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California seeks to pair home energy storage, rooftop solar

California seeks to pair home energy storage, rooftop solar

SACRAMENTO, Calif.
'How a Fox would design a henhouse': Alberta rural leaders on oil well cleanup plan

'How a Fox would design a henhouse': Alberta rural leaders on oil well cleanup plan

EDMONTON — The head of the Rural Municipalities of Alberta says an oil and gas industry proposal to grant the industry royalty credits to clean up abandoned wells is like having the fox design the henhouse.
Carbon dioxide emissions rising globally, but drop in China

Carbon dioxide emissions rising globally, but drop in China

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — The world’s burning of coal, oil and natural gas this year is putting 1% more heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the air than last year, bad news for the fight against climate change but with an odd twist, according to scie
Cleanup of former gold mine in Northwest Territories to cost more than $4 billion

Cleanup of former gold mine in Northwest Territories to cost more than $4 billion

YELLOWKNIFE — Cleanup of one of the most contaminated sites in Canada is estimated to cost taxpayers more than four times what was initially expected. The Treasury Board of Canada recently approved a new $4.
California sues over 'forever chemicals' that taint water

California sues over 'forever chemicals' that taint water

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A lawsuit filed Thursday by the state of California accuses 3M, Dupont and 16 smaller companies of covering up the harm caused to the environment and the public from chemicals manufactured by the firms that have over decades foun
Repair of Abbotsford dike breached in 2021 B.C. flood to finish this month: minister

Repair of Abbotsford dike breached in 2021 B.C. flood to finish this month: minister

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — B.C. Emergency Preparedness Minister Mike Farnworth says permanent repairs to a dike in Abbotsford that was breached by a swollen river during last year's catastrophic floods are expected to be complete by the end of this month.
1st winter storm of season rolling through Montana, Dakotas

1st winter storm of season rolling through Montana, Dakotas

FARGO, N.D.
Competition Bureau investigating Canadian Gas Association claims after complaint

Competition Bureau investigating Canadian Gas Association claims after complaint

CALGARY — The federal Competition Bureau is investigating the Canadian Gas Association to determine if it made misleading statements about the environmental impact of natural gas.
Feds resume study of restoring grizzlies to North Cascades

Feds resume study of restoring grizzlies to North Cascades

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Environmental groups on Thursday hailed a decision by the Biden administration to resume studying whether grizzly bears should be restored to the remote North Cascades mountains in Washington state.
Relationship between nature, people is damaged and poses danger, UN leaders say

Relationship between nature, people is damaged and poses danger, UN leaders say

OTTAWA — Wide-scale destruction of nature is raising the risk of future pandemics and is making climate change worse, the heads of the United Nations biodiversity office cautioned Thursday.