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"...KRYO PIGADI, Greece (AP) Skimming over miles of hills blackened by wildfires west of Athens, Fire Lt. Col. Ioannis Kolovos readies his elite fire crew crouched inside a helicopter..."

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"...WESTMORELAND, Kan. (AP) One person died Tuesday when a tornado ripped through the small city of Westmoreland in northeastern Kansas, authorities said..."

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"...A space dedicated to older adult programs and services is set to be redeveloped. Rockway Centre in Kitchener was approved for redevelopment during a council meeting on April 29. City staff will now start a three-step strategy that includes looking for a development partner for the project..."

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"...Since October, behind-the-scenes discussions about what to do centred on one question: How much does the federal government want to test what the Supreme Court said?“Some people are saying, I think it's OK to test a little bit, and other people are saying you probably don't want to go there. And I'm torn because part of me obviously wants to be as ambitious as possible, and part of me feels, ‘Oh my God, what if we lose another court case?’” Guilbeault told Canada’s National Observer in an interview before the amendments were tabled. “Our Impact Assessment Act would fall apart and then we would have nothing..."

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"...The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is complete and the Canada Energy Regulator has given the go-ahead for the project to open..."

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"...HUDSONS HOPE, B. C. With wildfire season underway in northeast B..."

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"...TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida, perhaps the most vulnerable state to sea-level rise and extreme weather, is on the verge of repealing what's left of a 16-year-old law that lists climate change as a priority when making energy policy decisions. Instead, the state would make energy affordability and availability its main focus..."

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"...The campaign submitted more than 20,000 signatures but would need only about 13,000 valid ones to qualify for the ballot. If verified by Solano Countys elections office, voters will decide in the fall whether to allow urban development on land currently zoned for agriculture. The land-use change would be necessary for the development to be built..."

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"...The Alberta government is helping fund what it says is Canada's first test site for geothermal energy drilling techniques..."

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"...LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP, N. J. (AP) New Jersey is seeking a new round of proposals to build wind energy farms off its coastline, forging ahead with its clean energy goals even as local opposition and challenging economics create blowback to the effort..."

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"...MONTREAL Air Canada is pressing pause on a new seat selection fee a mere couple of days after it implemented the policy, but not before drawing the ire of some travellers online..."

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"...OTTAWA Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says all options to eliminate plastic waste are still on the table in negotiations for a global plastic treaty including putting legislated caps on how much plastic the world produces in the first place..."

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"...In its forecast for this years long rains season, the Kenya Meteorological Department predicted above-average rainfall in many parts of the country, with occasional storms in some. It also warned of flash floods, landslides, mudslides and other impacts..."

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"...The city says the increased deer population has resulted in increased road accidents, a degraded ecosystem, disruption of food sources and a decline in bird populations, among other negative effects..."

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"...Environmental campaigners said the commitment fell short of the goal of decarbonizing power sectors in the G7 nations by 2035, recommended by both the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the International Energy Agency, which would require phasing out coal by 2030 and gas power by 2035..."

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"...KITCHENER, Ont. The smell of South Asian spices wafts from the "Blends and Curries" food counter.  Conversations in Hindi and Gujurati flood the bustling hallways, which quickly get packed..."

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"...Jon Stika is a writer, agronomist, and former soil health instructor with the USDAs Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)..."

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"...Storm Daniel devastated the city of Derna in Libya after heavy rainfall broke a dam, causing extreme flooding downstream..."

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"...There's a long list of known ways in which wildfire smoke can negatively affect corn and other crops, but could the overall effect of the smoky haze in summer potentially be positive for yields? It's a complex question to answer, says Dan Quinn, extension corn specialist with Purdue University, in this Corn School episode recorded. ..."

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"...The paper estimates the impacts of climate change, agroecological and socio-economic characteristics on agricultural productivity and efficiency changes in Bangladesh agriculture using a rich panel dataset of 17 regions covering a period of 61-years (19482008)..."

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"...Fundamental improvement of air quality in China, as a key indicator for the success of ecological civilization construction, demands the deep de-carbonization of Chinas energy system as well as more synergistic pathways to address air pollution and global climate change simultaneously..."

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"...China has experienced severe acid rain pollution during the past decades due to excessive sulfur oxides (SO2) and nitrous oxides (NOx) emissions, which further caused lake acidification, biodiversity losses and climate change..."

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"...Biomass burning in the tropics significantly impacts the regional and global atmospheric budget, climate change, and air pollution..."

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"...While the issue of climate change is global, studies have long stressed the vulnerability of the Mediterranean basin, especially with regard to its islands with likely acute environmental and socioeconomic impacts..."

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"...With the eminent climate change and weather variability, it might not be possible to prevent floods..."

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"...We found that the most common topics addressed by these publications were species distribution, climate change, biological invasion and medicinal plants..."

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"...Climate change is a major threat to mangrove ecosystems worldwide but particularly those in arid regions that exist near the limit of tolerance to extremes in temperature, precipitation, and salinity..."

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"...The potential impacts of climate change on current livestock systems worldwide are a major concern, and yet the topic is covered to a limited extent in global reports such as the ones produced by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change..."

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"...We add evidence of the role of global-scale biological patterns in shaping biodiversity, suggesting that parasitic organisms may prove reliable sources of information about climate change and its impact on ecological interactions..."

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"...Because of the climate-dependent nature of VWC and its vulnerability to human influence, we still have little knowledge to interpret VWC variation regarding the contribution of climate change and human activities..."

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"...Climate Resilient Trajectories are routes to development progress that take into account aspects of climate change adaptation and mitigation in a sustainability context, offering a way to explicitly consider impacts of development and climate change choices on different sectors, scales, and socio-economic effects..."

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"...Exceptional communication skills, the ability to provide excellent client service and a commitment to sustainable design..."

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"...environmental compliance Communicate daily to management on issues related to facility safety, food safety and environmental issues Assist with third-party and regulatory audits in their..."

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"...Assess and dissect the health of our emissions and creatively brainstorm decarbonization initiatives..."

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