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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: Fire damage is shown in the Wahikuli Terrace neighborhood in the fire ravaged town of Lahaina on the island of Maui in Hawaii, U.S., August 15, 2023.  REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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Hawaiian Electric, others agree to proposed $4 billion Maui wildfire deal: report

Hawaiian Electric Industries and others have tentatively agreed to a $4B+ settlement over Maui wildfires, settling multiple lawsuits.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
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US appeals court orders judge to reconsider Biden ESG investing rule

The court ordered a Texas judge to reconsider a decision upholding a Biden rule on socially conscious investing in light of the recent...

Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change is photographed following a press conference announcing a conservation campaign at Whytecliff Park in West Vancouver, on Thursday, July 18, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Mar
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Federal govt announces $89 million for conservation projects across Canada

Canada's environment minister announced $89M for 10 GHG reduction projects, aiming to conserve 30% of land and water by 2030, with major initiatives...

FILE - Sections of the Passaic Valley Sewerage Authority plant are seen in Newark, N.J. A proposed backup power plant for the facility is drawing strenuous opposition from residents who say their neighborhood is already overburdened with polluting facilities, including two other power plants. On July 18, 2024, New Jersey environmental officials allowed the project to be built, subject to conditions they say will reduce overall pollution coming from it. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)
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NJ environmental justice law won’t block power plant hotly fought by Newark residents

The backup power plant for a sewage facility, balancing pollution control and environmental justice; it mandates solar panels and battery storage.

FILE PHOTO: Cars drive under a downed power pole in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona in Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo/File Photo
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Solar-power projects in Puerto Rico get $861-million US loan guarantee

The loan guarantee is for two solar projects to enhance Puerto Rico's energy security and grid resilience after recent hurricanes.

U.S. President Joe Biden walks after deboarding from Air Force One, at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, U.S., July 17, 2024. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
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Climate groups split over whether Biden should ‘pass the torch’

Biden, 81, is under pressure and scrutiny from some lawmakers, donors and activists to drop his reelection campaign.

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...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addresses the media on the Ukraine crisis, in Brussels, Belgium, September 28, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman/ File Photo
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EU’s von der Leyen vows not to weaken green policies in bid for new term

Ursula von der Leyen vowed to not weaken Europe's efforts to tackle climate change, if she wins a second term as President of...

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