California will require insurance companies to offer coverage in wildfire zones
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US President Joe Biden administration grants California waiver to ban gas car sales in 2035
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The destructive legacy of failed aquaculture
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Finland first in world to ban cargo ships from dumping untreated sewage
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While ambitious urban planners try to make fifteen-minute cities a reality, the Nordhavn district of Copenhagen has gone one better – what's life like when everything you need is a stroll away?
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Iceland has authorised whale hunting for the next five years, despite welfare concerns
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Oregon, USA introduces new statewide recycling rules to combat plastic waste
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Panama is planning a new dam to secure water to operate the Canal
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Satellite space junk might wreak havoc on the stratosphere
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Scrapped policy to charge London’s drivers by the mile
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Netflix documentary about oceans and endangered species narrated by Barack Obama
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Danish lawmakers have agreed to plant one billion trees and convert 10% of farmland into natural habitats over the next two decades
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The overlooked lesson of Octavia Butler's "The Parable of the Sower"
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After a unanimous local vote in 1996, the Swedish town of Växjö became the first in the world to commit to becoming fossil fuel free
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Giant rats in tiny vests trained to sniff out illegally trafficked wildlife
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US Joe Biden–Kamala Harris administration announces $45 million to reduce electric vehicle battery recycling costs
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Finland exports snow-saving mats to ski resorts hit by climate crisis – preserving previous year's snow for start of season can combat increasingly unpredictable winters
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US Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration announces $3 billion of investments in clean ports
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Sweden abolishes tax on plastic bags despite warnings usage could rise – centre-right coalition government says consumption already below EU target
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New deadline by which only zero-emission new vans may be sold in Norway will no longer be 2025, but 2027
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More US states ban PFAS, or ‘forever chemicals,’ in more products
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Let's talk 'underconsumption core'
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Our US disaster recovery system must evolve to respond more effectively to climate change
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‘Paper or plastic?’ will no longer be a choice at California grocery stores
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New study shows that hurricanes lead to excess mortality long after the storm has passed
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Comprehensive bipartisan plastics recycling bill tackles plastics pollution in US
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Norway is shying away from tourism – and other countries could learn from it
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How cities run dry
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Wisconsin towns are trying to limit Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations. The Dairy industry is fighting back.
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London saw a surprising benefit to fining high-polluting cars: More active kids
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Computing and sustainability
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CO2 turned into fuel: Japan’s scientists convert captured carbon into green fuel
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The carbon tax is good for Canadians. Why axe it?
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Sweden has announced controversial plans to scrap its tax on airline tickets from 2025
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US Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to invest $76 million closing legacy oil & gas wells in Pennsylvania
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In the quest for electric planes, hybrid may be the answer
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Initiative to extol benefits of allemannsretten, Norway's “right to roam”, to international tourists has met with strong criticism – tourism campaign shelved over environmental fears
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Looking for alternatives to flying, Matilda Welin decided to embark on a long-distance cycle from London to Sweden. Here's what she learned.
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Microplastics are infiltrating brain tissue, studies show
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Sweden to kill 20% of its brown bears in annual hunt – conservationists say number of hunting licences granted is too high and condemn it as ‘pure trophy hunting’
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Report reveals how workers got sick while cleaning up East Palestine derailment site
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The meaning of construction costs per rider
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IKEA has been accused of contributing to the rapid deterioration of Romania's biologically rich forests – campaigners say suppliers benefitting from corrupt environment in the country
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Denmark regulates camper van tourism after clashes with locals – hopes to transform the vehicles into a secure yet more durable source of income
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East Palestine Ohio after the derailment- reports of hair loss, seizures, residents to decide whether to accept negotiated settlement
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Denmark will introduce a levy on farm emissions in what is set to be one of the world's first carbon taxes on agriculture
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Good News in June (you might have missed)
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Iceland wants to switch up its tourism tax to protect nature – and fight overtourism
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EU states push past opposition to adopt landmark nature restoration law
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Sweden is set to become the second EU country to ban bottom fishing in marine protected areas
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