French petition against return of bee-killing pesticide passes 1mn
Paris (AFP) - More than a million people Sunday had signed a petition urging the French government to ditch a ...
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Philippines biodiversity hotspot pushes back on mining
Brookes Point (Philippines) (AFP) - A nickel stockpile towers over farmer Moharen Tambiling's rice paddy in the Philippines' Palawan, evidence ...
EPA employees accuse Trump administration of ‘ignoring’ science
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump's administration is "ignoring the scientific consensus to benefit polluters," hundreds of Environmental Protection ...
‘Eat the rich’: Venice protests shadow Bezos wedding
Venice (AFP) - At least 500 protesters marched through Venice on Saturday, condemning Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's wedding to journalist ...
Mexico president threatens to sue over SpaceX rocket debris
Mexico City (AFP) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday threatened legal action over falling debris and contamination from billionaire ...
Toxic threat from ‘forever chemicals’ sparks resistance in Georgia towns
Dalton (United States) (AFP) - Sasha and Jamie Cordle thought their small farm in rural Georgia would be a ladder ...
Brazil sells rights to oil blocks near Amazon river mouth
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (AFP) - Brazil sold extraction rights to 19 oil and gas blocks near the mouth of ...
Ecuador pipeline burst stops flow of crude
Quito (AFP) - Ecuador's state energy company said it stopped pumping oil through the country's main pipeline Monday due to ...
California sues Trump for scrapping state’s EV rules
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - California sued Donald Trump's administration Thursday over his move to scrap the state's tailpipe ...
French Senate adopts bill to regulate fast fashion
Paris (AFP) - The French Senate on Tuesday adopted a bill to regulate the fast fashion industry by sanctioning companies ...
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