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Book Review: 'Hope Dies Last' visits visionaries fighting global warming

Book Review: 'Hope Dies Last' visits visionaries fighting global warming

Alan Weisman has found an all-world cast of scientists, engineers and environmentalists who have dreamed big and worked passionately to repair some of the world’s wrecked ecosystems and also to develop processes that, for example, use far less energy
Trump's transportation officials buck a long-held practice of using 'road diets' to slow speeders

Trump's transportation officials buck a long-held practice of using 'road diets' to slow speeders

A stylist was just starting her shift at a salon in Kansas City, Missouri, when a car smashed through the storefront window and landed in the waiting area a few feet away.
15 years after Deepwater Horizon oil spill, lawsuits stall and restoration is incomplete

15 years after Deepwater Horizon oil spill, lawsuits stall and restoration is incomplete

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded off the Gulf Coast , killing 11 and sending 134 million gallons (500 million liters) of crude gushing into the ocean, the effects of the nation's worst offshore oil spill a
An Asian elephant calf was born at Zurich Zoo and its name will start with the letter Z

An Asian elephant calf was born at Zurich Zoo and its name will start with the letter Z

ZURICH (AP) — A 19-year-old Asian elephant at the Zurich Zoo gave birth this weekend to a male calf whose name, starting with the letter Z, will be announced this week.
In Nigeria’s floating slum, ‘The Herds’ tour spotlights climate change where it's felt the most

In Nigeria’s floating slum, ‘The Herds’ tour spotlights climate change where it's felt the most

MAKOKO, Nigeria (AP) — Several canoes paddle toward Makoko, a vast floating slum built on stilts in the lagoon at one end of Nigeria’s economic hub of Lagos .
Fire breaks out on grounds of steel plant northeast of Montreal

Fire breaks out on grounds of steel plant northeast of Montreal

MONTREAL — A fire broke out early Sunday morning on the grounds of an ArcelorMittal industrial site in the Montérégie region of Quebec. The fire began around 4 a.m.
Everglades restoration would protect Florida Keys while scientists watch drought conditions

Everglades restoration would protect Florida Keys while scientists watch drought conditions

ISLAMORADA, Fla. (AP) — The Everglades is more than just swamps, fan boats and alligators and restoration efforts impact more than the land between Florida's east and west coasts.
Where do whale sharks mate? The search to learn where the magic happens for the world's biggest fish

Where do whale sharks mate? The search to learn where the magic happens for the world's biggest fish

JAMESTOWN, St. Helena (AP) — Whale sharks shouldn't be hard for scientists to find. They are enormous — they are the biggest fish in the sea and perhaps the biggest fish to have ever lived. They are found in warm oceans all around the world.
Canada has the critical minerals Donald Trump wants. So what should we do with them?

Canada has the critical minerals Donald Trump wants. So what should we do with them?

An ongoing trade war and U.S. President Donald Trump's hunger for critical minerals have brought Canada's rich mineral deposits into the spotlight, with federal and provincial politicians promising to accelerate natural resource projects.
China and Cambodia agree on financing for a 94-mile canal linking the Mekong to the Gulf of Thailand

China and Cambodia agree on financing for a 94-mile canal linking the Mekong to the Gulf of Thailand

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia and China have signed a $1.
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