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EXPLAINER: World Cup host Qatar relies on desalination

WASHINGTON (AP) — Arid and surrounded by the salt waters of the Persian Gulf, World Cup host Qatar is among the world's most water-stressed countries. The nation of 2.
Climate Changed: Canadian golf courses working to reduce ecological impact

Climate Changed: Canadian golf courses working to reduce ecological impact

Golf's origins date back hundreds of years to rural Scotland where the natural features of the land near Edinburgh created the hazards that golfers had to play around and sheep kept the grass well manicured.
Climate Migration: Açai growers flee salty Amazon water

Climate Migration: Açai growers flee salty Amazon water

MACAPA, Brazil (AP) — Where the mother of all rivers meets the Atlantic Ocean in coastal Brazil, it's not a single channel, instead it braids around 230 kilometers (142 miles) of islands including the Bailique Archipelago.
US plan to tap businesses for green finance meets resistance

US plan to tap businesses for green finance meets resistance

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — When it comes to helping poor nations cope with climate change, the United States government left its wallet at home. So it hopes its friend, big business, can help pick up the tab.
AP PHOTOS: 'Plastic Man' in Senegal on mission against trash

AP PHOTOS: 'Plastic Man' in Senegal on mission against trash

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — On a beach in Senegal with so much plastic trash that much of the sand is covered, one man is trying to raise awareness about the dangers of plastics—by wearing many of the bags, cups and other junk that might just as soon be pa
Fed up young climate activists: 'Adults aren't listening'

Fed up young climate activists: 'Adults aren't listening'

WASHINGTON (AP) — The climate change generation is saying officials are talking too much, listening too little and acting even less. And they are fed up.
Hurricane Nicole forms; Florida awaits rare November storm

Hurricane Nicole forms; Florida awaits rare November storm

MIAMI (AP) — A Florida-bound storm strengthened into Hurricane Nicole on Wednesday evening as it pounded the Bahamas, and U.S. officials ordered evacuations that included former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club.
Green party leadership candidates debate ahead of vote, respond to party disarray

Green party leadership candidates debate ahead of vote, respond to party disarray

OTTAWA — Candidates vying to helm the federal Green party offered their visions for its future and their explanations for its disarray during a leadership debate Wednesday night.
Saskatchewan and Ottawa commit to working together on environmental policies

Saskatchewan and Ottawa commit to working together on environmental policies

REGINA — The Saskatchewan and federal governments say they are willing to collaborate with each other on environmental policies.
Montreal unveils pollinator plan ahead of UN biodiversity conference

Montreal unveils pollinator plan ahead of UN biodiversity conference

Montreal is promising more green space, less grass mowing and more bee-and-butterfly-friendly gardens as part of a multi-year plan to help pollinators, as the city prepares to host a major UN biodiversity conference next month.
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