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		<news:title>Steep waterfalls blocked a Norwegian mountain lake from all fish for thousands of years until 5000 BC, when hunter-gatherers made a choice that fed the region for 7,000 years</news:title>
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		<news:title>A circular pit on Google Maps caught an amateur astronomer&#8217;s eye, and what the rocks revealed has puzzled scientists — a meteorite impact from 390 million years ago.</news:title>
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	<loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/a-roman-latrine-has-survived-for-nearly-2000-years-and-scientists-just-discovered-why-calcite-growth-is-actually-making-the-concrete-stronger-with-time/35232/</loc>
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		<news:title>A Roman latrine has survived for nearly 2,000 years, and scientists just discovered why — calcite growth is actually making the concrete stronger with time</news:title>
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	<loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/a-carved-monument-tied-to-assyrian-king-ashurbanipal-has-been-recovered-at-bab-shamash-with-royal-images-and-cuneiform-writing-preserved-on-the-stone-stele/35217/</loc>
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		<news:title>A carved monument tied to Assyrian King Ashurbanipal has been recovered at Bab Shamash, with royal images and cuneiform writing preserved on the stone stele</news:title>
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	<loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/archaeologists-recovered-a-piece-of-ancient-fabric-from-gran-carro-an-underwater-settlement-in-italy-among-the-remains-of-a-domestic-loom-submerged-for-thousands-of-years/35215/</loc>
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		<news:title>Archaeologists recovered a piece of ancient fabric from Gran Carro, an underwater settlement in Italy, among the remains of a domestic loom submerged for thousands of years</news:title>
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	<loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/a-diaguita-community-is-fighting-barricks-el-alto-drilling-permit-in-chiles-high-andes-arguing-it-would-reopen-ground-already-covered-by-a-binding-closure-order/35222/</loc>
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		<news:title>A Diaguita community is fighting Barrick&#8217;s El Alto drilling permit in Chile&#8217;s high Andes, arguing it would reopen ground already covered by a binding closure order</news:title>
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	<loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/astronomers-found-helium-in-the-atmosphere-of-lhs-1140-b-a-rocky-exoplanet-48-light-years-from-earth-the-first-confirmed-atmosphere-around-a-rocky-planet-orbiting-another-star/35214/</loc>
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		<news:title>Astronomers found helium in the atmosphere of LHS 1140 b, a rocky exoplanet 48 light-years from Earth, the first confirmed atmosphere around a rocky planet orbiting another star</news:title>
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	<loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/britain-is-dropping-20-concrete-reef-cubes-and-44-tons-of-scallop-shells-into-the-sea-and-the-goal-is-to-bring-back-oysters-down-more-than-95-since-the-1800s/35174/</loc>
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	<loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/a-new-zealand-plastic-to-fuel-plant-can-keep-operating-after-an-environment-court-ruling-and-zero-waste-aotearoa-says-the-missing-emissions-evidence-is-the-real-alarm/35175/</loc>
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		<news:title>A New Zealand plastic-to-fuel plant can keep operating after an Environment Court ruling, and Zero Waste Aotearoa says the missing emissions evidence is the real alarm</news:title>
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	<loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/australias-home-battery-installations-fell-more-than-70-in-a-single-month-from-80000-in-april-to-just-over-20000-in-may-after-the-rebate-rules-changed/35173/</loc>
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		<news:publication_date>2026-08-02T15:00:00-04:00</news:publication_date>
		<news:title>Australia&#8217;s home battery installations fell more than 70% in a single month, from 80,000 in April to just over 20,000 in May, after the rebate rules changed</news:title>
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	<loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/colombia-intercepted-a-boat-with-1764-pounds-of-marine-animals-near-malpelo-and-the-catch-may-have-come-from-one-of-the-pacifics-most-protected-sanctuaries/35172/</loc>
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		<news:title>Colombia intercepted a boat with 1,764 pounds of marine animals near Malpelo, and the catch may have come from one of the Pacific&#8217;s most protected sanctuaries</news:title>
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	<loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/scientists-split-the-iberian-rabbit-from-the-european-rabbit-after-2-million-years-apart-and-the-newly-named-oryctolagus-algirus-is-already-vanishing-from-western-iberia/35171/</loc>
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		<news:title>Scientists split the Iberian rabbit from the European rabbit after 2 million years apart, and the newly named Oryctolagus algirus is already vanishing from western Iberia</news:title>
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	<loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/france-promised-a-billion-trees-in-ten-years-and-its-council-of-state-has-now-struck-down-the-decree-that-paid-for-it-for-skipping-public-consultation/35148/</loc>
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		<news:publication_date>2026-08-02T08:45:00-04:00</news:publication_date>
		<news:title>France promised a billion trees in ten years, and its Council of State has now struck down the decree that paid for it, for skipping public consultation</news:title>
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	<loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/greenpeace-took-jbs-to-a-dutch-court-over-a-6-billion-expansion-and-the-worlds-largest-meat-company-now-has-to-show-its-climate-homework-first/35118/</loc>
	<lastmod>2026-08-02T06:30:00-04:00</lastmod>
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		<news:publication_date>2026-08-02T06:30:00-04:00</news:publication_date>
		<news:title>Greenpeace took JBS to a Dutch court over a $6 billion expansion, and the world&#8217;s largest meat company now has to show its climate homework first</news:title>
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