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Climate change is worsening conflict between Africa's farmers and nomadic herders

Tension between farmers and herders has long been a fact of life in West Africa, but climate change is ramping it up.
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EU gets tough on carbon border tax on heavy industry, vows to protect domestic producers

European producers of steel and aluminium will face higher CO2 emissions costs, but the European Commission wants to channel part of the revenues of the EU's carbon border tax to help heavy industries decarbonize.

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Months after oil blast, a Black Louisiana town still awaits help

Federal and state officials have sued the company behind the blast, but residents say the case won’t bring relief to their town.
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The year the US doubled down on critical minerals

In 2025, the list of metals became a top priority under President Trump. But what even are they?

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U.S. is seeking exemption from a European climate law, officials say

Diplomats told E.U. officials that the bloc’s law on methane, a potent greenhouse gas, would hurt American oil and gas companies.
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Dominican Republic turns to assisted fertilization to save disappearing coral reefs

In an underwater nursery just off the Dominican Republic coast, tiny corals born in a laboratory are slowly growing under the eye of conservationists.
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Data centers have a political problem — and Big Tech wants to fix it

A growth engine for the economy is becoming a political albatross. Can messaging change that?
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Water levels across the Great Lakes are falling – just as US data centers move in

Region struggling with drought now threatened by energy-hungry facilities – but some residents are fighting back.

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ATP introduces new extreme heat rule to protect players during men’s tennis matches

The men’s professional tennis tour will introduce mandatory heat-related breaks starting next season, allowing players to pause matches under dangerous conditions.

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West and Central Africa tackle coastal erosion

Across many parts of Africa’s Atlantic coastline, the sea is advancing several metres inland each year, destroying homes, infrastructure, farmland and heritage sites.

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Global insured catastrophe losses set to hit $107 billion in 2025, report shows

Annual global insured losses from natural catastrophes are expected to hit $107 billion in 2025, driven by the Los Angeles wildfires and severe convective storms in parts of the United States.

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