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Government commemorates 'sombre anniversary' 10 years after southern Alberta floods

Government commemorates 'sombre anniversary' 10 years after southern Alberta floods

CALGARY — Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz says it's a "sombre anniversary" for many Albertans. It has been 10 years since the floods in southern Alberta.
Young plaintiffs' attorney closes Montana climate change trial with call for action

Young plaintiffs' attorney closes Montana climate change trial with call for action

HELENA, Mont.
Canada moving too slow to counter U.S. Inflation Reduction Act: industry association

Canada moving too slow to counter U.S. Inflation Reduction Act: industry association

An industry association representing 2,500 Canadian manufacturers is criticizing the federal government for moving too slowly as investment flows south in response to the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act.
How you water the garden can save you money, gallons and your plants, too

How you water the garden can save you money, gallons and your plants, too

Until I installed soaker hoses throughout my vegetable beds this year, I’d always watered my plants by hand, which over the years had become tiresome.
Days of sweltering heat, power cuts in northern India overwhelm hospitals as death toll climbs

Days of sweltering heat, power cuts in northern India overwhelm hospitals as death toll climbs

BALLIA, India (AP) — A scorching heat wave in two of India’s most populous states has overwhelmed hospitals, filled a morgue to capacity and disrupted power, forcing staff to use books to cool patients, as officials investigate a death toll that has
B.C. launches $20M flood mitigation fund for the Fraser Valley

B.C. launches $20M flood mitigation fund for the Fraser Valley

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — The British Columbia government says a new $20-million flood mitigation program for the Fraser Valley will help support farmers and food resiliency in prime agricultural areas that were inundated by floodwaters in November 2021.
IMF applauds Canada's climate action, warns of 'race to the bottom' with subsidies

IMF applauds Canada's climate action, warns of 'race to the bottom' with subsidies

OTTAWA — The International Monetary Fund warns that Canada's green subsidies could stoke an international race to the bottom, even as it credits the country for a "multipronged" approach to addressing climate change.
Blood-red crickets invade Nevada town, residents fight back with brooms, leaf blowers, snow plows

Blood-red crickets invade Nevada town, residents fight back with brooms, leaf blowers, snow plows

ELKO, Nev. (AP) — Dana Dolan was driving through her small Nevada hometown when she thought she had come upon a gory crash. The ground surrounding Elko's stretch of Interstate 80 looked as if it had been covered in blood.

New firefighting planes sought across the warming planet are on their way, with a little delay

LE BOURGET, France (AP) — Production of a workhorse firefighting plane that is eagerly awaited in Europe to combat worsening mega-blazes fueled by climate change is running “a little bit” behind schedule, and the first will not be delivered before th

EU nations vote to back nature restoration plans, but tough fight in parliament still awaits

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union achieved a small political breakthrough Tuesday when a majority of the 27 member states backed controversial plans for restoring nature across the continent.
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