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South Korea, Japan grapple with heavy snow chaos, delays

South Korea, Japan grapple with heavy snow chaos, delays

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Frigid winter weather gripped East Asia for the second straight day on Wednesday, causing several deaths and multiple injuries in Japan and a scramble for flights out of South Korea's resort island of Jeju following delays b
Lebanese environmental group accused of being Hezbollah arm

Lebanese environmental group accused of being Hezbollah arm

KFAR TIBNIT, Lebanon (AP) — On the outskirts of this southern Lebanese village, workers in a pickup truck parked at a nature reserve named after a fallen fighter of the militant Hezbollah group.
Investigation faults Liberian agency protecting rainforest

Investigation faults Liberian agency protecting rainforest

An independent investigation into logging in the Liberian rainforest found illegal operations “on a significant scale," with multiple missteps or breaches of law by the government agency charged with protecting those forests, according to a copy of t
New York City pension funds call for absolute GHG emission targets at RBC

New York City pension funds call for absolute GHG emission targets at RBC

New York City comptroller Brad Lander and three of the city's pension funds are offering shareholder proposals calling on several banks including Royal Bank of Canada to disclose absolute greenhouse gas emissions targets for 2030.

Arizona judge won't compel Scottsdale to share water

PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona judge says she won't compel Scottsdale to resume an arrangement that allowed residents of a neighboring community to get their water from a city standpipe, saying the flap isn't the court's concern.
Uganda begins oil drilling, hopes for production by 2025

Uganda begins oil drilling, hopes for production by 2025

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Oil drilling has begun in a Chinese-operated field in Uganda and the East African country expects to start production by 2025, an official said Tuesday.
Fish sounds could help scientists understand their ocean world

Fish sounds could help scientists understand their ocean world

Fish, it turns out, are a chatty lot. They communicate about everything from what area of the sea has the best food to where predators might be hiding and, of course, their desire for a mate.
Nearly one-quarter of trails in southern B.C., Alberta unmapped and unmanaged: study

Nearly one-quarter of trails in southern B.C., Alberta unmapped and unmanaged: study

New research has spelled out for the first time the gap between official lists of trails in the southern Rockies and the number of trails there actually are, suggesting effects from the growing number of backcountry users may be larger than suspected
Ukraine war moves 'Doomsday Clock' to 90 seconds to midnight

Ukraine war moves 'Doomsday Clock' to 90 seconds to midnight

WASHINGTON (AP) — With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the specter of nuclear weapon use, Earth crept its closest to Armageddon, a science-oriented advocacy group said, moving its famous “Doomsday Clock” up to just 90 seconds before midnight.
German government sued over failure to meet climate goals

German government sued over failure to meet climate goals

BERLIN (AP) — A prominent environmental group said Tuesday that it is suing the German government over the failure to meet its own climate targets.
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