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49 saplings from famous UK tree that was illegally chopped down will be shared to mark anniversary

49 saplings from famous UK tree that was illegally chopped down will be shared to mark anniversary

LONDON (AP) — It's been a year since a sycamore tree that stood high and proud near the Roman landmark of Hadrian’s Wall in the north of England was inexplicably chopped down, triggering a wave of shock and disbelief across the U.K.
Brewing a cold beer on a warming planet is hard. Germany uses education to fight climate change

Brewing a cold beer on a warming planet is hard. Germany uses education to fight climate change

MUNICH (AP) — The keys to combating the climate change that's wreaking havoc on Germany's beer industry could lie inside a plant nursery — nicknamed "our kindergarten" — at the Society of Hop Research north of Munich.
Tropical Weather Latest: Helene makes landfall as a Category 4 hurricane in northwestern Florida

Tropical Weather Latest: Helene makes landfall as a Category 4 hurricane in northwestern Florida

Fast-moving Hurricane Helene made landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida's northwestern coast as a Category 4 storm Thursday evening, threatening a “catastrophic” storm surge as well as damaging winds, rains and flash floods hundreds of miles inlan

Top climate negotiators urge tougher targets, but outsiders say they aren't cutting back themselves

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A trio of leaders of international climate negotiations on Thursday urged colleagues to step up efforts to fight global warming, but outside groups and endangered nations told those leaders to look in the mirror, take their own
Fire marshal cancels hearing for ammonia plant amid overflowing crowd and surging public interest

Fire marshal cancels hearing for ammonia plant amid overflowing crowd and surging public interest

ST. ROSE, La. (AP) — A fire marshal shut down a public hearing for a proposed ammonia production facility in Louisiana as public interest surged and crowds overflowed a public library in St. Charles Parish.
Brewing a cold beer on a warming planet is hard. Germany uses education to fight climate change

Brewing a cold beer on a warming planet is hard. Germany uses education to fight climate change

MUNICH (AP) — The keys to combating the climate change that's wreaking havoc on Germany's beer industry could lie inside a plant nursery — nicknamed "our kindergarten" — at the Society of Hop Research north of Munich.
More deadly than wind, storm surge from Hurricane Helene could be devastating

More deadly than wind, storm surge from Hurricane Helene could be devastating

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — In 2005, Hurricane Dennis landed near the Alabama-Florida state line as a Category 3 hurricane.
More deadly than wind, storm surge from Hurricane Helene could be devastating

More deadly than wind, storm surge from Hurricane Helene could be devastating

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — In 2005, Hurricane Dennis landed near the Alabama-Florida state line as a Category 3 hurricane.
Alberta First Nation angered over lack of consultation in dam decision

Alberta First Nation angered over lack of consultation in dam decision

A southern Alberta First Nation says it will fight a government decision on a dam that it says broke promises to take its concerns into account.

US resumes hazardous waste shipments to Michigan landfill from Ohio

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A federal agency said it has resumed sending hazardous waste to a Michigan landfill from Ohio while communities in suburban Detroit continue their legal fight to bar waste from a World War II-era site in New York.
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