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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans as soon as Friday to determine whether carbon dioxide from aircraft endangers public health, a first step to regulating emissions from the aviation sector, sources familiar with the rulemaking process said. ...more |
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Pandas are getting scarcer and scarcer. Their disappearing act can be directly connected to the construction of roads and railroads through their natural habitat in China. ...more |
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Egypt plans to set up sewage networks in 45 villages across the country by the end of this month under an E£1.8-billion ($23 million) grant from the UAE government, said a report. ...more |
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A plan for a new global research program aimed at driving down the costs of renewable energy more quickly has drawn serious interest from the world's leading economies, its proponents say. ...more |
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Seals equipped with sensors on their foreheads are helping scientists collect data from some of the most remote corners of the world, advancing research on global warming, ice cover and weather forecasting. ...more |
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The global climate agreement being negotiated this year must be worded in such a way that it doesn't require approval by the U.S. Congress, the French foreign minister said Monday. ...more |
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To protect the environment, activists need the protection of the law. Some countries provide legal rights to transparency, accountability, and citizen engagement in environmental decision-making. Others do not. ...more |
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Islamic State (IS) released yesterday on social media four photos of what it described as Palmyra Zoo. The footage was accompanied by a caption which read "animals of the Palmyra Zoo under IS custody," with no further details. ...more |
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Kuwaiti National Petroleum Company (KNPC) announced on Saturday that a leak had been discovered in a water treatment unit tank at its Mina Abdullah refinery, the state news agency reported. ...more |
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Solar Impulse 2 was in a holding pattern over the Sea of Japan on Monday as organizers warned that bad weather in the days ahead could block the aircraft's ambitious bid to cross the Pacific Ocean. ...more |
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