Tag: Environmental concerns
Carbon dioxide levels hit 50% higher than preindustrial time
The annual peak of global heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the air has reached another dangerous milestone: 50% higher than when the industrial age began....
Fate of planned mine near Okefenokee left to Georgia agency
FOLKSTON, Ga. — More than 160 years after her great-great-grandfather settled on a patch of land surrounded by water in the Okefenokee Swamp, Sheila...
Maldives foreign minister elected as UN assembly president
UNITED NATIONS — Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid of the Maldives defeated Afghanistan’s former foreign minister Zalmai Rassoul in an election Monday for the next...
Carbon dioxide levels hit 50% higher than preindustrial time
The annual peak of global heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the air has reached another dangerous milestone: 50% higher than when the industrial age began....
Data recovered as ship with chemicals sinking off Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Experts recovered the data recorder of a fire-ravaged ship carrying chemicals that is slowly sinking off Sri Lanka’s capital, as...
Biden aims to restore species protections weakened by Trump
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration says it is canceling or reviewing a host of actions by the Trump administration to roll back protections for...
Maine’s blueberry crop faces climate change peril
PORTLAND, Maine — Maine's beloved wild blueberry fields are home to one of the most important fruit crops in New England, and scientists have...
Turkish president vows to save sea from ‘sea snot’ outbreak
ISTANBUL — Turkey’s president promised Saturday to rescue the Marmara Sea from an outbreak of “sea snot” that is alarming marine biologists and environmentalists.
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Danish lawmakers give go-ahead to built Copenhagen island
COPENHAGEN — Denmark’s Parliament on Friday voted in favor of building a 20-billion-kroner ($3.3 billion) artificial island in Copenhagen that will house at least...
Putin hails Russian vaccines, urges stronger climate action
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday praised his country's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and called for a stronger global response to...
