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Germany says climate measures will narrow but not fully close the country's emissions gap by 2030

Germany says climate measures will narrow but not fully close the country's emissions gap by 2030

BERLIN (AP) 鈥� An array of climate measures being introduced by Germany's government will bring the country closer but not all the way toward meeting its national goals for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, officials said Wednesday.
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Wolves that nearly died out from inbreeding recovered, now helping a remote island鈥檚 ecosystem

Wolves that nearly died out from inbreeding recovered, now helping a remote island鈥檚 ecosystem

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) 鈥� Gray wolves are thriving at Isle Royale National Park five years after authorities began a last-ditch attempt to prevent the species from dying out on the Lake Superior island chain, scientists said Wednesday.
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Not enough rain to douse northern Quebec wildfires, temperatures expected to rise

Not enough rain to douse northern Quebec wildfires, temperatures expected to rise

MONTREAL 鈥� A northwestern Quebec municipality with an intense wildfire on its doorstep did not get the rain it had hoped for this week, preventing a shift in the fight that could allow residents to return, officials said Wednesday.
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Post-mortem shows pilot whales were healthy before they swam ashore and died in N.S.

Post-mortem shows pilot whales were healthy before they swam ashore and died in N.S.

HALIFAX 鈥� Animal autopsies on several pilot whales that washed ashore last weekend in Cape Breton indicate the whales were healthy, says a marine animal conservation group.
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Agribusiness giant Cargill not doing enough to fight deforestation, protect human rights, group says

Agribusiness giant Cargill not doing enough to fight deforestation, protect human rights, group says

An activist group and researchers tried to increase pressure on agribusiness giant Cargill on Wednesday to do more to fight deforestation and human rights abuse, releasing a report that accuses the company of not following through on commitments to h
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Shell ditches lower oil production target but insists it's committed to cutting emissions

Shell ditches lower oil production target but insists it's committed to cutting emissions

LONDON (AP) 鈥� Shell has effectively abandoned a plan to cut oil production by 1-2% per year until the end of the decade, instead maintaining output at current levels in a move that risks angering climate activists.
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Germany unveils 1st national security strategy to address growing threats, singles out Russia

Germany unveils 1st national security strategy to address growing threats, singles out Russia

BERLIN (AP) 鈥� The German government said Russia is the greatest security threat 鈥渇or the foreseeable future鈥� and advocated a balanced approach to China as it unveiled its first comprehensive national security strategy Wednesday.
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Indigenous community wins, then loses, path to reclaim ancestral rainforest land in Peru

A landmark ruling that an Indigenous community in the Peruvian Amazon could reclaim ancestral rainforests has been set aside by an appeals court in a move some legal experts called irregular.
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Federal assistance sought for northeastern vineyards, orchards hit by late frost

Federal assistance sought for northeastern vineyards, orchards hit by late frost

SHELBURNE, Vt. (AP) 鈥� Vineyards and apple orchards across the Northeast are still gauging damage from a late-season frost in May that wiped out a third to most of the crop for some growers who say it鈥檚 the worst frost damage they have ever seen.
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Long-awaited Vietnam energy plan aims to boost renewables, but fossil fuels still in the mix

Long-awaited Vietnam energy plan aims to boost renewables, but fossil fuels still in the mix

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) 鈥� Power outages are leaving Vietnamese homes and businesses without power for hours at a time, as a prolonged drought and high temperatures strain the fast-growing economy's capacity to keep up.
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