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Pray for rain: Spanish farmers hold unique Mass amid drought

Pray for rain: Spanish farmers hold unique Mass amid drought

L'ESPUNYOLA, Spain (AP) — When Josep Altarriba looks across his parched fields, the Spanish farmer can't remember a time of such widespread drought in Catalonia.
Factory or farm? Oregon may alter land use for chipmakers

Factory or farm? Oregon may alter land use for chipmakers

NORTH PLAINS, Ore. (AP) — Aaron Nichols walked past rows of kale growing on his farm, his knee-high brown rubber boots speckled with some of the richest soil on earth, and gazed with concern toward fields in the distance.
Mexico sanctioned for not protecting endangered porpoise

Mexico sanctioned for not protecting endangered porpoise

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico acknowledged Saturday it faces sanctions from the international wildlife body known as CITES for not doing enough to protect the vaquita marina, a small porpoise that is the world’s most endangered marine mammal.

French police, activists injured at anti-reservoir protest

PARIS (AP) — French police and environmental activists fought violent pitched battles Saturday around a giant agricultural irrigation reservoir in rural western France.
Berlin vote could turbocharge German capital's climate plans

Berlin vote could turbocharge German capital's climate plans

BERLIN (AP) — Voters in Berlin go to the polls this weekend to decide on a proposal that would force the city government to drastically ramp up the German capital’s climate goals. Critics warn it could come with a steep price tag.

Canada pledges Great Lakes funding after Trudeau-Biden talks

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Canada has pledged a significant increase in spending to improve water quality in the Great Lakes following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's meeting with U.S.
Germany, EU reach agreement in combustion engine row

Germany, EU reach agreement in combustion engine row

BERLIN (AP) — Germany and the European Union announced Saturday that they have reached an agreement in their dispute over the future of cars with combustion engines, allowing the registration of new vehicles with such engines even after 2035 provided
Tennis play doesn’t deter Stanley Park herons from courtship, nest building: expert

Tennis play doesn’t deter Stanley Park herons from courtship, nest building: expert

VANCOUVER — A breeding colony of blue herons in Vancouver's Stanley Park is anything but normal; it's a noisy, busy place with many human activities, yet experts say the birds somehow thrive.
Geothermal developer wants to delist endangered Nevada toad

Geothermal developer wants to delist endangered Nevada toad

RENO, Nev. (AP) — In an unusual move that could pit two Biden administration agencies against each other, the developer of a planned Nevada geothermal power plant says it intends to sue U.
Georgia activist killed by troopers shot first, officers say

Georgia activist killed by troopers shot first, officers say

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia authorities allege that state troopers in January fatally shot an environmental protester who had fired at authorities after a trooper shot pepper balls into the protester’s tent, according to incident reports obtained Friday b
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