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UNESCO reaffirms threats to Wood Buffalo National Park; calls for action on oilsands
A United Nations body has affirmed earlier findings that Canada's largest national park remains under environmental threats from dams, oilsands development and climate change.
Jul 4, 2023 6:12 PM
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N.W.T. reports suspected anthrax outbreak in Slave River Lowlands bison
YELLOWKNIFE — The Northwest Territories government says there is a suspected anthrax outbreak among the Slave River Lowlands bison population.
Jul 4, 2023 4:59 PM
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NS Power plans to produce electricity with fuel oil until 2050 instead of with coal
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's power utility plans to convert a coal-burning electricity station in Cape Breton to burn heavy fuel oil once federal regulations phase out coal entirely in 2030.
Jul 4, 2023 2:18 PM
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Alberta weekend tornado that damaged, destroyed homes rated rare, violent twister
EDMONTON — A preliminary report on a weekend tornado in central Alberta says its winds were so violent they picked up a 10-tonne farm combine and tossed it half the length of a football field.
Jul 4, 2023 1:04 PM
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Wekweeti, N.W.T., residents return home as wildfire under control
WEKWEÈTÌ, N.W.T. — Residents of a community north of Yellowknife are returning home after the territories' wildfire agency decided a wildfire burning near the community is now under control.
Jul 4, 2023 10:38 AM
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UAE announces plans to invest $54B in energy and triple renewable sources
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates plans to triple its supply of renewable energy and invest up to $54 billion over the next seven years to meet its growing energy demands.
Jul 4, 2023 10:24 AM
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UN nuclear agency endorses Japan's plan to release treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean
TOKYO (AP) — The U.N.
Jul 4, 2023 7:40 AM
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Spanish authorities seek damages from a Swedish mining company over a major toxic spill 25 years ago
MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities are seeking 90 million euros ($98 million) in damages from a Swedish mining company for a major toxic spill near the famed Doñana National Park in 1998.
Jul 4, 2023 6:03 AM
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Tijuana, reliant on the Colorado River, faces a water crisis
TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Luis Ramirez leapt onto the roof of his bright blue water truck to fill the plastic tank that by day's end would empty into an assortment of buckets, barrels and cisterns in 100 homes. It was barely 11 a.m.
Jul 4, 2023 6:01 AM
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Kenya's president lifts 6-year logging ban to create jobs. Environmentalists are concerned
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan President William Ruto has lifted a six-year ban on logging over the concerns of environmentalists. The president said Sunday it was “foolish” to have mature trees rotting in forests while local industries lacked timber.
Jul 3, 2023 9:53 PM
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