Rare rallies in Vietnam over mysterious mass fish deaths

HANOI (Reuters) - Hundreds of people demonstrated in Vietnam on Sunday against a Taiwanese firm they accuse of causing mass fish deaths along the country's central coast, with some also blaming the government for a sluggish response to a major environmental disaster.

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Kenya prepares huge ivory burning as it seeks ban on trade

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan park rangers piled up thousands of elephant tusks and rhino horns to burn on Saturday, sending a message to poachers and smugglers that their trade will be stopped.

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Former circus lions begin journey to South African refuge from Lima

LIMA (Reuters) - A blind lion, one that is missing an eye, and 31 others that had worked in circuses began the journey to a South African wildlife sanctuary from Lima, Peru, on Friday in what their rescuers called "the biggest transfer of animals in captivity" ever undertaken.

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Emissions standards a factor in Delta's Bombardier jets deal: Delta executive

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Concern over future U.N. aircraft emissions standards was a factor in a Delta Air Lines Inc deal announced this week to buy 75 new CS100 jets from Bombardier Inc, a Delta executive said on Friday.

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Kenya calls for ivory sales ban as it prepares to burn tusks

MOUNT KENYA, Kenya (Reuters) - Kenya wants a ban on all sales of elephant ivory, its president told other African leaders and conservationists at talks on Friday on how to save the continent's embattled elephant and rhino populations.

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Swaziland to ask U.N. body to sell its rhino horn stockpile

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Swaziland has submitted a proposal to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to sell its rhino horn stocks to help pay for anti-poaching efforts, according to a copy of the submission obtained by Reuters.

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'Sleepless slugs' skip hibernation to breed after warm British winter

LONDON (Reuters) - British gardeners should brace themselves for an invasion of slugs this year as many of the pests skipped their usual hibernation due to a warm winter and spent their time breeding instead.

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South African winter weather forecast uncertain, chances of rainfall seen: Weather Service

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The winter forecast for drought-hit South Africa has become increasingly uncertain as an El Nino weather pattern persists but chances remain for above-average winter rainfall for most of the country, the South African Weather Service said on Friday.

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Vietnam tells Taiwan firm to dig up waste pipe amid 'huge' coastal disaster

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam has told owners of a Taiwanese-built steel plant to dig up a controversial waste pipe, even after it found no evidence tying its discharge to mass fish deaths that have triggered health fears and public anger.

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Investor network says utilities should face climate change stress tests

LONDON (Reuters) - Electric utilities should undergo stress tests to show how their business models are in line with limiting global warming, a global network of investors said on Friday.

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EU regulators take Poland to court for breach of environment law

LONDON (Reuters) - The European Commission is taking Poland to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg for breaking EU environment law when exploring for shale gas, the EU executive said on Thursday.

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Officials say January blizzard was New York City's largest

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Yorkers who weathered the monster blizzard that clobbered the U.S. East Coast in January can now take pride in knowing they lived through the city's largest snowfall on record, thanks to a revised estimate issued by federal officials on Thursday.

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Myanmar bans lucrative logging in bid to preserve forests

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar has banned lucrative logging operations as the newly-elected government of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi steps up a battle on deforestation, an environment official said on Thursday.

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EU calculation for handing out free carbon permits flawed: court

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's highest court on Thursday ruled that the European Commission's calculation for handing out free carbon permits to industries was flawed, raising the prospect of higher costs for big energy users.

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In risks to bees, study finds not all neonicotinoids are equal

LONDON (Reuters) - A group of chemical insecticides known as neonicotinoids that have been banned in Europe due to fears about potential harm to bees have been found in new research to have very differential risks for bumblebees.

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Obama to visit Flint, Michigan to hear about water crisis

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will visit Flint, Michigan next week to hear from residents about the drinking water crisis, the White House said on Wednesday.

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Magnitude 5.2 earthquake felt in southwestern France

PARIS (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.2 earthquake rattled the southwestern French city of La Rochelle on Thursday in the strongest quake in mainland France since April 2014, the Central French Seismic Office said.

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Vietnam, grappling with mass fish deaths, clamps down on seafood sales

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam on Thursday banned the sale and distribution of non-living aquatic products in its central region, following inconclusive efforts to explain why huge numbers of dead fish washed ashore.

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Rain expected to boost Australia crops, help farmers

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia is expected to see higher rainfall than average from May to July, watering crops and boosting the fortunes of farmers in one of the world's top exporters of commodities ranging from grains to beef.

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Republican donor backs clean energy senators with digital campaign

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican political donor said on Wednesday he would spend "seven figures" on a targeted digital campaign backing two senators who support clean energy policies, which could help tip the balance in their tight November re-election races.

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Radical action needed to decarburize world energy supply: report

LONDON (Reuters) - More radical action is needed to decarburize the world's energy supply and improve energy efficiency to keep the global temperature rise to below 2 degrees Celsius, the Energy Transitions Commission (ETC) said on Wednesday.

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EPA calls for U.S. drinking water plan in wake of Flint crisis

(Reuters) - A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency official on Tuesday called for the development of a national plan to better protect the nation's drinking water, citing the lead contamination crisis in Flint, Michigan.

