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Plastics plant owner asks for time to comply with federal orders to end benzene leaks

Plastics plant owner asks for time to comply with federal orders to end benzene leaks

OTTAWA 鈥� The owners of a Sarnia, Ont., plastics plant that has been emitting dangerous levels of the cancer-causing chemical benzene for years say they need more time to comply with tougher federal rules.
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Tallahassee mayor says cost from May 10 tornadoes now tops $50 million as city seeks federal aid

Tallahassee mayor says cost from May 10 tornadoes now tops $50 million as city seeks federal aid

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) 鈥� Recovery from a May 10 tornado outbreak has cost Florida's capital city $50 million so far, Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey said Friday.
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Republicans make Biden's EV push an election-year issue as Democrats take a more nuanced approach

Republicans make Biden's EV push an election-year issue as Democrats take a more nuanced approach

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) 鈥� Donald Trump says the Biden administration's policy to promote electric vehicles is a 鈥渞adical plan鈥� that would kill the economy in automaking states.
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'Rotten rock': Climate change altering the face of Canadian mountaineering

'Rotten rock': Climate change altering the face of Canadian mountaineering

The Abbot Pass hut stood for decades in a rugged saddle between two iconic peaks, overlooking the limpid turquoise of Banff National Park's Lake Louise 鈥� a destination for alpinists from around the world until the ground melted beneath it and forced
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A firefighter dies and a long-distance train derails amid heavy rains and flooding in Germany

A firefighter dies and a long-distance train derails amid heavy rains and flooding in Germany

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) 鈥� Flooding, high river levels and heavy rain led to the death of a firefighter and disrupted train travel in southern Germany on Sunday.
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Scientists are on a quest for drought-resistant wheat, agriculture's 'Holy Grail'

Scientists are on a quest for drought-resistant wheat, agriculture's 'Holy Grail'

CALGARY 鈥� Plant biologist Marcus Samuel has been working for more than a decade to improve the climate resilience of crops.
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Indonesia's Mount Ibu erupts again, spewing thick, gray ash high into the air

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) 鈥� Indonesia鈥檚 Mount Ibu erupted again on Sunday and spewed thick, gray ash 7,000 meters (16,000 feet) into the air, officials said.
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Oregon officials close entire coast to mussel harvesting due to shellfish poisoning

Oregon officials close entire coast to mussel harvesting due to shellfish poisoning

SALEM, Ore. (AP) 鈥� Oregon authorities have closed the state's entire coastline to mussel harvesting due to an 鈥渦nprecedented鈥� outbreak of shellfish poisoning that has sickened at least 20 people.
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With strawberries and goats, a 鈥榝armastery鈥� reaches out to its neighbors

With strawberries and goats, a 鈥榝armastery鈥� reaches out to its neighbors

HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (RNS) 鈥� On a warm, sunny morning in farm country , a group of 40 preschoolers and their parents fanned out across several rows of crops to pluck strawberries from beneath crowns of green leaves.
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UN official highlights how better preparation has shrunk disaster deaths despite worsening climate

UN official highlights how better preparation has shrunk disaster deaths despite worsening climate

As climate change makes disasters such as cyclones, floods and droughts more intense, more frequent and striking more places, fewer people are dying from those catastrophes globally because of better warning, planning and resilience, a top United Nat
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