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Colombia rolls out new incentives to cut electricity consumption as dry weather persists

Colombia rolls out new incentives to cut electricity consumption as dry weather persists

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government on Tuesday rolled out new incentives to reduce electricity consumption in the South American nation, which has been hit by a severe drought that has diminished the capacity of local hydroelectric plants a
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An 'ambitious' global plastic treaty demands limits on production, Guilbeault says

An 'ambitious' global plastic treaty demands limits on production, Guilbeault says

OTTAWA — A global treaty to end plastic waste will not be ambitious enough if it does not include some limits on plastic production, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Tuesday as the fourth round of negotiations kicked off in Ottawa.
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Freeland says $5 billion just a start for Indigenous loan guarantee program

Freeland says $5 billion just a start for Indigenous loan guarantee program

TORONTO — The $5-billion announced for an Indigenous loan guarantee program in last week's budget is just a start, said Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland.
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Global plastic pollution treaty talks hit critical stage in Canada

Global plastic pollution treaty talks hit critical stage in Canada

Thousands of negotiators and observers representing most of the world’s nations are gathering in the Canadian city of Ottawa this week to craft a treaty to stop the rapidly escalating problem of plastic pollution.
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Alligator on runway at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida captured, released into nearby river

Alligator on runway at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida captured, released into nearby river

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A large alligator made its way onto the runway at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida where it had to be captured and taken away for release in a nearby river, officials said.
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Cicadas are so noisy in a South Carolina county that residents are calling the police

Cicadas are so noisy in a South Carolina county that residents are calling the police

NEWBERRY, S.C. (AP) — Emerging cicadas are so loud in one South Carolina county that residents are calling the sheriff's office asking why they can hear sirens or a loud roar.
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Martian skies over Athens? Greece's capital turns an orange hue with dust clouds from North Africa

Martian skies over Athens? Greece's capital turns an orange hue with dust clouds from North Africa

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Skies over southern Greece turned an orange hue on Tuesday as dust clouds blown across the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa engulfed the Acropolis and other Athens landmarks.
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Paris mayor is confident that water quality will allow Olympic swimming in the River Seine

Paris mayor is confident that water quality will allow Olympic swimming in the River Seine

PARIS (AP) — Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo said she was confident water quality in the River Seine will be up to Olympic standards this summer — and that she’ll be able to prove it by swimming there, possibly alongside President Emmanuel Macron.
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The problem with leaf blowers, and what you can do instead

The problem with leaf blowers, and what you can do instead

When I was a kid, I used to help my mother clear leaves the old-fashioned way — with a rake. These days, I don’t see many rakes in my neighborhood.
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Large study shows caribou herds in Alberta, B.C., growing from wolf culls, cow pens

Large study shows caribou herds in Alberta, B.C., growing from wolf culls, cow pens

Fresh research suggests western Canada's once-dwindling caribou numbers are finally growing. But the same paper concludes the biggest reason for the rebound is the slaughter of hundreds of wolves, a policy that will likely have to go on for decades.
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