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Cyclone lashes Pacific's Vanuatu as residents hunker down

Cyclone lashes Pacific's Vanuatu as residents hunker down

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Residents of Vanuatu were hunkering down Wednesday as a cyclone barreled through the Pacific island nation.
Idaho joins Texas lawsuit over new federal clean-water rules

Idaho joins Texas lawsuit over new federal clean-water rules

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho has joined a Texas lawsuit against the Biden administration's waterway protections , claiming the rules are too vague and violate state sovereignty rights. The lawsuit, originally filed in southern Texas' federal courts Jan.
US sues chemical company over cancer risk to minority area

US sues chemical company over cancer risk to minority area

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials sued a Louisiana chemical maker on Tuesday, alleging that it presents an unacceptable cancer risk to the nearby majority-Black community and demanding cuts in toxic emissions.
19 wild cows killed in US aerial shooting operation

19 wild cows killed in US aerial shooting operation

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A specialized team of wildlife managers has killed 19 wild cows in the Gila Wilderness in southwestern New Mexico as part of a contested project to rid the area of the unauthorized animals.
DOE grants $375M loan for lithium battery recycling plant

DOE grants $375M loan for lithium battery recycling plant

The effort to satisfy a vast demand for lithium for electric vehicle batteries moved one step forward with a $375 million loan from the Department of Energy to Li-Cycle, a battery recycling company, to build a lithium-ion battery recovery plant near
Oil well cleanup program listed as 'key objective' in Alberta's pre-election budget

Oil well cleanup program listed as 'key objective' in Alberta's pre-election budget

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's last budget before an expected spring election gives strong support to a proposed tax break for energy companies to fulfil their legal cleanup duties but doesn't tell voters how much would be spent on it.
Feds to require biggest suppliers to disclose emissions, set carbon footprint targets

Feds to require biggest suppliers to disclose emissions, set carbon footprint targets

OTTAWA — Major suppliers to the federal government will soon have to start disclosing their carbon footprint to keep doing business with Ottawa.
US climate envoy Kerry stresses will for Amazon cooperation

US climate envoy Kerry stresses will for Amazon cooperation

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — U.S.
Endangered Mexican wolf population makes strides in US

Endangered Mexican wolf population makes strides in US

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Endangered Mexican gray wolves are making more strides, as more breeding pairs and pups have been documented since reintroduction efforts began in the southwestern U.S.
EPA opens office near site of Ohio toxic train derailment

EPA opens office near site of Ohio toxic train derailment

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — The head of the U.S.
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