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California regulators vote to delay closure of gas storage facility, site of worst US methane leak

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California regulators have approved a controversial proposal to delay the closure of the Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Facility, the site of the nation’s largest known methane leak , which forced thousands of families from their Los Ang

Avalanche on Bulgaria's Pirin Mountain kills 1 man

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — One person has died in an avalanche on Pirin Mountain, in southern Bulgaria, and rescue efforts are underway to find several others buried under the snow, the mountain rescue service said on Friday.
Slow fashion houses embrace made-to-order to reduce waste

Slow fashion houses embrace made-to-order to reduce waste

TORONTO — On occasion, fashion designer and clothier Katelyn Woodburn is accused of running a scam.
Takeaways from AP's story on the Miccosukee's fight to protect the Everglades

Takeaways from AP's story on the Miccosukee's fight to protect the Everglades

EVERGLADES, Fla. (AP) — The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida has long fought to heal and protect the Everglades and what remains of their ancestral lands.
PHOTO COLLECTION: Mayotte Cyclone Chido

PHOTO COLLECTION: Mayotte Cyclone Chido

This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors. The Associated Press
In Florida, the Miccosukee fight to protect the Everglades in the face of climate change

In Florida, the Miccosukee fight to protect the Everglades in the face of climate change

EVERGLADES, Fla. (AP) — As a boy, when the water was low Talbert Cypress from the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida rummaged through the Everglades’ forests, swam in its swampy ponds and fished in its canals.
He fought to save jungles in Honduras. Now his killing haunts environmental defenders

He fought to save jungles in Honduras. Now his killing haunts environmental defenders

TOCOA, Honduras (AP) — Seven bullets pounded into Juan López outside a small white church on a sunny September afternoon. Six shots in the chest. One in the head. And a masked gunman standing in front of López's blood-spattered truck.
He fought to save jungles in Honduras. Now his killing haunts environmental defenders

He fought to save jungles in Honduras. Now his killing haunts environmental defenders

TOCOA, Honduras (AP) — Seven bullets pounded into Juan López outside a small white church on a sunny September afternoon. Six shots in the chest. One in the head. And a masked gunman standing in front of López's blood-spattered truck.
Macron met with anger and frustration over cyclone response during French leader's visit to Mayotte

Macron met with anger and frustration over cyclone response during French leader's visit to Mayotte

MIRERENI, Mayotte (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron faced widespread frustration and anger from residents of Mayotte during his visit to the Indian Ocean archipelago, which is still reeling from the damage of the strongest cyclone to hit the re
UN food agency says 40 million people are struggling to feed themselves in West and Central Africa

UN food agency says 40 million people are struggling to feed themselves in West and Central Africa

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — More than 40 million people are now struggling to feed themselves across West and Central Africa with that number set to rise to 52 million by the middle of next year, the United Nations food agency said Friday.
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