The Loess plateau was the most eroded place on Earth until China took action
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Five of six Greenlandic political parties support reconsidering fossil fuel ban, with only Inuit Ataqatigiit maintaining strong opposition
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Fearing toxic waste, Greenland ended uranium mining. Now, they could be forced to restart - or pay $11billion investor-state dispute settlement.
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For decades, the Swiss city of Basel has been transforming its skyline, and now boasts some of the greenest rooftops in Europe
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The Japanese mayor who built a floodgate no one wanted — and saved his town from a massive tsunami after his death
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As global leaders, Canada and Norway's co-operation is timely in the face of surging energy demand
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Norway to open protected rivers to hydropower plants – Green politicians describe plan as ‘a historic attack on Norwegian nature’
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Norway's environment minister has ruled out a ban on open-net fish farming at sea despite acknowledging that the wild North Atlantic salmon is under “existential threat”
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Donald Trump signs actions to pull US out of Paris climate agreement, intends to promote fossil fuels and mineral mining
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Fish at center of key conservation fight not a distinct species after all
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In 2023 the Danish city of Aarhus launched a three-year trial project to curb the number of disposable coffee cups – more than 700,000 were returned last year
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Why fire hydrants ran dry as wildfires tore through Los Angeles
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California will require insurance companies to offer coverage in wildfire zones
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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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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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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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US Joe Biden–Kamala Harris administration announces $45 million to reduce electric vehicle battery recycling costs
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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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More US states ban PFAS, or ‘forever chemicals,’ in more products
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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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Comprehensive bipartisan plastics recycling bill tackles plastics pollution in US
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How cities run dry
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The carbon tax is good for Canadians. Why axe it?
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US Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to invest $76 million closing legacy oil & gas wells in Pennsylvania
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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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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 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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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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Carbon pricing works, meta-review finds
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New Environmental Protection Agency regulation requires coal plants in the US to reduce 90 percent of their greenhouse pollution by 2039
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Somalia bans fishing trawlers from its waters
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California sets nation-leading limit for carcinogenic chromium-6 in drinking water
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Joe Biden administration sets first-ever limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in US drinking water
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Arizona governor signs bill approving human composting burials
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Botswana threatens to send 20,000 elephants to Germany
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California is preparing to defend itself — and the nation — against Donald Trump 2.0
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Joe Biden administration commits $6B to cut US emissions from high-carbon industries
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US bill proposing legal immunity for pesticide manufacturers advances. - Bayer is a sponsor
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Connecticut, USA wants to penalize insurers for backing fossil-fuel projects
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Norway will not go ahead with plans to permit seabed mining of critical raw materials on its continental shelf if initial exploration suggests it cannot be done sustainably
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Analysis: Donald Trump election win could add 4bn tonnes to US emissions by 2030
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Rivers reborn: Alewives continue to make a recovery in the Penobscot watershed in Maine
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Creation of a European Environment Authority -- Thoughts/opinions?
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Denmark's second-largest city is trialling a first-of-its-kind deposit scheme to tackle single-use coffee cups
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Reduce, reuse, redirect outrage: How plastic makers used recycling as a fig leaf
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