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U.S. military can withstand the sage grouse, lawmakers say

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Efforts to protect the greater sage grouse, a bird found in the western United States, do not pose a threat to the U.S. military, two senior Democratic House of Representatives lawmakers said on Tuesday.

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EPA orders Mitsubishi to conduct new vehicle testing

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday it ordered Mitsubishi Motors Corp to provide additional information and conduct new tests of U.S. vehicles after the Japanese automaker's admission that it did not properly follow fuel economy test procedures in Japan since 1991.

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Tornadoes and hail threaten several central U.S. states

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The National Weather Service warned that large sections of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas could be hit by tornadoes, destructive hail and high winds on Tuesday, prompting some school districts to send students home early.

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France to set unilateral floor price for carbon emissions

PARIS (Reuters) - The French government has committed to unilaterally set a carbon price floor for electricity producers in a move aimed at curbing coal-fired power generation and boosting renewables.

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Fight against illegal Amazon gold mining intensifies

AMAJARI, Brazil (Reuters) - After trekking nearly two hours through dense jungle, Brazilian government environmental special forces burst into a clearing where the trees had been sawn and a muddy crater dug: an illegal gold mine on indigenous land in the heart of the Amazon.

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Billionaire green donor launches U.S. millennial voter drive

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Billionaire environmental activist Tom Steyer's super PAC launched a $25 million youth voter drive on Monday in seven political battleground states to help elect candidates that champion climate change policies in November's general election.

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Most Australia weather bureau models see La Nina by September

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Seven out of eight models monitored by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) now indicate that a threshold for a La Nina weather pattern will be breached by September, the weather agency said on Tuesday.

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U.S. habitat protections denied for endangered bat species

(Reuters) - U.S. wildlife officials have decided against setting aside protected habitat for the cave dwellings of an imperiled species of bats, saying that doing so might draw the attention of vandals who would do harm to the lairs of the winged mammals.

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Japan transport minister: Mitsubishi Motors expected to submit data Tuesday

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's transport minister said he expects Mitsubishi Motors Corp to submit information related to its falsification of fuel economy data on Tuesday, within the deadline set by the ministry.

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Ukraine marks 30 years since Chernobyl disaster

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine prepared on Tuesday to mark the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, which permanently poisoned swathes of eastern Europe and highlighted the shortcomings of the secretive Soviet system.

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Death toll from Ecuador earthquake surpasses 650

QUITO (Reuters) - The death toll from Ecuador's devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake last week has risen to 654 people, the country's emergency management authority said on Saturday.

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Elephant poachers kill rangers, wound Swedish park manager in Congo

DAKAR (Reuters) - Elephant poachers killed three rangers in Democratic Republic of Congo's Garamba wildlife park and wounded two other people including the Swedish park manager, environmental officials said.

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Magnitude 5.9 quake strikes off Mexico coast: USGS

(Reuters) - A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck off the coast of Mexico on Monday, 108 km (67 miles) southwest of Suchiate in the state of Chiapas, at a depth of 10 km, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

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Zimbabwe's tobacco revenue up in smoke due to El Nino

MUTOKO, Zimbabwe (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Shouting, sweating and stamping their feet, dozens of farm laborers fill Tinago Chisvo's makeshift office to demand their money, as the tobacco farmer desperately tries to explain the crisis that has hit his farm. Nobody listens.

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Taking on Tesla: China's Jia Yueting aims to outmuscle Musk

BEIJING/DETROIT (Reuters) - Tomorrow's cars will be all-electric, self-driving, connected to high-speed communications networks ... and free.

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Test of Fiat diesel model shows irregular emissions: Bild am Sonntag

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A German emissions probe conducted following the Volkswagen scandal suggested that some Fiat vehicles showed irregular levels of diesel exhaust pollution if the cars ran for longer than 22 minutes, Bild am Sonntag said.

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Nearly 50 starving monkeys rescued in South Africa by animal rights group

MULDERSDRIFT, South Africa (Reuters) - Close to 50 starved and sick monkeys were rescued from filthy living conditions in a South African private zoo on Saturday, and were whisked away to a care facility, an international animal rights group said.

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Volkswagen takes $18 billion hit over emissions scandal

WOLFSBURG/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen (VW) said on Friday it would take a 16.2-billion-euro ($18.2 billion) hit to its 2015 results and slash its dividend to help pay for its emissions-test cheating scandal.

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U.S. announces $50 million Tennessee Superfund site cleanup agreement

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - OXY USA Inc, a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corp, has agreed to clean up contaminated water and sediments at a Superfund site in eastern Tennessee at a cost of more than $50 million, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency said on Friday.

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A year after Nepal quake, some united in grief; others climb again

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - For survivors and relatives of victims of a landslide that struck with the force of half an atom bomb it is a time to grieve. For witnesses to a fatal avalanche at the Mount Everest base camp, it is time to climb again.

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Australia may take in African rhinos to prevent extinction

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Wildlife groups plan to relocate 80 rhinoceros from South Africa to Australia in a bid to prevent them being hunted to extinction, one of the project's leaders said on Friday.

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China to ratify Paris climate change deal by September: envoy

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - China, one of the world's top emitters of greenhouse gases, pledged on Friday to ratify the Paris deal to slow climate change by September, a senior Chinese envoy said on Friday.

