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New Zealand's ex-Premier Jacinda Ardern will join conservation group to rally for environment action

New Zealand's ex-Premier Jacinda Ardern will join conservation group to rally for environment action

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will work alongside leaders from Conservation International to advocate for climate action and better treatment of the environment, the group said Monday.
Some houses are being built to stand up to hurricanes and sharply cut emissions, too

Some houses are being built to stand up to hurricanes and sharply cut emissions, too

When Hurricane Michael hit the Florida Panhandle five years ago, it left boats, cars and trucks piled up to the windows of Bonny Paulson's home in the tiny coastal community of Mexico Beach, Florida, even though the house rests on pillars 14 feet abo
Prince William arrives in Singapore for the Earthshot Prize award, the first to be held in Asia

Prince William arrives in Singapore for the Earthshot Prize award, the first to be held in Asia

SINGAPORE (AP) — Prince William arrived Sunday in Singapore for the Earthshot Prize awards, the first to be held in Asia, to support environmental innovators with solutions to battle climate change and save the planet.
COP28 conference looks set for conflict after tense negotiations on climate damage fund

COP28 conference looks set for conflict after tense negotiations on climate damage fund

BENGALURU, India (AP) — Tense negotiations at the final meeting on a climate-related loss and damages fund — an international fund to help poor countries hit hard by a warming planet — ended Saturday in Abu Dhabi, with participants agreeing that the
Premiers to focus on energy costs, health care at Halifax meeting of leaders

Premiers to focus on energy costs, health care at Halifax meeting of leaders

The effect of carbon pricing measures on the rising cost of living across Canada is slated to take centre stage at this week's meeting of the country's premiers and territorial leaders in Halifax.
U.S. regulators will review car-tire chemical that kills salmon, upon request from West Coast tribes

U.S. regulators will review car-tire chemical that kills salmon, upon request from West Coast tribes

U.S. regulators say they will review the use of a chemical found in almost every tire after a petition from West Coast Native American tribes that want it banned because it kills salmon as they return from the ocean to their natal streams to spawn.
Ship traffic ramps up through the Northwest Passage as Arctic ice retreats

Ship traffic ramps up through the Northwest Passage as Arctic ice retreats

MONTREAL — Michael Wenger still remembers the patches of blood red and vivid violet that daub the landscape of the Northwest Passage. “People usually think it's ice and glaciers and rocks.
French power supplier says technician killed as it battles damage from Storm Ciarán

French power supplier says technician killed as it battles damage from Storm Ciarán

PARIS (AP) — French power network operator Enedis said Sunday that one of its technicians was killed as it battles to restore electricity to hundreds of thousands of homes in the wake of major storms .
First Nations seek salmon return to Columbia Basin in new treaty with U.S.

First Nations seek salmon return to Columbia Basin in new treaty with U.S.

First Nations groups on the Canadian side of the Columbia River Basin are adamant that salmon runs that have long been blocked by dams in the United States must be restored, potentially in a renewed river treaty between the two countries.
Californians bet farming agave for spirits holds key to weathering drought and groundwater limits

Californians bet farming agave for spirits holds key to weathering drought and groundwater limits

MURRIETA, Calif. (AP) — Leo Ortega started growing spiky blue agave plants on the arid hillsides around his Southern California home because his wife liked the way they looked.