North African countries are embracing desalination as their growing populations pile pressure on groundwater tables and dam reservoirs
Category: Energy & Environment
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Automakers form North America EV charging network alliance
To boost demand for electric vehicles, seven global automakers are creating an extensive North American charging network
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Uncertainty as internet reaches remote Amazon
The Matses Indigenous group in Brazil has just leapt into modernity with the arrival of Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet
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British court spares Shell in climate case
A British court dismissed a lawsuit that accused Shell’s leadership of mismanaging climate risks in the company’s energy transition
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‘As long as we have AC’: Heat shows gap between rich, poor
“It is easy to say ‘we can adapt’ when you have access to everything,” says a single mother of five who lives in a mobile home
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Mama’s boys: Elder orca moms protect sons from fights
A new study has found post-reproductive female killer whales prevent their sons — though not their daughters — from getting injured
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How heatwaves affect human health
Heatwaves pose risks to people’s health, particularly children and the elderly. Here’s what you can do
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First firefighter death in Canada wildfires
A firefighter in western Canada has died battling one of the devastating wildfires that have ravaged the country for weeks, her union announced Friday. The incident on Thursday was the first death on the ground since the start of the fire season, in which more than 900 fires are burning including 570 out of control. […]
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Why American communities are suing Big Oil for climate damages
American attorney Jeffrey B. Simon helped families affected by the opioid crisis obtain settlements worth more than $2.7 billion against leading pharmaceutical companies. Now, he’s part of a legal team taking on Big Oil over the 2021 Pacific Northwest Heat Dome disaster — and says the era of fossil fuel companies evading responsibility for their […]
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Kerry to return to China to restore climate talks
US envoy John Kerry will travel soon to China to discuss cooperation on climate change, a US official said Friday, as the rival powers gradually resume diplomacy after high tensions. A State Department official confirmed an upcoming trip to China by the former secretary of state, his third since he took the climate position under […]