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Alberta premier condemns federal environment minister's emissions cap comments

Alberta premier condemns federal environment minister's emissions cap comments

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is blasting federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault over comments he made about capping emissions.
$5.6 million bid for one offshore tract marks modest start for Gulf of Mexico wind energy

$5.6 million bid for one offshore tract marks modest start for Gulf of Mexico wind energy

In a first-of-its kind auction for the Gulf of Mexico, a company bid $5.6 million Tuesday to lease federal waters off the Louisiana coast for wind energy generation.
Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida's Big Bend, the 'Nature Coast' far from tourist areas

Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida's Big Bend, the 'Nature Coast' far from tourist areas

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s Big Bend is one of the last truly natural places in the state. It's not Disney World. It’s not South Beach. This is where people go to hunt alligators, fish for tarpon and search for scallops in the shallow waters.
Supermoon could team up with Hurricane Idalia to raise tides higher just as the storm makes landfall

Supermoon could team up with Hurricane Idalia to raise tides higher just as the storm makes landfall

A rare blue supermoon could raise tides above normal just as Hurricane Idalia lashes Florida’s west coast, exacerbating flooding from the storm.
States at the forefront of fights over wetlands protections after justices slash federal rules

States at the forefront of fights over wetlands protections after justices slash federal rules

A month after the U.S.
No more 'Forest Fridays': B.C. pupils to return to school in fire-ravaged communities

No more 'Forest Fridays': B.C. pupils to return to school in fire-ravaged communities

VANCOUVER — Alesha Campbell's five-year-old daughter Maddie used to look forward to "Forest Fridays," when she and kindergarten classmates would walk through the woods behind Rose Valley Elementary in West Kelowna.
Greenpeace releases animated video in campaign against fossil fuel sponsorship of Rugby World Cup

Greenpeace releases animated video in campaign against fossil fuel sponsorship of Rugby World Cup

PARIS — Environmental group Greenpeace released an animated video Wednesday showing a massive amount of oil flooding the field for the upcoming opening game of the Rugby World Cup in a campaign against fossil fuel sponsorship of big sporting events.
Logging is growing in a Nigerian forest home to endangered elephants. Rangers blame lax enforcement

Logging is growing in a Nigerian forest home to endangered elephants. Rangers blame lax enforcement

OMO FOREST RESERVE, Nigeria (AP) — Roaring chainsaws sent trees crashing to the ground, and bare-chested men hacked away at the branches beside a muddy road. Others heaved logs onto a truck, where they were tied in place with wire.
Pope says a revised environmental encyclical will be released Oct. 4, feast of St. Francis of Assisi

Pope says a revised environmental encyclical will be released Oct. 4, feast of St. Francis of Assisi

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis said Wednesday he will be releasing an update to his landmark 2015 environmental encyclical on Oct. 4, the feast of his nature-loving namesake, St.
Unclear how many in Lahaina lost lives as Hawaii authorities near the end of their search for dead

Unclear how many in Lahaina lost lives as Hawaii authorities near the end of their search for dead

HONOLULU (AP) — Crews in Hawaii have all but finished searching for victims of the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, authorities said Tuesday, and it is unclear how many people perished.
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