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Minister planning to table First Nations water bill despite provincial opposition

Minister planning to table First Nations water bill despite provincial opposition

OTTAWA — The federal minister of Indigenous services says her government plans to reintroduce legislation to ensure First Nations' rights to clean drinking water — despite calls from Alberta and Ontario for it to scrap the bill altogether.
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EPA says Trump’s big bill should help in its fight to take back billions in green bank funds

EPA says Trump’s big bill should help in its fight to take back billions in green bank funds

WASHINGTON (AP) — The sprawling tax and policy bill that passed Congress repeals a multibillion-dollar green bank for financing climate-friendly projects, and the Trump administration should be allowed to freeze its funding and cancel related contrac
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Ottawa announces funding for five Alberta carbon capture projects

Ottawa announces funding for five Alberta carbon capture projects

COCHRANE — The federal natural resources minister has announced $21.5 million in funding for five Alberta projects that aim to lower the cost of capturing and storing carbon dioxide emissions.
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Police seek witness as they investigate suspected animal attack on Ontario child

Police seek witness as they investigate suspected animal attack on Ontario child

Police say they are looking for a potential witness as they continue to investigate a suspected animal attack in eastern Ontario that left a young child with serious injuries.
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Scientists transplant crossbred corals to help save Miami's reefs from climate change

Scientists transplant crossbred corals to help save Miami's reefs from climate change

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla.
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Wildfire in Greece prompts evacuation while firefighters tackle blazes in Turkey and Syria

Wildfire in Greece prompts evacuation while firefighters tackle blazes in Turkey and Syria

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A new wildfire in Greece prompted evacuations in coastal areas south of Athens of Friday, as firefighters in neighboring Turkey remained locked in a battle to contain flames tearing through forested hillsides in the west of the
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Zimbabwe's scrap metal hunters are quietly fighting climate change one piece at a time

Zimbabwe's scrap metal hunters are quietly fighting climate change one piece at a time

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — “Any gold in there today?” Ezekiel Mabhiza called to a man hunched over a mound of trash, hoe in hand, rummaging through one of the many illegal dumpsites that scar Zimbabwe’s capital. Mabhiza joined in.
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Ethiopia completes the power-generating dam on the Nile that caused a dispute with Egypt

Ethiopia completes the power-generating dam on the Nile that caused a dispute with Egypt

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s prime minister said Thursday that a controversial power dam on the Nile is now complete, a major milestone for his country amid a dispute with Egypt over equitable sharing of the water.
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EPA puts on leave 139 employees who spoke out against policies under Trump

EPA puts on leave 139 employees who spoke out against policies under Trump

The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday put on administrative leave 139 employees who signed a “declaration of dissent” with its policies, accusing them of “unlawfully undermining” the Trump administration's agenda.
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Latin America’s top human rights court says states have duty to act on climate crisis

Latin America’s top human rights court says states have duty to act on climate crisis

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The Inter-American Court of Human Rights on Thursday issued a landmark advisory opinion linking governments’ human rights obligations to their responsibility to address the threat of climate change — a move expected to shape p
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