male-dominated trade, she rows against entrenched...

A landslide triggered by climate change ’caused Earth to vibrate for nine days’, researchers say (Soren Rysgaard/Danish Army)
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Greenland landslide triggered by climate change ’caused Earth to vibrate for nine days’

A landslide in Greenland that was triggered by climate change created a mega-tsunami that caused the Earth to vibrate for nine days.

A general view of solar panels under construction over the sea in Binzhou, in eastern China's Shandong province (AFP)
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UN experts call for global system to trace critical minerals

UN experts call for a global system to trace critical minerals, ensuring fairness, human rights, and environmental care.

FILE - Wind turbines operate May 7, 2024, in Paxton, Ill. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)
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What to know about fracking, false claims and other climate issues mentioned during the US presidential debate

Fracking was a key topic in the US presidential debate, with Harris saying she won't ban it, despite its clash with clean energy...

The Bay Street financial district of Toronto is shown on Sunday Set. 8, 2024. A new report says the proportion of Canadian business leaders who worry about climate change rose dramatically this year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives
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Canadian CEOs worry about climate change ‘all or most of the time’: survey

Canadian business leaders' climate concerns surge, with 85% now worried, up from 59% last year, Deloitte survey finds.

A drone view shows amazon forest surrounding the BR 319 highway in Amazonas state, Brazil September 9, 2024. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly
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Brazil’s Lula backs highway through Amazon that could drive deforestation

Lula commits to paving BR-319 highway through the Amazon, risking deforestation and sparking environmental concerns.

FILE - Sailboats and a passenger ferry dot Lake Champlain as seen from Battery Park, Aug. 14, 2015 in Burlington, Vt. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring, File)
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EPA says Vermont fails to comply with Clean Water Act through inadequate regulation of some farms

The EPA urges Vermont to fix regulatory flaws in controlling farm runoff to protect Lake Champlain from pollution.

View of the city of Sao Paulo, shrouded in smoke from Amazon forest fires, in Brazil, taken on September 9, 2024 (AFP)
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Smoke from Brazil fires clouds major cities, neighboring countries

Smoke from intense Amazon wildfires is choking Brazilian cities and spreading across South America, worsening air quality.

Grassy Mountain, peak on left, and the Grassy Mountain Coal Project are seen north of Blairmore, Alta., Thursday, June 6, 2024. At least two groups are asking Alberta's energy regulator to call off hearings on coal exploration in the Rocky Mountains while the province's top court rules on whether the applications are valid.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Groups want Alberta coal hearings adjourned while Appeal Court considers applications

Two groups have asked Alberta's energy regulator to pause coal exploration hearings in the Rockies until a court rules on the applications' validity.

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