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First condor eggs hatch in Mexico zoo breeding program

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Two Californian condor chicks have hatched at a Mexican zoo, the first of the highly endangered birds ever bred in captivity in the Latin American country.

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VW hikes emissions provisions to 16-17 billion euros: source

BERLIN (Reuters) - Volkswagen is hiking its provisions to pay for an emissions cheating scandal to between 16 billion and 17 billion euros ($18.1-19.2 billion) from currently 6.7 billion euros, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.

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Record day one signatures expected for Paris climate deal: U.N.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A Paris deal to slow climate change is set to be signed by more than 165 countries at the United Nations on Friday, the most states to endorse an international agreement on day one, a record backers hope will inspire swift implementation.

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A magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes disaster-hit Ecuador: USGS

(Reuters) - A powerful earthquake measuring 6.0 magnitude struck Ecuador on Thursday, as the country was still struggling to recover from a deadly quake that killed 587 people, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.

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Official misconduct over Flint water crisis may be hard to prove: lawyers

(Reuters) - The lead criminal charge brought on Wednesday against two Michigan state officials in connection with the tainted water supply in Flint, Michigan, could be difficult to prove, lawyers familiar with the state's criminal law said.

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VW forges U.S. deal arising from diesel emissions scandal

SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG, driving to move beyond a scandal that has disrupted its global business and sullied its reputation, announced a sweeping deal on Thursday to buy back or potentially fix about a half million polluting diesel cars and set up environmental and consumer compensation funds.

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Carbon pricing campaign stepped up ahead of climate deal ceremony

LONDON (Reuters) - A group of world leaders and international banks on Thursday urged more countries to launch schemes that put a price on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

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Ecuadoreans jostle for food and water in earthquake zone

SAN JACINTO/PEDERNALES, Ecuador (Reuters) - Survivors of an earthquake that killed 570 people and shattered Ecuador's coast clamored for food, water and medicine on Thursday as aid failed to reach some of the remotest parts of the quake zone.

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Chinese giant pandas make public debut in new South Korean home

YONGIN, South Korea (Reuters) - Munching on bamboo, rolling about and occasionally napping, on-loan Chinese giant pandas Ai Bao and Le Bao made their public debut at a theme park in South Korea on Thursday.

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South African government decides against rhino horn trade

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa will not allow commercial trading of rhino horns and will maintain its policy of stockpiling, a cabinet minister said on Thursday.

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Honda to add three green cars under Clarity name

DETROIT (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co will roll out three environmentally friendly sedans under the Clarity name in the United States by the end of 2017, the Japanese automaker said on Thursday, as it aims to boost green vehicle sales.

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More than 100 feared dead in India heat wave

BHUBANESWAR, India/KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - More than 100 people are feared dead in India in an early-summer heat wave which forced schools to close and halted outdoor work like construction, government officials said on Thursday.

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U.N. members fear U.S. 'sabotage' of Obama's climate commitments

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - There are concerns at the United Nations about apparent attempts inside the United States to "sabotage" President Barack Obama's commitments to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the head of the U.N. General Assembly said on Wednesday.

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Three Michigan officials charged in Flint toxic water crisis

FLINT, Mich. (Reuters) - Three Michigan state and local officials were criminally charged on Wednesday in an investigation into dangerous lead levels in the city of Flint's drinking water, and the state attorney general said there would be more charges to come.

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Climate change brings more pleasant weather to U.S.: for now

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers have a message for Americans who like the milder winters and agreeable summers experienced in most of the United States since the 1970s thanks to global climate change: enjoy it while you can.

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Australia sees $73 million cleanup bill for nickel plant near Barrier Reef

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia estimates it will cost A$93 million ($72.68 million) to begin the clean-up of environmental damage at the bankrupt Yabulu nickel refinery in the country's northeast near the Great Barrier Reef, local media said on Wednesday.

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VW resists move for trial instead of EPA settlement

BERLIN (Reuters) - Volkswagen is resisting a demand from U.S. plaintiffs to go to trial rather than settle its diesel emissions case with government regulators, according to a court filing, as it braces for a crucial court hearing on Thursday.

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Another quake, magnitude 6.2, strikes off Ecuador coast

COJIMIES, Ecuador (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Ecuador on Wednesday, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said, just days after a major quake hit the country killing nearly 500 people.

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Houston schools to reopen Wednesday but flood warnings not yet lifted

(Reuters) - Houston schools will reopen on Wednesday after heavy rains and flooding killed at least six people and forced the cancellation of classes for two days in the country's fourth most populous city.

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Aftershocks bring misery for Japan quake survivors; death toll to 47

TOKYO (Reuters) - Aftershocks rattled survivors of deadly Japanese earthquakes, nearly a week after the first one struck, as the area braced for heavy rain later on Wednesday and the possibility of more landslides.

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Criminal charges coming on Wednesday over Flint water: report

(Reuters) - Michigan's attorney general will announce criminal charges on Wednesday connected to his investigation into dangerous levels of lead in Flint's drinking water, the Detroit Free Press reported on Tuesday.

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Activists lobby EU about logging in Poland's ancient forest

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's plans to increase logging in the Bialowieza Forest could breach European Union law because it would some of its destroy natural habitats, campaigners lobbying the European Commission for action said on Tuesday.

