Environment

World Heritage Committee condemns destruction of Mali sites

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Sankore mosque in Mali’s fabled city of Timbuktu.

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Hawaii's Birds Threatened by Invasive Predators, Habitat Loss

On the U.S. Pacific island state of Hawaii, an invasive predator is threatening many native bird species with extinction. The predator is the mongoose, a non-native mammal introduced to the island chain over a century ago to control rats in the sugar...

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UN-backed meeting seeks to establish global treaty to reduce use of mercury

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The use of mercury to extract gold poses health risks to artisanal miners.

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Air National Guard firefighting C-130s shifted from Colorado to Wyoming, battle wildfires in South Dakota, Wyoming

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Aircrews in a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems equipped C-130 Hercules aircraft from the Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd...

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