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Alaska governor asks Trump to roll back restrictions on oil and gas drilling

Alaska governor asks Trump to roll back restrictions on oil and gas drilling

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov.
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Takeaways from AP's story on Everglades restoration efforts

Takeaways from AP's story on Everglades restoration efforts

EVERGLADES, Fla. (AP) — The Everglades in South Florida were once about twice the size of New Jersey. Wildlife was abundant and water flowed freely from the Kissimmee River to Lake Okeechobee to the Florida Bay.
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Emissions in Canada fell last year, though still far off Paris targets

Emissions in Canada fell last year, though still far off Paris targets

OTTAWA — For the first time since the pandemic, Canada had a year-over-year decline in its greenhouse gas emissions — though it is still a long way off its 2030 target.
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Biden, on his way out, sets 'ambitious' climate goal: Cut US greenhouse gas emissions by over 60%

Biden, on his way out, sets 'ambitious' climate goal: Cut US greenhouse gas emissions by over 60%

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is pledging to cut U.S.
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In Florida, a race is on to save the Everglades and protect a key source of drinking water

In Florida, a race is on to save the Everglades and protect a key source of drinking water

EVERGLADES, Fla. (AP) — In a region of Florida known as the River of Grass, John Kominoski plops into hip-deep waters. Blobs of brown periphyton – a mishmash of algae, bacteria and other organisms – carpet the surface.
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Number of dead and missing still unclear as first aid arrives in quake-hit Pacific nation of Vanuatu

Number of dead and missing still unclear as first aid arrives in quake-hit Pacific nation of Vanuatu

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Amid the havoc wrought by a violent earthquake two days earlier , Ivan Oswald and his staff prepared for lunchtime service Thursday at Nambawan Cafe, on an idyllic stretch of Vanuatu’s waterfront.
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Environmental groups sue over California support for polluting biofuels

Environmental groups sue over California support for polluting biofuels

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Several environmental groups are suing California air regulators over their recent update of a contentious climate program, saying they failed to address the pollution impacts of biofuels.
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France's Macron says tour of cyclone-devastated Mayotte is a day he won't forget

France's Macron says tour of cyclone-devastated Mayotte is a day he won't forget

MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron arrived Thursday in the Indian Ocean island of Mayotte to survey Cyclone Chido’s destruction and was immediately confronted with a first-hand account of devastation across the French territor
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Ireland embraced data centers that the AI boom needs. Now they're consuming too much of its energy

Ireland embraced data centers that the AI boom needs. Now they're consuming too much of its energy

CLONDALKIN, Ireland (AP) — Dozens of massive data centers humming at the outskirts of Dublin are consuming more electricity than all of the urban homes in Ireland and starting to wear out the warm welcome that brought them here.
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More than 70 unsheltered dogs, many injured, removed from rural Alberta property

More than 70 unsheltered dogs, many injured, removed from rural Alberta property

DRAYTON VALLEY, Alta. — A man is facing animal cruelty and other charges after more than 70 dogs and puppies were removed from a rural property southwest of Edmonton.
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