With striking images, this photographer is illuminating our relationship with the planet
CNN By Michelle Cohan, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Fire has played a crucial role in humanity for millennia. It’s allowed us to cook, construct,…
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Global warming could cost poor countries trillions. They’ve urged the COP28 climate summit to help
By SIBI ARASU and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A prominent developing-world leader on the issue of climate…
Continue ReadingUkrainian diplomats negotiate both climate change and Russia’s war on their nation at COP28 in Dubai
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — While Ukrainian diplomats take part in negotiations at the United Nations COP28…
Continue ReadingHeavy rains lash India’s southern and eastern coasts as a powerful storm closes in
NEW DELHI (AP) — Heavy rains and strong winds are pelting India’s southern and eastern coastlines and states have been put on high alert after a…
Continue ReadingFrench foreign minister says she is open to South Pacific resettlement requests due to rising seas
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna says she is open to any resettlement request…
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Still alive! Golden mole not seen for 80 years and presumed extinct is found again in South Africa
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Researchers in South Africa say they have rediscovered a mole species that has an…
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On 1st day, UN climate conference sets up fund for countries hit by disasters like flood and drought
By JAMEY KEATEN and SIBI ARASU Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Nearly all the world’s nations finalized the creation of a…
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UN atomic chief backs nuclear power at COP28 as world reckons with proliferation
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The world wants more nuclear energy as a means to fight climate change and…
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Pressure builds to eliminate fossil fuel use as oil executive takes over climate talks
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Pressure to phase out fossil fuels mounted Thursday on the oil company…
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Massachusetts unveils new strategy to help coastal communities cope with climate change
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has unveiled a new strategy that she says will help the state’s…
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Pope cancels trip to Dubai for UN climate conference on doctors’ orders after getting the flu
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has canceled his trip to Dubai for the U.N. climate conference on doctors’ orders. The announcement marked…
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Call to Earth Day 2023: How students helped care for the planet
CNN, CHIREC INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL By Arya Jyothi, CNN (CNN) — November 28 was the third annual Call to Earth Day, an initiative dedicated to…
Continue ReadingWhy environmentalists are suing the National Park Service to prevent it from planting trees
Originally Published: 27 NOV 23 14:29 ET By Jonathan Park and Janna Van Vranken, CNN (CNN) — The National Park Service wants to replant sequoia…
Continue ReadingBiden expected to miss global climate summit opening as young voters question his progress on climate change
Originally Published: 27 NOV 23 15:13 ET By Priscilla Alvarez, Ella Nilsen and Arit John, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden is not…
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US Navy removes fuel from plane that overshot Hawaii runway and is now resting on a reef and sand
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (AP) — The U.S. Navy says it has removed nearly all of the fuel from a plane that overshot a…
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As Mexico marks conservation day, advocates say it takes too long to list vulnerable species
By DANIEL SHAILER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is celebrating national conservation day. Meanwhile, conservationists say the…
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President Joe Biden plans to skip U.N. climate talks beginning this week in Dubai
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to skip the upcoming climate talks in Dubai, an event that is expected…
Continue ReadingA Sumatran rhino calf born in Indonesia adds to an endangered species of fewer than 50 animals
By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A critically endangered Sumatran rhino was born in Indonesia’s western island of…
Continue ReadingHow did humans get to the brink of crashing climate? A long push for progress and energy to fuel it
By DANA BELTAJI Associated Press Amid record-high temperatures, deluges, droughts and wildfires, leaders are convening for another round of United…
Continue ReadingEnvironmental protesters board deep-sea mining ship between Hawaii and Mexico
By DANIEL SHAILER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Greenpeace activists are engaged in a sit-in protest on a deep-sea mining ship in the Pacific…
Continue ReadingThe body of an abducted anti-mining activist is found in western Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in western Mexico say they have found the body of anti-mining activist Higinio Trinidad de la Cruz. Prosecutors said…
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Biden declares emergency over lead in water in US Virgin Islands
By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press President Joe Biden declared an emergency over lead-in-water contamination in the U.S. Virgin Islands earlier…
Continue Reading This beer is made from recycled shower water
CNN By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — You wouldn’t know if you tasted it, but Epic OneWater Brew is a beer with a peculiar ingredient: it’s…
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Search is on for pipeline leak after as much as 1.1 million gallons of oil sullies Gulf of Mexico
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As much as 1.1 million gallons of oil may have been discharged into the Gulf of Mexico from a…
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Precious water: As more of the world thirsts, luxury water becoming fashionable among the elite
By MARTHA IRVINE and DAR YASIN Associated Press SAMTSE, Bhutan (AP) — Monsoon rains have finally passed and floods blocking the lone dirt road have…
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As the CEO of Land O’Lakes, she’s changing the rules of American farming
CNN By Alicia Wallace, CNN Arden Hills, Minnesota (CNN) — In 2023, the surge in responsible investing hit a wall. Environmental, social and…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Nov. 21: Israel, AI, Seasonal viruses, Trump, Gun violence
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A few days before Thanksgiving, the White House appears eager to promote dropping prices on everything…
Continue ReadingSignificant Thanksgiving-week storm will disrupt travel with rain, snow and severe storms
CNN By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A significant storm will deal a blow to Thanksgiving travel this week, with rain, snow and even…
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UN report says world is racing to well past warming limit as carbon emissions rise instead of plunge
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A new United Nations report calculates that the globe is speeding to 2.5 to 2.9 degrees Celsius (4.5 to 5.2…
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US wildlife managers have no immediate plans to capture wandering Mexican gray wolf
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It’s been a long journey for one lone Mexican gray wolf — from the forests of…
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