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Global wind capacity to nearly double in next five years: GWEC

LONDON (Reuters) - Global wind energy capacity will nearly double in the next five years, largely led by further market growth in China, but also as a stronger industry emerges in the United States, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) said on Tuesday.

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Schools closed as Houston cleans up for floods that killed five

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Scores of schools were closed and cleanup was underway in Houston on Tuesday, a day after record rains hits the fourth most populous U.S. city, causing floods that left five dead and led to more than 1,000 water rescues.

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Japan quake survivors struggle with shortages, search for missing goes on

TOKYO (Reuters) - Survivors of a series of Japanese quakes measuring up to 7.3 struggled on Tuesday with shortages of food and water as the death toll rose to 44 and rescuers dug through mud and rubble for the missing, but hopes dimmed of finding them alive.

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Michigan governor to drink Flint water in show of safety over lead crisis

DETROIT (Reuters) - Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, under pressure to resign over the state's poor handling of a lead water crisis in Flint, promised on Monday that he will drink filtered tap water from the city for at least the next 30 days to show that it is safe.

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Floods in Texas cause flight cancelations, power outages

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Large parts of Texas were under a flash flood warning on Monday after a storm system dumped as much as 16 inches (41 cm) of rain, causing hundreds of canceled flights, closed roads and massive power outages.

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Campaigners scale Nelson's Column, other London landmarks in clean-air protest

LONDON (Reuters) - British police arrested eight Greenpeace activists on Monday after they scaled some of the London's best-known landmarks including Nelson's column in Trafalgar Square as part of a protest over air quality in the capital.

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Despite spotlight, proving Flint lead damages no slam dunk

(Reuters) - Luke Waid drives 20 miles each day to shower at a relative's place, hauls bottled water back to his Flint, Michigan, home and worries about his 2-year-old daughter's irritability.

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Heavy rains in central Chile affect millions, hit copper output

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Heavy rains battering central Chile have left an estimated 4 million people without drinking water as landslides wreaked havoc and rivers breached their banks, leaving at least one person dead and closing the world's largest copper mine.

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Delta drought gives glimpse into bleak future for mighty Mekong

CU LAO DUNG, Vietnam (Reuters) - While China has been releasing water from a hydro-electric dam in the upper Mekong River to help relieve drought down river in Southeast Asia, little of it has flowed to Nguyen Van Thach's sugarcane farm in southern Vietnam.

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Search for Japan quake survivors intensifies as thousands evacuated from homes

TOKYO (Reuters) - The desperate search for survivors intensified on Sunday in the splintered remains of buildings destroyed by Japan's deadly earthquake and authorities ordered nearly a quarter of a million people from their homes amid fears of further quakes.

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Hurricane forecasting pioneer William Gray dies at 86

DENVER (Reuters) - William Gray, a pioneer in hurricane forecasting at Colorado State University and a skeptic of the science behind human-made global warming models, died on Saturday, the school said in a statement.

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Strong 7.8 earthquake hits off coast of Ecuador

QUITO (Reuters) - A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck off the coast of Ecuador late on Saturday, sending confused residents streaming into the streets of the capital Quito and spurring warnings of strong waves on the Andean nation's coast.

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Hundreds of flights canceled in Denver as blizzard hits Colorado

(Reuters) - A powerful blizzard swept through Colorado on Saturday, dumping at least 2 feet (61 cm) of snow in some parts of the state and forcing the cancellation of most of the scheduled flights at the Denver airport, officials said.

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Small eruption on Japan's Mount Aso after earthquake

TOKYO (Reuters) - A small eruption occurred at Mt. Aso in southern Japan on Saturday around 8:30 a.m. local time (2330 GMT Friday) following a strong earthquake in the area, with smoke rising about 100 meters (300 feet) high, public broadcaster NHK reported.

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U.S. state prosecutors met with climate groups as Exxon probes expanded

HOUSTON (Reuters) - A coalition of U.S. state attorneys general received guidance from well-known climate scientists and environmental lawyers in March as some of them opened investigations into Exxon Mobil for allegedly misleading the public about climate change risks, documents seen by Reuters showed.

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Impaled polar bear sculpture highlights global warming threat

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A sculpture of an impaled polar bear went on display on Friday in front of the Danish parliament to highlight the impact of global warming.

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Michigan proposes adopting strictest lead-testing rules in country

DETROIT (Reuters) - Michigan officials and water experts on Friday proposed the state adopt what would be the nation's strictest lead-testing rules in response to a water crisis in city of Flint that has fueled widespread public outrage.

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France says to ban imports of cherries treated with dimethoate

PARIS (Reuters) - France will stop importing cherries from countries that use insecticide dimethoate after banning the chemical due to concerns over consumer health risks, the French agriculture ministry said.

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Poland feels the pain of its love affair with coal

WARSAW/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - For generations, the region of Silesia has been at the heart of Poland's love affair with coal as a source of pride and heroism.

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Quake off coast shakes southern Mexico, no damage reported

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - An earthquake off Mexico's southern Pacific coast shook the state of Chiapas on Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage, emergency services said.

