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Watch: Costa Rica receives ‘Champions of the Earth’ award from UN

Costa Rice was named a United Nations "Champion of the Earth" for policy leadership.

Renewables, electrification and efficiency the ideal scenario to combat climate change

It is becoming cheaper to invest in new solar, wind and hydroelectric plants.

Reventazón, Central America’s biggest hydroelectric project, goes online

The first of the Reventazón dam’s five turbines went online this week. When the dam is fully operational, it will produce enough power for an estimated 525,000 homes.

Video: Surfers in Costa Rica rescue deer caught in popular Caribbean break

Craig Schieber, a gold medalist surfer, told The Tico Times that he and three surfer buddies organized what he termed a "Surf and Rescue" team to save the deer's life after it galloped quickly into the sea.

PHOTO REPORT: University of Costa Rica celebrates World Environment Day

As part of the celebrations for World Environment Day 2015, the University of Costa Rica held a full day of automobile-free activities. Students and teachers were encouraged to use bicycles, skates, skateboards and other zero-emission vehicles.

The battle over distributed generation of electricity in Costa Rica

Everyone in the world is impressed that Costa Rica generated 100 percent of its electricity from renewable sources for the first 75 days of this year. Just imagine how impressed they would be – and how proud we could be – if we were able to do that every day of every year.

Following public outcry, Costa Rica temporarily blocks exports of hammerhead shark fins

The suspension came in response to the controversy sparked after environmental authorities gave permission to the company Smalley Development S.A. to export more than 1,200 kilograms of hammerhead fins on Feb. 16.

Álvaro Ugalde, father of Costa Rica’s national park system, dies at 68

Álvaro Ugalde, who along with Mario Boza is considered a father of Costa Rica's world-famous national park system, died Saturday of a heart attack in his home in Heredia, east of San José, a day short of his 69th birthday.

Whole Foods’ responsibly grown rating system labels Costa Rican bananas grown at EARTH University as ‘Best’

The supermarket chain’s new "Responsibly Grown" produce rating system was launched earlier in October and divides fruits, flowers and vegetables into three categories: Good, Better and Best, based on suppliers’ farming practices.

Costa Rica promises to compensate sickened banana workers

Costa Rica has agreed to pay the medical bills and other compensation for some 12,000 banana workers and their relatives suffering lingering effects of exposure to pesticides in the 1960s and '70s.

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