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Enbridge will pay $11 million to settle pipeline violations

ST. PAUL, Minn.

Clean Water Act at 50: environmental gains, challenges unmet

Lifelong Cleveland resident Steve Gove recalls when the Cuyahoga River symbolized shame — fetid, lifeless, notorious for catching fire when sparks from overhead rail cars ignited the oil-slicked surface.
B.C.'s extended summer breaks more records, but weather office says rain approaches

B.C.'s extended summer breaks more records, but weather office says rain approaches

VANCOUVER — Several British Columbia cities boasted the warmest temperatures in Canada on the weekend as summer-like weather persists across most of the province, but Environment Canada says a change is coming.
Official: China mining more coal but increasing wind, solar

Official: China mining more coal but increasing wind, solar

BEIJING (AP) — China plans to boost coal production through 2025 to avoid a repeat of last year’s power shortages, an official said Monday, adding to setbacks in efforts to cut climate-changing carbon emissions from the biggest global source.
Tax the rich for more EVs? California Democrats split

Tax the rich for more EVs? California Democrats split

SACRAMENTO, Calif.
Australian floods could inundate or isolate 34,000 homes

Australian floods could inundate or isolate 34,000 homes

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Around 34,000 homes could be inundated or isolated in Victoria state as a flood emergency continues across parts of Australia’s southeast, an official said Monday.
Lessons from Hurricane Michael being applied to Ian recovery

Lessons from Hurricane Michael being applied to Ian recovery

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Four years before Category 4 Ian wiped out parts of southwest Florida, the state's Panhandle had its own encounter with an even stronger hurricane, Michael .
Climate Changed: Canadian arenas adapting and improving to combat temperature changes

Climate Changed: Canadian arenas adapting and improving to combat temperature changes

It's getting harder to make ice in Winnipeg, a city known for its frigid winters.

Radioactive waste found at Missouri elementary school

FLORISSANT, Mo. (AP) — There is significant radioactive contamination at an elementary school in suburban St. Louis where nuclear weapons were produced during World War II, according to a new report by environmental investigation consultants.
Innovation minister on road to making Canada a battery electric and EV powerhouse

Innovation minister on road to making Canada a battery electric and EV powerhouse

OTTAWA — When Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne gets in front a microphone to talk about electrifying Canada's auto industry, he has a favourite line to sum up his efforts to attract global investment: "Not everyone in the world wakes u