1,700 firefighters battle Portugal wildfires
by Patricia de Melo Moreira, with Bruno Cravo in Lisbon AMENDOA, Portugal (AFP) -- Planes and helicopters joined nearly 2,000…
7 years ago
Environment
Barry weakens, but US officials warn of heavy rains, floods, tornadoes
by Michael Mathes MANDEVILLE, United States (AFP) -- Barry weakened further on Sunday as the storm churned across the US…
7 years ago
Trump declares state of emergency as storm bears down on New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump has declared a state of emergency as Tropical Storm…
7 years ago
Deforestation + climate change = dead end for wildlife
by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- Climate change combined with galloping tropical deforestation is cutting off wildlife from life-saving…
7 years ago
Electric scooters: not so eco-friendly after all?
by Catherine HOURS PARIS, France (AFP) -- E-scooters touted as zero-carbon urban transport are flooding city streets worldwide, but just…
7 years ago
Antarctic sea ice in dizzying decline since 2014: study
by Ivan Couronne WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- After mysteriously expanding for decades, Antarctica's sea ice cover melted by an…
7 years ago
Canada takes garbage back from Philippines, ending long dispute
by Alia Dharssi Agence France Pressee VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) -- Tons of Canadian garbage left in the Philippines for…
7 years ago
#EBCphotojournalism: Philippines sends garbage back to Canada
BRITISH COLUMBIA, Canada (Eagle News) -- The Philippines returned tons of garbage left in its ports years ago…
7 years ago
With plastic straw ban, Washington turns its back on its own invention
by Sébastien DUVAL WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- "How do you drink a milkshake without a straw?" It is a…
7 years ago
Greenland ice sheet melting faster than thought: study
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Greenland's ice sheet may have completely melted within the next millennium if greenhouse gas emissions…
7 years ago
Canada to ban single-use plastics from 2021
by Jacques LEMIEUX MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- Canada will ban single-use plastics from 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday,…
7 years ago
Bloomberg pledges $500m to clean energy in ‘fight of our time’
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- US billionaire Michael Bloomberg said Thursday he will spend half a billion dollars…
7 years ago
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