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Agency ruling delivers big setback to Okefenokee mining plan
A federal agency has delivered a big setback to a company’s controversial plan to mine at the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp’s vast wildlife refuge.
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EPA raises amount of ethanol that must be blended with gas
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French Open match interrupted by environmental activist
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Landmark bill to limit cryptomining passes NY Legislature
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China blocks moves to step up protection of emperor penguins
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Judge orders stop to California’s pesticide spraying program
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California judge has ordered a halt to a state-run program of spraying pesticides on public lands and some private property, saying officials failed to assess the potential health effects as required.
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Experts: Beloved plover Monty died of respiratory infection
CHICAGO (AP) — A necropsy on a a beloved, endangered shorebird in Chicago named Monty the Piping Plover shows he died of a respiratory infection, experts said Tuesday.
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Orcas’ newest member of southern resident J Pod is female
SEATTLE (AP) — Researchers say the newest member of a group of endangered southern resident orcas is a female.
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Des Moines tries cooperation to reduce farm runoff
A Des Moines utility has filed lawsuits, proposed legislation and even tried public shaming in an effort to clean up drinking water that comes from rivers teeming with agricultural pollutants.
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How San Diego secured its water supply, at a cost
As a worsening drought forces millions of Californians to use less water, one corner of Southern California has largely shielded itself from supply-related woes: San Diego County.
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US review traces massive New Mexico fire to planned burns
Two fires that merged to create the largest wildfire in New Mexico history have both been traced to planned burns set by U.S. forest managers. U.S.
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Connecticut boosts pay to lure summer staff for state parks
MADISON, Conn. (AP) — As the summer season kicks off with the Memorial Day weekend, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is still attempting to fill lifeguard and other seasonal positions, despite increasing the compensation.
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Judge orders US to decide if wolverines need protection
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge has given U.S. wildlife officials 18 months to decide if wolverines should be protected under the Endangered Species Act, following years of dispute over how much risk climate change and other threats pose to the rare and elusive predators.
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Tribal request to halt Arizona copper mine work is denied
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A federal judge has rejected a request by Native American tribes to stop Toronto-based Hudbay Minerals Inc. from preparing a planned new Arizona copper mine’s site in the Santa Rita Mountains near Tucson.
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Lease terms for California offshore wind projects released
The Biden administration is advancing plans for offshore wind projects that would place hundreds of turbines in California’s coastal waters. The U.S.
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Walz signs agriculture bill with $18.4M in drought relief
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz signed an agriculture funding bill Thursday that includes drought relief for farmers, investments in rural broadband and support for beginning farmers.
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Kentucky coal firm held in contempt over WVa mine pollution
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Kentucky coal company has been found in contempt for failing to submit court-ordered plans to clean up two polluted West Virginia mine sites.
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WA investigating 4 dead wolves found in Stevens County
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A poaching investigation has been launched after two Stevens County deputies stumbled upon four dead wolves in northeast Washington while on snowmobile patrol near the Canadian border on Feb. 8, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife said.
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Germany: G-7 nations can lead the way on ending coal use
Germany’s energy and climate minister says the Group of Seven wealthy nations can lead the way on ending the use of coal.
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Justices won’t block Biden policy on ‘social cost of carbon’
The Supreme Court has allowed the Biden administration to use a higher estimate than Republican-led states want for calculating damages to people and the environment from greenhouse gas emissions.
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Kaul to ask Republicans to OK nine environmental settlements
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul is preparing to ask Republican lawmakers next week to sign off on nearly $400,000 in settlements to resolve multiple pollution cases.
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EPA proposes restrictions in fight over Alaska mine
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing restrictions that would block plans for a copper and gold mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region.
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Brazil toughens environmental fines in reaction to a lawsuit
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree Tuesday that creates stricter rules against environmental crimes in the Amazon rainforest, such as fraud in timber licensing.
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Gas wells leak explosive levels of methane in Bakersfield
Residents of Bakersfield are concerned for their health and safety after a state agency found that six idle oil wells near homes were leaking methane in the past several days.
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Massachusetts sues companies over use of ‘forever chemicals’
BOSTON (AP) —
Massachusetts has sued more than a dozen companies involved in the manufacture or marketing of so-called forever chemicals, alleging they knowingly polluted the environment and endangered public health, state Attorney General Maura Healey said Wednesday.
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Florida wildlife officials say some manatee food growing
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Wildlife officials working to prevent threatened Florida manatees from starving to death say they’re encouraged that some of the marine mammals’ favorite food is growing naturally in a key area.
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France: Climate protesters block TotalEnergies meeting
PARIS (AP) — Several hundred climate protesters disrupted a TotalEnergies shareholders meeting in Paris and blocked the venue entrance Wednesday to denounce the oil and gas giant’s stake in Russia despite Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
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ExxonMobil loses bid to nix climate change lawsuit
Massachusetts’ highest court has rejected a bid by ExxonMobil to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the state that accuses the oil giant of misleading the public about the role its products play in causing climate change.
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Environmentalists meet in South Africa to stem plastic waste
Environmental activists are meeting in South Africa this week to press governments and businesses to reduce the production of plastic because it is harming the continent’s environment.
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Californians could see mandatory water cuts amid drought
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he may impose mandatory water restrictions if people don’t start using less as a drought drags on.
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Indigenous leader, son killed in Nicaragua land invasion
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A local Indigenous leader and his son died in a gunfight with land invaders who tried to run them off their land near Nicaragua’s northern Caribbean coast, an environmental group said Monday.
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US releases environmental study about new Idaho test reactor
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. officials have released an environmental study for a proposed nuclear test reactor to be built in eastern Idaho that backers say is needed to revamp the nation’s fading nuclear power industry by developing safer fuel and power plants.
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Wolf’s environmental protection secretary to depart agency
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A cabinet secretary who helped shepherd Pennsylvania’s entry into a regional carbon pricing program to combat climate change is leaving the administration of Democratic Gov.
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Contractor quitting puts Shell in spotlight over climate
A longtime contractor for Shell has accusing the oil and gas company of “double talk” by saying it wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions while working on tapping new sources of fossil fuel.
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Security concerns, lack of support stall Africa’s Green Wall
A series of complex challenges, including a lack of funding and political will as well as rising insecurity linked to extremist groups al-Qaida and the Islamic State in Burkina Faso, are obstructing progress on Africa’s Great Green Wall, according to experts involved in the initiative.
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