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New study finds Earth warming at record rate, but no evidence of climate change accelerating

New study finds Earth warming at record rate, but no evidence of climate change accelerating

The rate Earth is warming hit an all-time high in 2023 with 92% of last year's surprising record-shattering heat caused by humans, top scientists calculated.
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Judge considers fate of two pit bulls after deadly attack in Calgary

Judge considers fate of two pit bulls after deadly attack in Calgary

CALGARY 鈥� Almost two years to the day after 86-year-old Betty Ann Williams was mauled to death in a dog attack, the owner of the pit bulls appeared in court trying to keep them all from being put down.
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Alberta government reducing independence of province's energy regulator: Opposition

Alberta government reducing independence of province's energy regulator: Opposition

EDMONTON 鈥� Alberta's energy minister is undermining the independence of its energy regulator, one of several examples of the United Conservative Party government extending its grasp into supposedly arm's-length public agencies, observers say.
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Grassy Narrows First Nation sues Ontario, Canada over mercury contamination

Grassy Narrows First Nation sues Ontario, Canada over mercury contamination

TORONTO 鈥� A northern Ontario First Nation that has been plagued by mercury poisoning for decades said Tuesday it is suing the governments of Ontario and Canada over mercury contamination in a river system that flows through its territory.
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Maine company plans to launch small satellites starting in 2025

Maine company plans to launch small satellites starting in 2025

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) 鈥� Representatives for a Maine company that plans to send small satellites into space from the Northeast's most rural state said they will start launches next year.
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New Brunswick's Twin Rivers pulp mill fined $250,000 for polluting Madawaska River

New Brunswick's Twin Rivers pulp mill fined $250,000 for polluting Madawaska River

EDMUNDSTON, N.B. 鈥� The Twin Rivers Paper Company in New Brunswick has been fined $250,000 after pleading guilty to allowing a failed pipeline to dump pulp and paper process water into the Madawaska River.
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Baby eels worth up to $350K destined for overseas market intercepted in Nova Scotia

Baby eels worth up to $350K destined for overseas market intercepted in Nova Scotia

DARTMOUTH, N.S. 鈥� Federal fisheries officials say they seized 60 kilograms of baby eels worth between $250,000 and $350,000 at a ground transport facility in Dartmouth, N.S., on Friday.
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Many Americans are still shying away from EVs despite Biden's push, an AP-NORC/EPIC poll finds

Many Americans are still shying away from EVs despite Biden's push, an AP-NORC/EPIC poll finds

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Many Americans still aren鈥檛 sold on going electric for their next car purchase. High prices and a lack of easy-to-find charging stations are major sticking points, a new poll shows. About 4 in 10 U.S.
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Yes, you can have a tidy native-plant garden. Here are some tips

Yes, you can have a tidy native-plant garden. Here are some tips

For decades, native plants were relegated to the 鈥渨eed鈥� section of many American gardeners' minds. Most nurseries didn鈥檛 stock them. But that鈥檚 slowly changing .
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PacifiCorp will pay $178M to Oregon wildfire victims in latest settlement over deadly 2020 blazes

PacifiCorp will pay $178M to Oregon wildfire victims in latest settlement over deadly 2020 blazes

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) 鈥� Pacific Power, part of PacifiCorp, said Monday it has agreed to a $178 million settlement with over 400 Oregon plaintiffs in the latest multimillion-dollar payout related to the deadly 2020 wildfires that ravaged the state.
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