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Aftershocks rattle southwestern Japan after quake kills nine

TOKYO (Reuters) - Aftershocks rattled southwestern Japan on Friday after a strong quake the night before killed nine people, injured at least 1,000 and cut power and water across the region, forcing the temporary shutdown of several auto and electronics factories.

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French court overturns decree banning Monsanto GMO maize

PARIS (Reuters) - France's top administrative court on Friday overturned a government decree banning the cultivation of a type of genetically modified (GMO) maize produced by U.S. group Monsanto.

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Families in the fields as annual Afghan poppy harvest begins

ZHARI, Afghanistan (Reuters) - In Zhari, a parched district northwest of Afghanistan's second city of Kandahar, 13 year-old Naqibullah is working in his father's poppy field, preparing for the main harvest of the year.

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El Salvador declares drought emergency for first time ever

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - El Salvador declared a water shortage emergency for the first time in its history on Thursday, citing the effects of climate change and the El Niño phenomenon, the country's president said.

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U.N. panel to study tough 1.5C limit on global warming

OSLO (Reuters) - The U.N.'s panel of climate scientists agreed on Thursday to study how to limit global warming to the toughest target suggested by world leaders, saying even small rises in temperatures could be harmful.

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Heat kills: Global warming surge may rout Great Barrier Reef's natural defenses

OSLO (Reuters) - A heat surge from global warming would overwhelm the natural ability of coral in Australia's Great Barrier Reef to survive seasonal temperature changes, in much the way sun bathers would burn if they did not build their tan slowly.

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Investors aware of climate change risks but still slow to act

LONDON (Reuters) - Investors are still slow to act on climate change, despite being more aware of risks to their portfolios, as they focus more on the short term and are unclear about the costs, senior executives told Reuters.

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Apple to donate a portion of App Sales to support the environment

(Reuters) - Apple Inc will donate sales of select apps in April to the World Wildlife Fund amid its growing focus on environmental issues, the company announced.

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Strong quake hits Japan, nuclear plants safe, dozens injured: media

TOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6 hit southern Japan on Thursday, bringing down some buildings and injuring dozens of people, local media reported, but the nuclear regulator reported no problems at power plants.

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A rural retirement in Chernobyl's radioactive shadow

TULGOVICH, Belarus (Reuters) - Ninety-year-old Ivan Shamyanok says the secret to a long life is not leaving your birthplace, even when it is a Belarusian village poisoned with radioactive fallout from a nuclear disaster.

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U.S. forecaster sees rising chance of La Nina in H2 2016

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday forecast an increasing chance of the La Nina weather phenomenon taking place in the second half of the year as El Nino was seen weakening further.

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Calpers seeks Anadarko shareholder support on climate disclosures

(Reuters) - Calpers, the largest public U.S. pension fund and a shareholder of Anadarko Petroleum Corp, has sought shareholder support for a proposal requiring the company to report risks linked to climate change through routine annual disclosures.

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New car emissions in EU beat climate targets with 3 percent fall

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Average carbon dioxide emissions from new cars sold in the European Union fell 3 percent last year, remaining below EU targets for 2015 as part of efforts to slow climate change, the European Environment Agency (EEA) said on Thursday.

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Teck Resources says water containing metals spilled at Canada plant

(Reuters) - Canadian miner Teck Resources said water containing metals had spilled at its Trail smelting and refining plant in British Columbia on Wednesday, with some discharge possibly flowing into a nearby creek.

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Obama to issue new offshore drilling rules on Thursday: source

(Reuters) - The Obama administration will announce Thursday safety regulations for offshore oil and natural gas drilling to prevent the kind of explosion that happened six years ago on a BP rig in the Gulf of Mexico, an official told Reuters.

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Drought-hit Venezuela awaits rain at crucial Guri dam

GURI, Venezuela (Reuters) - Drought has turned parts of the area behind Venezuela's Guri dam, one of the world's biggest, into a desert, but the government is optimistic of rain within weeks to drive the vast installation that provides the bulk of the OPEC nation's power.

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CalPERS seeks support to make Noble Energy report on climate change

(Reuters) - CalPERS, the largest public U.S. pension fund and a Noble Energy Inc shareholder, urged fellow stakeholders in the company to support a proposal requiring the oil and gas company to report risks associated with climate change.

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Earthquake hits Myanmar, no immediate reports of damage

YANGON (Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 struck northwestern Myanmar on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, sending strong tremors through Myanmar, eastern India, Bangladesh and parts of Nepal.

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High lead levels found at homes near L.A.-area battery plant

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Soil testing at 500 homes surrounding the now-shuttered Exide Technologies battery recycling plant near Los Angeles found all but a handful of dwellings with lead contamination at levels requiring cleanup, public health officials reported on Tuesday.

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Sunshine's droppings could shed light on panda diet mystery

EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Britain's only giant pandas, Tian Tian and Yang Guang, are taking part in an experiment to find out whether the famously faddy breed really does only eat shoots and leaves.

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Rains ruin at least 5 percent of Argentina soy crop, tangle harvest

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Heavy downpours have ruined the harvest of nearly 5 percent of Argentina's soybean farms and could damage even more of the 2015-16 crop if rains extend into next week as expected.

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Flint water needs heavier use to speed recovery: expert

DETROIT (Reuters) - Flint, Michigan's lead-contaminated drinking water may still be unsafe, but residents need to increase their use of the system to help speed its recovery, a water expert said on Tuesday.

