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2.7 million Zimbabweans need food aid as El Nino compounds a drought crisis, UN food program says

2.7 million Zimbabweans need food aid as El Nino compounds a drought crisis, UN food program says

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The U.N. World Food Program said Wednesday that it was working with Zimbabwe's government and aid agencies to provide food to 2.
The Pentagon will install rooftop solar panels as Biden pushes clean energy in federal buildings

The Pentagon will install rooftop solar panels as Biden pushes clean energy in federal buildings

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department will install solar panels on the Pentagon, part of the Biden administration's plan to promote clean energy and “reestablish the federal government as a sustainability leader.
Indigenous faithful and Christians work with environmentalists to conserve India's sacred forests

Indigenous faithful and Christians work with environmentalists to conserve India's sacred forests

SHILLONG, India (AP) — Tambor Lyngdoh made his way through the fern-covered woodland — naming plants, trees, flowers, even stones — as if he were paying older family members a visit.
What are sacred forests?

What are sacred forests?

KOTAGIRI, India (AP) — Sacred forests and groves are primeval woodlands that different faith communities around the world have safeguarded for centuries as abodes of the spiritual or the divine. Thousands of sacred forests have survived.
Canadians say climate caused a warm December they both enjoyed and worried about

Canadians say climate caused a warm December they both enjoyed and worried about

Canadian attitudes toward climate change are about as consistent as Canadian weather, a new poll suggests.
The Pacific Northwest braces for a new round of ice and freezing rain after deadly weekend storm

The Pacific Northwest braces for a new round of ice and freezing rain after deadly weekend storm

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Pacific Northwest was bracing for freezing rain and ice Tuesday even as tens of thousands of residents struggled with a dayslong power outage wrought by a weekend storm that was blamed for at least seven deaths.
Oregon braces for freezing rain while cold temperatures elsewhere strain electric grids

Oregon braces for freezing rain while cold temperatures elsewhere strain electric grids

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Parts of Oregon braced for freezing rain Tuesday after a weekend of extreme winds knocked down trees and cut power to thousands, while communities across the U.S.
Eby says planned Prince George, B.C., hydrogen project will cut emissions, boost jobs

Eby says planned Prince George, B.C., hydrogen project will cut emissions, boost jobs

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — A planned clean energy hydrogen project in Prince George, B.C., will reduce carbon emissions at a local pulp mill and create jobs, Premier David Eby said Tuesday.
Shell will sell big piece of its Nigeria oil business, but activists want pollution cleaned up first

Shell will sell big piece of its Nigeria oil business, but activists want pollution cleaned up first

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Shell said Tuesday it agreed to sell its onshore business in Nigeria’s Niger Delta to a consortium of companies in a deal worth $2.
US in deep freeze while much of the world is extra toasty? Yet again, it's climate change

US in deep freeze while much of the world is extra toasty? Yet again, it's climate change

Much of the United States is shivering through brutal cold as most of the rest of the world is feeling unusually warm weather.