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Wildfire forces evacuation of northern Saskatchewan village

Wildfire forces evacuation of northern Saskatchewan village

BUFFALO NARROWS, Sask. — A wildfire near the northern Saskatchewan community of Buffalo Narrows has forced the village to issue a state of emergency.
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Cartier uses images of Amazon tribe devastated by illegal gold mining. Critics call that hypocrisy

Cartier uses images of Amazon tribe devastated by illegal gold mining. Critics call that hypocrisy

BOA VISTA, Brazil (AP) — Until two months ago, Cartier’s website showed Yanomami children playing in a green field.
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Yukon government takes over Minto Mine after company ceases operations

Yukon government takes over Minto Mine after company ceases operations

WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government says it’s focused on protecting the environment after taking control of the Minto Mine located on Selkirk First Nation territory.
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A Florida man living underwater won't resurface even after breaking the record

A Florida man living underwater won't resurface even after breaking the record

KEY LARGO, Fla. (AP) — A university professor broke a record for the longest time living underwater without depressurization this weekend at a Florida Keys lodge for scuba divers.
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Book Review: T.C. Boyle’s dark novel 'Blue Skies' explores world severely impacted by climate change

Book Review: T.C. Boyle’s dark novel 'Blue Skies' explores world severely impacted by climate change

“Blue Skies” by T.C. Boyle (Liveright) There have been entire shelves of non-fiction books written about climate change. I’ve reviewed quite a few. They’re packed with truly frightening scenarios based on science.
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Cyprus, Israel working on deal for natural gas pipeline, processing plant in Cyprus

Cyprus, Israel working on deal for natural gas pipeline, processing plant in Cyprus

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus and Israel are working on a deal to build a pipeline that will convey natural gas from both countries to the east Mediterranean island nation, where it will be liquefied for export by ship to Europe and potentially elsew
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NYC skyscrapers turning to carbon capture to lessen climate change

NYC skyscrapers turning to carbon capture to lessen climate change

NEW YORK (AP) — From the outside, the residential high-rise on Manhattan's Upper West Side looks pretty much like any other luxury building: A doorman greets visitors in a spacious lobby adorned with tapestry and marble.
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NYC skyscrapers turning to carbon capture to lessen climate change

NYC skyscrapers turning to carbon capture to lessen climate change

NEW YORK (AP) — From the outside, the Manhattan high-rise looks like any other luxury building: A doorman greets visitors in a lobby adorned with tapestry and marble. Yet the basement has a set of equipment seen almost nowhere else in the world.
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Powerful Cyclone Mocha makes landfall in Myanmar, tearing off roofs and killing at least 3

Powerful Cyclone Mocha makes landfall in Myanmar, tearing off roofs and killing at least 3

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of people hunkered down Sunday in monasteries, pagodas and schools, seeking shelter from a powerful storm that slammed into the coast of Myanmar, tearing roofs off buildings and killing at least three people.
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Campgrounds at California’s Yosemite National Park to close over flood threat as snowpack melts

Campgrounds at California’s Yosemite National Park to close over flood threat as snowpack melts

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Three popular campgrounds at California’s Yosemite National Park will be temporarily closed starting Monday because of a forecast of flooding as warming temperatures melt the Sierra Nevada’s massive snowpack.
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