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Roger Payne, who found out that whales could sing, dies at 88

Roger Payne, who found out that whales could sing, dies at 88

Roger Payne, the scientist who spurred a worldwide environmental conservation movement with his discovery that whales could sing, has died. He was 88.
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Stove wars: Republican-controlled House approves bills to protect gas stoves

Stove wars: Republican-controlled House approves bills to protect gas stoves

WASHINGTON (AP) — Venturing back into the nation's culture wars, the Republican-controlled House has approved legislation that GOP lawmakers say would protect gas stoves from overzealous government regulators.
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New changes to Canadian Environmental Protection Act just a start: minister

New changes to Canadian Environmental Protection Act just a start: minister

OTTAWA — The Canadian Environmental Protection Act has been updated for the first time in more than 20 years, and the environment minister says that's just a start.
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Germany says climate measures will narrow but not fully close the country's emissions gap by 2030

Germany says climate measures will narrow but not fully close the country's emissions gap by 2030

BERLIN (AP) — An array of climate measures being introduced by Germany's government will bring the country closer but not all the way toward meeting its national goals for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, officials said Wednesday.
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Wolves that nearly died out from inbreeding recovered, now helping a remote island’s ecosystem

Wolves that nearly died out from inbreeding recovered, now helping a remote island’s ecosystem

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Gray wolves are thriving at Isle Royale National Park five years after authorities began a last-ditch attempt to prevent the species from dying out on the Lake Superior island chain, scientists said Wednesday.
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Not enough rain to douse northern Quebec wildfires, temperatures expected to rise

Not enough rain to douse northern Quebec wildfires, temperatures expected to rise

MONTREAL — A northwestern Quebec municipality with an intense wildfire on its doorstep did not get the rain it had hoped for this week, preventing a shift in the fight that could allow residents to return, officials said Wednesday.
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Post-mortem shows pilot whales were healthy before they swam ashore and died in N.S.

Post-mortem shows pilot whales were healthy before they swam ashore and died in N.S.

HALIFAX — Animal autopsies on several pilot whales that washed ashore last weekend in Cape Breton indicate the whales were healthy, says a marine animal conservation group.
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Agribusiness giant Cargill not doing enough to fight deforestation, protect human rights, group says

Agribusiness giant Cargill not doing enough to fight deforestation, protect human rights, group says

An activist group and researchers tried to increase pressure on agribusiness giant Cargill on Wednesday to do more to fight deforestation and human rights abuse, releasing a report that accuses the company of not following through on commitments to h
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Shell ditches lower oil production target but insists it's committed to cutting emissions

Shell ditches lower oil production target but insists it's committed to cutting emissions

LONDON (AP) — Shell has effectively abandoned a plan to cut oil production by 1-2% per year until the end of the decade, instead maintaining output at current levels in a move that risks angering climate activists.
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Germany unveils 1st national security strategy to address growing threats, singles out Russia

Germany unveils 1st national security strategy to address growing threats, singles out Russia

BERLIN (AP) — The German government said Russia is the greatest security threat “for the foreseeable future” and advocated a balanced approach to China as it unveiled its first comprehensive national security strategy Wednesday.
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