Well drilling thrives as Caracas water supply flounders
by Andrea TOSTA Agence France-Presse CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Alfredo Araya used to dig wells on farms or out in…
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Environment
Virus hunters delve into Gabon forest in search for next threat
by Adrien MAROTTE Agence France-Presse ZADIE CAVES, Gabon (AFP) — The scene looks like something out of a science fiction…
3 years ago
London coroner rules air pollution contributed to young girl’s death
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A British legal first was made on Wednesday when a coroner ruled that air pollution…
3 years ago
Norway okays giant North Sea carbon storage project
OSLO, Norway (AFP) — Norway gave approval Tuesday to a giant project to capture and store CO2 below the North…
3 years ago
Indonesia’s female forest guardians fight for the environment
by Alfath Asmunda Agence France-Presse INDONESIA (AFP) — Sumini gets up at dawn to do her household chores -- then…
3 years ago
Fiji tourism hit with climate, pandemic double whammy
by Leon LORD Agence France-Presse CORAL COAST, Fiji (AFP) — Fiji dive operator Ashwin Pal was living his dream until…
3 years ago
India’s Modi lays foundations for renewable energy megapark
AHMEDABAD, India (AFP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundations Tuesday for what he said would be the…
3 years ago
Australia’s Byron Bay beach shrinks as sand disappears
BYRON BAY, Australia (AFP) — Australia's Byron Bay usually conjures images of bathers lounging on sunkissed shores, or blissed-out longboarders…
3 years ago
Accounting for carbon footprint changes view of human progress: UN agency
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — Dependence on fossil fuels has an impact on the assessment of human progress, according…
3 years ago
ExxonMobil pledges emissions cut as investor campaign targets board
NEW YORK, New York (AFP) — ExxonMobil announced Monday it will reduce its emissions over the next five years bowing…
3 years ago
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