ENVIRONMENT

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US further weakens endangered species protections
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump's administration on Friday finalized two more rules curbing the landmark Endangered Species Act, further diminishing the power of a law c...
Wildfire smoke engulfs millions in US ahead of World Cup final
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
Dense wildfire smoke billowing down from Canada set off unhealthy air quality alerts across the United States again Friday, fomenting concern over the weekend's...
With climate ambitions in question, EU reforms carbon market
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
The European Union on Friday unveils reforms of its carbon market, after fierce wrangling between countries, industry and activists over the pace of the bloc's ...
Nigerian court dismisses suit challenging Shell's divestment
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
A Nigerian court Friday dismissed a lawsuit by a traditional monarch in the oil-rich delta region seeking to halt Shell's plan to offload its onshore assets ove...
Climate change, urban growth fuel Lagos flooding
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
After hours of overnight torrential rain lashed Lagos recently, church pastor Samuel Akpan spent most of next day bailing water from his flooded parsonage in an...
Algae fed by farm waste carpet Italy's warm River Po
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
Rowers on the River Po in Turin are battling vast blooms of algae, as high temperatures in northwest Italy and runoff from farms create ideal conditions for ram...
'Cruel, wasteful': Dakar port a hotspot for illegal shark fins
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
In the high seas off west Africa, a fisherman on a Chinese longline tuna vessel cuts the fins off a live shark before throwing it back in the water to suffocate...
UK launches hi-tech mission to study Greenland ice melt
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
A team of international scientists sets sail Thursday from Britain for Greenland to study its rapidly melting ice using drones, mini-submarines and autonomous s...
Climate change, mismanagement dry up beloved Hungarian lake
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
The beaches of Hungary's once-popular Lake Velence lie largely deserted, summer holidaymakers staying away because climate change and mismanagement have dried u...
Macron pledges 'zero tolerance' for arson after spate of fires in France
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday pledged "zero tolerance" for arson after wildfires scorched thousands of hectares in France, including in a histori...
Spain back on wildfire alert as blaze hits northeast
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
Spanish authorities on Thursday said a large wildfire in the northeast would take days to control, sparking fresh alarm a week after the country's deadliest suc...
'No rest': Indonesians overworked and abused on foreign fishing vessels
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
Lured by promises of good money working aboard a foreign fishing vessel, Akhmad left Indonesia and headed out to sea, enduring months of abuse and exploitation ...
US unveils new 25% tariff on certain imports from Brazil
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
The United States has announced on a new 25 percent tariff on various imports from Brazil, accusing the Latin American giant of unfair trade practices and polic...
Devastating Asian beetle detected in EU for first time
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
A tiny Asia-origin beetle that has devastated ash forests in North America has been detected in the European Union for the first time in Hungary and Slovakia, a...
New science report could boost climate damage suits against oil giants
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
Climate lawsuits seeking massive damages from fossil fuel companies increasingly hinge on the question: how reliably can scientists pin specific extreme weather...
Spain back on wildfire alert as blaze burns 4,500 hectares
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
Spanish authorities on Thursday said a large wildfire in the northeast would take days to control, sparking fresh alarm a week after the country's deadliest suc...
Hazardous wildfire smoke chokes millions in US, Canada
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
Out-of-control wildfires were raging Thursday in the Canadian province of Ontario, prompting evacuations and sending dangerous smoke billowing into the United S...
US unveils 25% tariff on certain goods from Brazil, drawing rebuke
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
An incoming US tariff targeting various imports from Brazil has drawn a rebuke from the Latin American giant, as Washington accused the country of unfair trade ...
Collapse of Amazon soy pact to unleash new deforestation: study
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
The collapse of a landmark Amazon soy pact will drive at least 1.4 million hectares (3.5 million acres) of extra deforestation in Brazil over the next decade, r...
Brazil FM says Rubio remarks on Lula 'crude and arrogant'
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
Brazil's Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira on Thursday accused his US counterpart Marco Rubio of "attacking" President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a "crude and arr...
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