California holds out agreement on Colorado River cuts
by FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Six western states that rely on water from the Colorado River have agreed on a model to dramatically reduce use, months …
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Dolphins, humans both benefit from fishing cooperation
A fishing community in southern Brazil has an unusual ally: wild dolphins. Accounts of humans and dolphins working together to hunt fish go back millennia, …
Carrier Emirates tests Boeing 777 on sustainable fuel
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Long-haul carrier Emirates successfully flew a Boeing 777 on a test flight Monday with one engine powered entirely by …
The church helps the mining community to develop in the dark, warming Arctic
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO 26 January 2023 GMT https://apnews.com/article/norway-religion-climate-mining-7ba037720afb81cf19e040e7620fc1eb LONGYEARBYEN, Norway (AP) — The warm glow of Svalbard Church’s light shines on the snow-covered mountainside from …
Investigation faults Liberian agency protecting rainforest
By ED DAVEY 25 January 2023 GMT https://apnews.com/article/politics-animals-european-union-george-weah-united-kingdom-df27397b38db547922241f95c2056de5 An independent investigation into logging in the Liberian rainforest found illegal operations “on a significant scale,” with …
Clean energy is gaining a foothold in India, but coal still reigns supreme
BENGALURU, India (AP) — For six years, Pravinbhai Parmar’s farm in the western Indian state of Gujarat has been lined with rice, wheat and solar …
Parts of the Balkan River become a floating landfill
VISEGRAD, Bosnia and Herzegovina (AP) – Tons of waste dumped in poorly regulated riverside landfills or directly into the waterways that cross three countries end …
Lithium miner reported for violation of threatened flower habitat
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Five days after the U.S. Department of Energy announced a $700 million conditional loan to an Australian mining company pursuing a …
Loss of tiny organisms harms ocean, fisheries, scientists say
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The warming waters off the East Coast have come at an invisible but very high price — the loss of microscopic …
2022 was the fifth or sixth warmest on record as the Earth warms
DENVER (AP) — Earth temperatures persisted last year, falling short of record highs but still among the five or six hottest on record, government agencies …