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Saving Brazil's golden monkey, one green corridor at a time

Saving Brazil's golden monkey, one green corridor at a time

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Dozens of young people kneeled under the scorching sun this week in Rio de Janeiro’s rural interior, planting a green corridor that will be a future safe passageway for the region’s most emblematic and endangered species, the go
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Iceland evacuates town and raises aviation alert as concerns rise a volcano may erupt

Iceland evacuates town and raises aviation alert as concerns rise a volcano may erupt

LONDON (AP) — Residents of a fishing town in southwestern Iceland left their homes Saturday after increasing concern about a potential volcanic eruption caused civil defense authorities to declare a state of emergency in the region.
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Morocco debates how to rebuild from September quake that killed thousands

Morocco debates how to rebuild from September quake that killed thousands

MOULAY BRAHIM, Morocco (AP) — When a historic earthquake struck Morocco in September, Ahmed Aazab tightly hugged his wife and four children as their home’s brick walls tumbled around them.
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Mexico City imposes severe, monthslong water restrictions as drought dries up reservoirs

Mexico City imposes severe, monthslong water restrictions as drought dries up reservoirs

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican officials imposed severe, monthslong cuts to Mexico City's water supply at midnight Friday, acting just a month after initial restrictions were ordered as drought dries the capital's reservoirs.
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Biden's movable wall is criticized by environmentalists and those who want more border security

Biden's movable wall is criticized by environmentalists and those who want more border security

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration’s plan to build new barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border in South Texas calls for a “movable” design that frustrates both environmentalists and advocates of stronger border enforcement.
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Australia offers to help Tuvalu residents escape rising seas and other ravages of climate change

Australia offers to help Tuvalu residents escape rising seas and other ravages of climate change

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Australia on Friday offered the island nation of Tuvalu a lifeline to help residents escape the rising seas and increased storms brought by climate change.
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Heavy rain, wind and snow expected for portions of B.C. over next several days

Heavy rain, wind and snow expected for portions of B.C. over next several days

VANCOUVER — Environment Canada says a "vigorous frontal system" expected to cross British Columbia's south coast is bringing with it heavy rain and wind for some regions of the province, and snow for others, until at least Saturday.
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Wildlife refuge pond in Hawaii mysteriously turns bright pink. Drought may be to blame

Wildlife refuge pond in Hawaii mysteriously turns bright pink. Drought may be to blame

HONOLULU (AP) — A pond in Hawaii has turned so bubble-gum pink it could be from the set of “Barbie,” but the bizarre phenomenon is no cause for a dance party.
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The carbon price is now off home heating oil — but the cost of oil is still high

The carbon price is now off home heating oil — but the cost of oil is still high

OTTAWA — Draft regulations removing the carbon price from home heating oil are now in effect, Finance Canada confirmed Friday, but the change will do little to ease affordability woes for Canadians who rely on oil furnaces to stay warm.
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Siemens Gamesa scraps plans to build blades for offshore wind turbines on Virginia's coast

Siemens Gamesa scraps plans to build blades for offshore wind turbines on Virginia's coast

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A European company has canceled plans to build blades for offshore wind turbines in coastal Virginia, the latest sign of struggle within the U.S.'s nascent industry. Siemens Gamesa confirmed the cancellation in a statement Friday.
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