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China to release more water to alleviate Southeast Asia drought

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will release more water from a dam in its southwestern province of Yunnan to help alleviate a drought in parts of Southeast Asia, China's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, following an initial release begun last month.

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India's monsoon rains seen above average in 2016: weather office

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's crucial monsoon rains are expected to be above average in 2016, the weather office said on Tuesday, easing fears over farm and economic growth after two straight droughts hit rural incomes and agricultural output.

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China to release more water to alleviate Southeast Asia drought

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will release more water from a dam in its southwestern province of Yunnan to help alleviate a drought in parts of Southeast Asia, China's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, following an initial release begun last month.











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Investors with $6 trillion in assets back ExxonMobil climate change resolution: UK Church fund

LONDON (Reuters) - Institutions managing $6 trillion in assets plan to back a call for U.S. oil major ExxonMobil to disclose the impact of climate change policy on its business, one of the organizers of the vote said On Tuesday.


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U.S. bans most Pacific sardine fishing after population crash

PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - Federal fishery managers have banned nearly all sardine fishing off the U.S. West Coast for the second straight year in a move hailed by conservation groups as key to protecting decimated California sea lion herds.











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Zimbabwe performs mercy killing on Ntombi the rhino shot by poachers

HARARE (Reuters) - Game wardens in Zimbabwe have killed a black rhino popular with tourists to end its suffering after suspected poachers shot and severely wounded the animal, the wildlife parks' agency said on Monday.


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Craft beer fans face squeeze with hops in short supply

BOUGHTON UNDER BLEAN, England (Reuters) - Fans of craft beers could soon face higher bar bills as small, independent brewers face a potentially serious shortage of a vital ingredient: hops.











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India's 2016 monsoon rains seen above average: Skymet

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's annual monsoon rains are likely to be above average, the country's only private weather forecaster said on Monday, snapping two straight years of drought that cut farm output and farmers' income.











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U.N. panel to study a cap on global warming that may be out of reach

OSLO/LONDON (Reuters) - Top climate scientists will launch a study this week of how hard it would be to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit), although many of them fear it might be too late to reach that level.


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Earthquake off northeast Taiwan measures 5.5 magnitude: local weather bureau

TAIPEI (Reuters) - An earthquake measuring 5.5 magnitude struck off the northeast coast of Taiwan on Monday, the island's Central Weather Bureau said, shaking buildings in the capital Taipei, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.











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In Iowa corn fields, Chinese national's seed theft exposes vulnerability

ARLINGTON, Iowa (Reuters) - Tim Burrack, a northern Iowa farmer in his 44th growing season, has taken to keeping a wary eye out for unfamiliar vehicles around his 300 acres of genetically modified corn seeds.


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Israel to cut carbon emissions, sees $8 billion economic boost

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's cabinet on Sunday unanimously approved a plan for reducing greenhouse gases and increasing energy efficiency to benefit the economy.


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Strong earthquake shakes buildings across South Asia

KABUL (Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck South Asia on Sunday, shaking buildings in Pakistan, Afghanistan and India, witnesses and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, although there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.











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Nations seek rapid ratification of Paris climate deal, four-year lock

OSLO (Reuters) - Many nations are pushing for swift ratification of a Paris agreement to slow climate change and lock it in place for four years before a change in the White House next year that might bring a weakening of Washington's long-term commitment.


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TransCanada's Keystone pipeline to restart Tuesday, leak located

NEW YORK (Reuters) - After finding a small leak in South Dakota, TransCanada Corp affirmed to shippers on Friday that it expects to restart the 590,000 barrel per day Keystone crude pipeline on Tuesday, according to two sources familiar with the matter.











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Argentina to boost ethanol requirement in fuels: industry body

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina will more than double the required blend of ethanol used in gasoline from next year as part of efforts to diversify away from the use of fossil fuels, an executive from a bioethanol industry body told Reuters on Friday.











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Lower Saxony criticizes bonus payments to VW managers

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The German state of Lower Saxony on Friday criticized Volkswagen's plans to pay bonuses to top managers when the carmaker is dealing with the diesel emissions crisis and set to cut costs.


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Flint water system improving, but still unstable: agency

DETROIT (Reuters) - The drinking water in Flint, Michigan, where high lead levels led to a health crisis that drew national attention, is improving, but remains unstable, a top environmental official said Friday.


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China citizens protest ChemChina-Syngenta deal amid GMO worries

BEIJING (Reuters) - Around 400 Chinese citizens have signed a letter to protest the purchase of Swiss-based seeds and pesticides company Syngenta by state-owned ChemChina, saying the deal would eventually lead to genetically modified crops being sown across swathes of the country.











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SoCal Gas sees partial restart of crippled storage field this summer

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Southern California Gas Co aims to partially restore operations at its crippled Aliso Canyon storage field by late summer, but the facility, scene of the worst-ever U.S. methane leak, will probably take a year to reopen fully, utility officials said on Thursday.











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Regulators allow Repsol to resume fracking after Alberta quake

CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Regulators have given Repsol Oil and Gas Canada the green light to resume hydraulic fracking at a remote well in Alberta nearly three months after the region was rocked by an earthquake linked to the fracking, the company said on Thursday.


