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On Lake Erie, getting rid of problem algae starts with giving it less food
OREGON, Ohio (AP) — On a warm late-summer evening, a small speedboat motored across a pea-green stretch of Lake Erie past a beach where a child sat splashing and a pair of newlyweds waded for a portrait photographer.
Oct 22, 2024 6:35 AM
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Right whale population grows 4% but extinction remains a threat
BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Maine (AP) — One of the rarest species of whale in the world has increased slightly in population, encouraging conservationists to call on the federal government and the shipping and fishing industries to do more to bring the giant a
Oct 22, 2024 4:03 AM
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Tropical Storm Oscar swirls toward the Bahamas after hitting Cuba as a hurricane
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Oscar chugged toward the Bahamas on Tuesday after making landfall in Cuba as a Category 1 hurricane, killing at least six people as it unleashed heavy rains on an island also hit by an unrelated massive pow
Oct 22, 2024 3:49 AM
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Samoan coast where King Charles will visit worries about the future after ship damaged reef
SIUMU, Samoa (AP) — Under clear skies Tuesday, shortly after sunrise in the beachside fishing village of Siumu, Samoa, a dozen men and children prepared their small boats for a day at sea.
Oct 22, 2024 1:07 AM
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Tropical Storm Oscar heads toward the Bahamas after dumping rains on eastern Cuba
HAVANA (AP) — Tropical Storm Oscar was heading toward the Bahamas after dumping heavy rain across eastern Cuba on Monday. Its maximum sustained winds were blowing at 40 mph (65 kph) as Oscar moved north-northeast at 9 mph (14 kph).
Oct 22, 2024 12:43 AM
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A Samoan village prepares to welcome King Charles but fears an uncertain future for its reef
SIUMU, Samoa (AP) — Under clear skies, shortly after sunrise in the beachside fishing village of Siumu, Samoa, on Tuesday a dozen men and children prepared their small boats for a day at sea.
Oct 21, 2024 10:42 PM
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King Charles III's Commonwealth visit to Samoa will highlight climate change ... and dance
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III should be prepared to dance when he visits Samoa this week. Freddie Tuilagi made sure of that when he visited St.
Oct 21, 2024 8:28 PM
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Brazil environmental disaster victims take case against mining giant BHP to UK court
LONDON (AP) — Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster took their case for compensation to a UK court Monday, almost nine years after tons of toxic mining waste poured into a major waterway, killing 19 people and devastating local communities
Oct 21, 2024 5:37 PM
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Environmental delegates gather in Colombia for a conference on dwindling global biodiversity
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Global environmental leaders gathered Monday in Cali, Colombia to assess the world’s plummeting biodiversity levels and commitments by countries to protect plants, animals and critical habitats.
Oct 21, 2024 5:29 PM
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Inequality has broad impacts on the health of Montreal children, report finds
MONTREAL — A new public health report says economic inequality has wide-ranging effects on Montreal children’s health and development, affecting everything from high school graduation rates to screen time.
Oct 21, 2024 2:15 PM
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