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Company operating Hibernia offshore oil platform challenging oil spill charges

Company operating Hibernia offshore oil platform challenging oil spill charges

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The company that operates the Hibernia offshore oil platform has pleaded not guilty to three charges related to a 2019 oil spill off the east coast of Newfoundland.
EPA moves to toughen standards for deadly soot pollution

EPA moves to toughen standards for deadly soot pollution

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is proposing tougher standards for a deadly air pollutant, saying that reducing soot from tailpipes, smokestacks and wildfires could prevent thousands of premature deaths a year.
Warning about aquifer's decline sets up big fight in Kansas

Warning about aquifer's decline sets up big fight in Kansas

TOPEKA, Kan.
Biden signs water bills benefiting 3 tribes in Arizona

Biden signs water bills benefiting 3 tribes in Arizona

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.
Prince Edward Island bald eagle receives rare surgery, heads to new home in Halifax

Prince Edward Island bald eagle receives rare surgery, heads to new home in Halifax

He won't be able to soar into the skies or skim the waters with his wings, but a bald eagle treated at a veterinary college at the University of Prince Edward Island after being hit by a car in October 2021 is doing well and settling in a new home.
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts again, summit crater glows

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts again, summit crater glows

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii's Kilauea began erupting inside its summit crater Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, less than one month after the volcano and its larger neighbor Mauna Loa stopped releasing lava.
Forest Service to start Indiana project despite concerns

Forest Service to start Indiana project despite concerns

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — The U.S.
CES 2023: Stellantis preps cost cuts due to higher EV prices

CES 2023: Stellantis preps cost cuts due to higher EV prices

DETROIT (AP) — Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares says his company has to work on cutting costs globally in order to keep electric vehicles affordable for the middle class.
Biden agenda, lithium mine, tribes, greens collide in Nevada

Biden agenda, lithium mine, tribes, greens collide in Nevada

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Opponents of the largest lithium mine planned in the U.S. urged a federal judge in Nevada on Thursday to vacate the U.S.
Study: Two-thirds of glaciers on track to disappear by 2100

Study: Two-thirds of glaciers on track to disappear by 2100

The world’s glaciers are shrinking and disappearing faster than scientists thought, with two-thirds of them projected to melt out of existence by the end of the century at current climate change trends, according to a new study.
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