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Seattle basks in brief 'heat storm' after record rain

SEATTLE (Reuters) - An extraordinary "heat storm" could push temperatures as high as the mid-80s Farenheit (about 30 Celsius) in Seattle and parts of the U.S. Pacific Northwest on Thursday, offering respite from April showers and an early taste of summer.


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TransCanada puts Keystone pipeline spill volume estimate at 400 barrels

(Reuters) - TransCanada Corp said on Thursday about 400 barrels could have spilled in South Dakota from its 590,000 barrel-per-day Keystone crude oil pipeline.











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To help curb climate change, stop wasting food: scientists

BARCELONA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Reducing food waste around the world would help curb emissions of planet-warming gases, lessening some of the impacts of climate change such as more extreme weather and rising seas, scientists said on Thursday.


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Earthquake of 7 magnitude strikes northwest of Vanuatu: USGS

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An earthquake of 7 magnitude struck 191 km (118 miles) northwest of the Pacific island of Vanuatu on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.











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Yellowstone bison granted more home to roam

SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - The country's largest band of wild bison can roam public lands outside its home at Yellowstone National Park without facing certain slaughter, under an agreement reached by U.S., state and tribal leaders on Wednesday.


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Alaska volcano goes quiet but remains 'restless,' scientists say

(Reuters) - An Alaskan volcano that began erupting 10 days ago, belching an ash cloud 20,000 feet (6,906 meters) high that triggered aviation warnings, ended its latest round of seismic activity on Wednesday but may not stay quiet for long, scientists said.


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Brazil wants Samarco to stop leaks before resuming operations

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Samarco Mineração SA is unlikely to win Brazilian government authorization to resume iron ore mining operations at the site of a dam burst that killed 19 people unless water leaks are permanently stopped, two environmental protection officials said on Wednesday.


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Fiji under curfew, assessing damage from second cyclone in weeks

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Fijian imposed a nation-wide curfew on Thursday as officials examined damage from a category three cyclone that passed to the south of the South Pacific island nation overnight, two months after a more powerful cyclone wreaked havoc.











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Mountain lion, mama bear feast in dramatic images near Los Angeles

(Reuters) - Close-range photos of one of the mountain lions in a group being tracked by biologists in Southern California show her feasting on a deer kill in the Santa Susana Mountains just north of Los Angeles.











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'Suspicious' brush fire spreads along Arizona-California border

PHOENIX (Reuters) - A “suspicious” brush fire broke out in Arizona and spread into California on Wednesday, sparking the evacuation of two recreational vehicle parks, as hot and dry weather complicated efforts to contain the blaze.


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South America's prehistoric people spread like 'invasive species'

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When the first prehistoric people trekked into South America toward the end of the Ice Age, they found a wondrous, lush continent inhabited by all manner of strange creatures like giant ground sloths and car-sized armadillos.


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'Monster' alligator killed in Florida hunt

ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - A 780-pound "monster" alligator slain in a Florida hunt and hauled out of the water with a farm tractor falls short of the state record for length, a wildlife official said on Wednesday.


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Climate data since Vikings cast doubt on more wet, dry extremes

OSLO (Reuters) - Climate records back to Viking times show the 20th century was unexceptional for rainfall and droughts despite assumptions that global warming would trigger more wet and dry extremes, a study showed on Wednesday.











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No prison terms for Gulf spill as final defendant gets probation

(Reuters) - A former BP Plc rig supervisor who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill was sentenced to 10 months of probation on Wednesday, concluding a federal criminal case in which no one received prison time over the disaster.


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Illegal mining hits Congo gorilla population: conservationists

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The world's largest gorilla sub-species has seen its population fall 77 percent over the past two decades, a trend linked to illegal mining for coltan, a key mineral used in the production of cell phones and electronics, a new report has found.











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Rescuers search for 23 in Pakistani landslide; flood toll at 92

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani rescue workers searched on Wednesday for 23 people buried in a landslide in northern mountains as the number of people killed by unusually heavy rain rose to 92.











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Wildfires in Oklahoma and Kansas scorch structures, prompt evacuations

(Reuters) - Wildfires in Oklahoma and Kansas this week have burned through thousands of acres, scorched numerous structures and prompted hundreds of people to evacuate their homes ahead of the blazes, officials said on Wednesday.


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Earthquake of magnitude 6.9 strikes northwest of Vanuatu: USGS

SYDNEY (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck northwest of the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said on Wednesday.











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California sea lion pup rescued from restaurant returned to wild

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A young California sea lion found malnourished and injured inside a waterfront San Diego restaurant was returned to the wild on Tuesday, after eight weeks of rehabilitative care at SeaWorld's animal rescue center.


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Fiji braces for second cyclone, thousands shelter in evacuation centers

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Cyclone Zena, a category three tropical storm with winds in excess of 120 kph (75 mph), is set to hit Fiji within 24 hours as the South Pacific island nation struggles to recover from a devastating cyclone in February.











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Half of natural World Heritage sites at risk from industry: WWF

OSLO (Reuters) - Industrial activity such as mining and logging threatens almost half of the world's natural World Heritage sites, from Australia's Great Barrier Reef to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in Peru, the WWF conservation group said on Wednesday.


