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UN chief calls for more pledges, private sector input to save global biodiversity at Colombia summit

UN chief calls for more pledges, private sector input to save global biodiversity at Colombia summit

CALI, Colombia (AP) — United Nation's Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged countries on Tuesday to make new pledges to help save global biodiversity and called for the private sector to come on board.
US chooses winning bids in first commercial sale for floating offshore Atlantic wind

US chooses winning bids in first commercial sale for floating offshore Atlantic wind

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S. government chose winning bids Tuesday to develop wind power off New England in the first commercial sale for floating offshore wind on the Atlantic coast.
Residents of landslide-stricken city in California offered $42M in buyout program

Residents of landslide-stricken city in California offered $42M in buyout program

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (AP) — Homeowners on a Southern California peninsula where worsening landslides have damaged homes and led to utility shutoffs are eligible for a $42 million voluntary buyout program offered by state and federal officials.
Sea lion with netting embedded in his neck, sealing mouth shut, rescued in B.C.

Sea lion with netting embedded in his neck, sealing mouth shut, rescued in B.C.

VANCOUVER — A sea lion has been freed off the coast of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Island after getting so entangled in netting that rescuers say it's possible he hadn't eaten in weeks or months.

Fire destroys 1 home and forces the evacuation of 700 others in a Colorado subdivision

DIVIDE, Colo. (AP) — A fire destroyed the house where it began and continued to burn Tuesday in a wooded subdivision in the central Colorado mountains where some 700 nearby homes have been evacuated, authorities said.
A new electric hydrofoil ferry in Stockholm offers cleaner journeys between its 14 islands

A new electric hydrofoil ferry in Stockholm offers cleaner journeys between its 14 islands

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A high-tech electric ferry service began operating in Stockholm Tuesday, offering commuters a low-carbon way to zip through the waterways of the Swedish capital, which is built on 14 islands.
These artificial reefs off a New York City beach help sea creatures. They might also save lives

These artificial reefs off a New York City beach help sea creatures. They might also save lives

NEW YORK (AP) — Almost nothing stood in the way of the pounding waves that crashed into seaside homes in Staten Island's Tottenville neighborhood when Superstorm Sandy struck the city 12 years ago.
'All I can think about is hotter days.' Voter campaigns target Latinas worried about climate change

'All I can think about is hotter days.' Voter campaigns target Latinas worried about climate change

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A few months ago, Mary Wagner woke up to the smell of smoke from wildfires in California and northern Nevada. She readied her sons for school and stepped outside into the smokey Las Vegas air.
In a visit to Baltimore, Biden will announce $3 billion to reduce carbon emissions at US ports

In a visit to Baltimore, Biden will announce $3 billion to reduce carbon emissions at US ports

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is awarding nearly $3 billion to boost climate-friendly equipment and infrastructure at ports across the country, including Baltimore, where a deadly bridge collapse killed six construction workers in March

Albania stops a ship suspected of harboring massive amounts of toxic waste from docking

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania prevented Monday a ship suspected of transferring a huge amount of hazardous waste from docking at Tirana’s main port, officials said, after a watchdog group alerted authorities.