Environment
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Mining company CAP says diesel spill in Chilean Patagonia is “contained”
The Chilean Navy had reported on Saturday that CAP reported a spill of 40,000 liters of diesel from a terminal…
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Ugandan entrepreneurs cook up eco-friendly dryer to cut food waste
Their invention, a low-tech thermal dehydrator, can be used to process fruits like mango, banana, and pineapple
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Global warming reshapes almanac for tea growers in China’s Yunnan
Province gets lowest rainfall in June quarter since 1961. Yunnan expects more extreme weather events
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Outdoor pollution scientifically associated to miscarriages
A recent study by a team of researchers from the University of Utah has linked air pollution exposure to a…
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Panama becomes first Central American nation to ban plastic bags
The isthmus nation of roughly 4 million people joined more than 60 other countries that have totally or partially banned…
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“Everyone is happy today”: Japanese people celebrate the first whaling of the season
In Minamiboso, a town near Tokyo, whaling is a tradition that has been practiced for generations
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Planning a BBQ? Not if you want to save the planet
If the biggest beef and lamb consumers reduced their weekly intake to 1.5 burgers by 2050, it could cut greenhouse…
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How lithium-rich Chile botched a plan to attract battery makers
In March 2018, the Chilean government unveiled big news: Corporate investors, including South Korean electronics giant Samsung, would build three…
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High and dry: Alpine resorts grapple with climate change
The consequences of climate change will be felt across the travel and tourism sector over the coming decades
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Ecuadorian tribe wins legal battle over the Province of the Amazon
The decision ends the years-long legal battle over the land
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