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Solar panels will cut water loss from canals in Gila River Indian Community

Solar panels will cut water loss from canals in Gila River Indian Community

In a move that may soon be replicated elsewhere, the Gila River Indian Community recently signed an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to put solar panels over a stretch of irrigation canal on its land south of Phoenix.
Attentive Energy investing $10.6M in supply chain, startups to help New Jersey offshore wind

Attentive Energy investing $10.6M in supply chain, startups to help New Jersey offshore wind

MIDDLETOWN, N.J. (AP) — A company proposing an offshore wind farm in New Jersey is investing $10.6 million in projects to help grow the industry's supply chain and support ocean-based technology startup businesses in the state.
Saskatchewan squabbles with Ottawa over pavilion presentations at COP28 in Dubai

Saskatchewan squabbles with Ottawa over pavilion presentations at COP28 in Dubai

REGINA — Saskatchewan is squabbling again with Ottawa — this time over an event space at a climate conference in Dubai.
UN report says world is racing to well past warming limit as carbon emissions rise instead of plunge

UN report says world is racing to well past warming limit as carbon emissions rise instead of plunge

Earth is speeding to 2.5 to 2.9 degrees Celsius (4.5 to 5.2 degrees Fahrenheit) of global warming since pre-industrial times, set to blow well past the agreed-upon international climate threshold, a United Nations report calculated.
Weeklong negotiations for landmark treaty to end plastic pollution close, marred in disagreements

Weeklong negotiations for landmark treaty to end plastic pollution close, marred in disagreements

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The latest round of negotiations to craft a treaty to end global plastic pollution closed late on Sunday after talks in Nairobi, Kenya, where delegates failed to reach a consensus on how to advance a draft of the agreement after
Germany pledges to invest 4 billion euros in green energy projects in Africa

Germany pledges to invest 4 billion euros in green energy projects in Africa

BERLIN (AP) — The German government pledged Monday to invest 4 billion euros ($4.
UK leader Rishi Sunak urges world to use AI and science to end malnutrition

UK leader Rishi Sunak urges world to use AI and science to end malnutrition

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Monday that the U.K. is setting up a new science initiative to help develop flood-tolerant rice, disease-resistant wheat and other crops that are more resilient to climate change .
Severe storms in Turkey leave 9 dead. 11 are still missing after a cargo ship sank in the Black Sea

Severe storms in Turkey leave 9 dead. 11 are still missing after a cargo ship sank in the Black Sea

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Severe storms and flooding have left nine people dead across Turkey, officials said Monday, including one seaman who died when a cargo ship sank off Turkey's Black Sea coast. Eleven other crew were reported missing.

Papua New Guinea volcano erupts and Japan says it's assessing a possible tsunami risk to its islands

TOKYO (AP) — A volcano in Papua New Guinea erupted on Monday, and the Japan Meteorological Agency said it was assessing a possible risk of a tsunami for Japanese coasts.
A curious South African sea snail is a prized dish in Asia. That has meant a trail of destruction

A curious South African sea snail is a prized dish in Asia. That has meant a trail of destruction

HAWSTON, South Africa (AP) — Nearly every house in Hawston has a boat in its yard, sometimes two. It takes a moment to realize many are out of action, grass sprouting through holes in hulls that haven't touched water for years.
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