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Feds: Offshore wind not to blame for East Coast whale deaths

Feds: Offshore wind not to blame for East Coast whale deaths

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Federal environmental and energy officials moved Wednesday to quell a growing controversy over whether work done by the offshore wind power industry is killing whales in the northeastern U.S.
СÀ¶ÊÓÆµ First Nation says unique deal gives it veto power over proposed coal mine

СÀ¶ÊÓÆµ First Nation says unique deal gives it veto power over proposed coal mine

A British Columbia First Nation is celebrating a deal with a coal company that gives it veto power over a proposed mine on its land.
Severe weather in Canada caused $3.1 billion in insured damages in 2022

Severe weather in Canada caused $3.1 billion in insured damages in 2022

The Insurance Bureau of Canada says severe weather caused $3.1 billion in insured damage in Canada in 2022, from flooding to storms to Hurricane Fiona. That makes 2022 the third worst year for insured losses in Canadian history.
Irving Oil refinery to use renewable natural gas made from food waste under new deal

Irving Oil refinery to use renewable natural gas made from food waste under new deal

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Irving Oil says it has teamed up with a renewable energy producer to supply its Saint John, N.B., refinery with carbon-negative renewable natural gas. The New Brunswick company says Anaergia Inc.
Pension funds improving on climate but overall still falling short: report

Pension funds improving on climate but overall still falling short: report

TORONTO — Canadian pension funds are falling short in responding to the climate crisis despite recent progress by some, said a report by an advocacy group out Wednesday.
Live updates | World Economic Forum gathering in Davos

Live updates | World Economic Forum gathering in Davos

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The Latest on the World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, Switzerland: Colombia President Gustavo Petro described U.S.
At Davos, Zelenskyy urges allies to speed up push vs. Russia

At Davos, Zelenskyy urges allies to speed up push vs. Russia

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told political leaders at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos that supplies of Western weapons must come quicker than Russia’s attacks , urging the world to move faster because “
СÀ¶ÊÓÆµ court tosses lawsuit alleging province broke rules to report emission targets

СÀ¶ÊÓÆµ court tosses lawsuit alleging province broke rules to report emission targets

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia judge has tossed out a lawsuit that accused the СÀ¶ÊÓÆµ government of violating its own rules to account for greenhouse gas emission targets.
Michigan wolf population holding steady, 2022 survey shows

Michigan wolf population holding steady, 2022 survey shows

Michigan's gray wolf population remains stable and might have reached its natural ceiling after mounting a decadeslong comeback in the Upper Peninsula, state biologists said after the latest survey.
New ice core analysis shows sharp Greenland warming spike

New ice core analysis shows sharp Greenland warming spike

A sharp spike in Greenland temperatures since 1995 showed the giant northern island 2.7 degrees (1.5 degrees Celsius) hotter than its 20th-century average, the warmest in more than 1,000 years, according to new ice core data.