Environment

Greenpeace comment: EU vote on glyphosate extension

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Increased extreme weather events predicted due to effect of climate change on the Arctic

The effects of climate change on the Arctic — including melting ice and sea level rise — may possibly alter weather patterns in the northern hemisphere. These effects could include hotter, drier summers in some areas, wetter summers in other areas,...

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China: Hebei’s Efforts to Curb Air Pollution Get More Support from the World Bank

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on 6 June approved a loan of $500 million to help China’s Hebei Province reduce air pollutants.

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UN agency announces world's first illegal fishing treaty now in force

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A fisheries worker unloading the morning's catch.

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