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Court throws out gas pipeline's West Virginia water permit

CHARLESTON, W.Va.
Spain's prime minister says Europe needs to re-industrialize

Spain's prime minister says Europe needs to re-industrialize

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Europe must “re-industrialize” to become more self-sufficient and less dependent on third countries for energy and key raw materials, Spain's prime minister said Tuesday.
Oil drilling in Gulf safer, but concerns linger, report says

Oil drilling in Gulf safer, but concerns linger, report says

Thirteen years after the massive Deepwater Horizons spill fouled the Gulf of Mexico, regulators and industry have reduced some risks in deep water exploration in the gulf but some troublesome safety issues persist, a new study by the National Academy
Jacinda Ardern to begin new role combating online extremism

Jacinda Ardern to begin new role combating online extremism

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Jacinda Ardern, who stepped down as New Zealand's prime minister in January , will begin an unpaid role this month combating online extremism.
On India's shore, rising salinity means daily water struggle

On India's shore, rising salinity means daily water struggle

KOCHI, India (AP) — Anthony Kuttappassera's family has lived in the same house at the edge of the Arabian Sea for more than a century. He grew up drinking water from the pond and the well outside his home.
Fungus that causes deadly white nose syndrome among bats detected in B.C. guano

Fungus that causes deadly white nose syndrome among bats detected in B.C. guano

GRAND FORKS, B.C. — A fungus that has led to some Canadian bat populations becoming endangered has been found in British Columbia.
Hard cleanup: Montana train derailment spills beer and clay

Hard cleanup: Montana train derailment spills beer and clay

PARADISE, Mont.
Officials: Epic California snowpack among biggest on record

Officials: Epic California snowpack among biggest on record

LOS ANGELES (AP) — This year's epic snowpack in California's Sierra Nevada could top records, state officials said Monday, and significant flooding is expected when it melts and flows down from the mountains.
Atlantic hydrogen projects tracking well for 2025 production start: Wilkinson

Atlantic hydrogen projects tracking well for 2025 production start: Wilkinson

OTTAWA — Seven months after Canada and Germany agreed to build a new hydrogen supply chain across the Atlantic Ocean, the 2025 target date for the first shipments is on track, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says.
Indigenous rights, not mineral rights, B.C. First Nation tells court

Indigenous rights, not mineral rights, B.C. First Nation tells court

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government's outdated practice of granting mineral claims without Indigenous consent is a "continuation of the Crown's efforts the dismantle Gitxaala's society," a lawyer for the First Nation told a court.
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