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Swiss climate activists lament election of oil lobbyist

Swiss climate activists lament election of oil lobbyist

BERLIN (AP) — Environmentalists in Switzerland criticized the election Wednesday of a top car and oil industry lobbyist to the country's new government, calling it a “disaster for climate policy.
UN summit: Don't repeat mistakes on nature, scientists warn

UN summit: Don't repeat mistakes on nature, scientists warn

MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Scientists around the world are warning governments who will be gathering in Montreal this week for the United Nations biodiversity summit to not repeat past mistakes and are urging officials to “avoid trade-offs” between people
'Unacceptable': EPA head says of West Virginia water issues

'Unacceptable': EPA head says of West Virginia water issues

WELCH, W.Va. (AP) — Sonny Barton had a lot to say about living without clean drinking water when the nation’s top environmental regulator came to his small West Virginia community Tuesday.
Nature 'under attack' says Trudeau as UN biodiversity conference opens in Montreal

Nature 'under attack' says Trudeau as UN biodiversity conference opens in Montreal

MONTREAL — In the 73 minutes on Tuesday afternoon that it took for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and five other dignitaries to officially open the 15th global talks to save nature from human destruction, statistics suggest another 4,000 hectares of f

No northern giant hornets found in 2022 in Washington state

BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Citizen trapping of northern giant hornets in northwest Washington ended Nov. 30 without any confirmed sightings of the hornets this year, state officials said Tuesday.
Florida beach erosion uncovers wooden ship from 1800s

Florida beach erosion uncovers wooden ship from 1800s

DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla.
Ontario proposal puts wetlands at further risk: auditor, advocates

Ontario proposal puts wetlands at further risk: auditor, advocates

TORONTO — Half of the wetlands in southern Ontario have never been considered for provincial protection, and new changes planned by the government as part of its housing plan could further put them at risk, the auditor general said in a recent report
B.C. court rules forestry company must pay $343,000 cost of 2016 wildfire suppression

B.C. court rules forestry company must pay $343,000 cost of 2016 wildfire suppression

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has upheld more than $343,000 in cost-recovery fines that were handed to a forestry company for starting a wildfire in 2016. A decision posted Monday says the wildfire near Nazko, in central B.C.

COP 15: Quebec premier says province will protect 30 per cent of territory by 2030

MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault says the province will protect 30 per cent of its land and water by 2030, up from the current 17 per cent.

IEA: Renewables could top coal as electricity source by 2025

BERLIN (AP) — The expansion of renewable power generation picked up sharply in 2022 and within three years it could pass coal as the top source of electricity, The International Energy Agency said in a new report published Tuesday.
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