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U.S., Volkswagen may not reach emissions deal by April 21 - government official

(Reuters) - The top U.S. environmental official expressed uncertainty on Tuesday about whether the Obama administration and Volkswagen AG will meet an April 21 court deadline to come up with a plan to address excess emissions from 580,000 diesel vehicles sold in the country.











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Renault pledges to reduce NOx emissions on diesel vehicles from July 2016

PARIS (Reuters) - Renault will apply measures to reduce the nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions of its diesel-engined vehicles from July, the French carmaker said in a statement on Tuesday.


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Lead EU carbon policymaker calls for end to UK price floor to help steel

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain should abolish its carbon floor price to help the hard-hit steel industry, the lawmaker shepherding a reform of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) through parliament said on Tuesday.











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Judge orders U.S. to address climate threat to wolverines

SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday rejected a decision by U.S. wildlife managers to deny wolverines Endangered Species Act protection, ruling the government erred in discounting the threat posed by climate change to the weasel-like predator of the Northern Rockies.


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U.S. judge approves BP civil settlement with U.S. government over 2010 spill

HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. Judge Carl Barbier granted final approval on Monday to BP Plc's civil settlement over its 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill after it reached a deal in July 2015 to pay up to $18.7 billion in penalties to the U.S. government and five states.


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Drought rules pushed Californians to cut water use by nearly 25 percent

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - Residents and businesses in drought-stricken California cut back water use by nearly 25 percent from June 2015 through the end of February 2016 - enough to supply nearly 6 million people for a year, officials said Monday.











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Climate change puts trillions of dollars of financial assets at risk: study

OSLO (Reuters) - Trillions of dollars of non-bank financial assets around the world are vulnerable to the effects of global warming, according to a study on Monday that says tougher action to curb greenhouse gas emissions makes sense for investors.











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Climate change threatens hearts, lungs but also brains: U.S. study

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Climate change can be expected to boost the number of annual premature U.S. deaths from heat waves in coming decades and to increase mental health problems from extreme weather like hurricanes and floods, a U.S. study said on Monday.


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U.S. northeast gets late taste of winter with snowstorm

BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts, New Hampshire and upstate New York braced for up to 6 inches (15 cm) of snow on Monday as forecasters warned that winter weather would overtake the area even as spring entered its second week.


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A species' fate and $2 billion at stake as South Africa mulls rhino horn trade

KLERKSDORP, South Africa - South Africa will decide this month whether to push to end a global ban on buying and selling rhino horn, a move that could unlock a $2 billion bonanza and determine the fate of a critically endangered species.











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At least 55 killed in flash floods in northern Pakistan

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Flash floods triggered by heavy rain in Pakistan have killed at least 55 people and rescuers were trying on Monday to help thousands of survivors including some cut off by a landslide in a mountain valley, officials said.


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As Indonesian forests burn, new anti-fire agency feels heat

JAKARTA (Reuters) - As forest fires raged like never before across Indonesia last year, President Joko Widodo announced he was setting up a special agency to tackle the annual scourge that shrouds parts of Southeast Asia in choking haze.











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China braces for 'severe' flooding on Yangtze River

BEIJING (Reuters) - Severe floods are expected on China's Yangtze River this year due to a strong El Nino weather pattern, state media said, raising the risk of deaths and damage to property and crops along the country's longest waterway.


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Flint mayor to work with governor even as lawsuit pondered

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The city of Flint is considering suing the state of Michigan over lead contamination in the city's drinking water, but the mayor said on Friday she still plans to work with the governor to fix the problem.











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U.S. task force to look at massive California natural gas leak

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new U.S. government task force will look into the country's biggest ever accidental release of methane, which occurred over several months in Los Angeles, California, hoping to prevent future leaks of the potent greenhouse gas from storage wells, the Obama administration said on Friday.


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Baby sloth thrives in new home at National Aviary in Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH - Valentino, a five-month-old, two-toed sloth, passed his first checkup at his new home at the National Aviary, weighing in at a healthy 3.5 pounds (1.5 kg).


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Tech giants back U.S. EPA in climate rule legal challenge

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Technology companies Google, Apple, Microsoft and Amazon on Friday declared support for the Obama administration in a lawsuit facing its central plan to combat climate change, saying the rule is needed to drive a transition to cleaner energy.


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U.S., Japan finalize nuclear material transfer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Japan have completed the removal of all highly enriched uranium and separated plutonium fuels from Japan's Fast Critical Assembly research project, the two countries said on Friday.











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Activists decry Nairobi road project after two lions killed

NAIROBI (Reuters) - A new road and rail project cutting through a nature reserve on the outskirts of Nairobi threatens wildlife, livestock and people, conservationists said on Friday, after two lions were killed this week.











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Global regulators eye climate risk disclosure for listed companies

LONDON (Reuters) - A global task force unveiled plans on Friday for all listed companies to disclose in financial reports how climate-related risks could hit their bottom line.


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Philippine rice farmer killed as drought protest turns violent: demo leader

MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine police opened fire as a protest by thousands of rice farmers who lost their crops turned violent on Friday, killing one and wounding about a dozen, a leader of a farming group said.


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Magnitude 6.1 quake jolts western Japan

TOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 shook western Japan on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, but there were no immediate reports of damage.











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