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Tropical Storm Alberto dissipates over central Mexico after heavy rains killed 4

Tropical Storm Alberto dissipates over central Mexico after heavy rains killed 4

TAMPICO, Mexico (AP) — Tropical Storm Alberto, the season’s first named storm, weakened Thursday as it moved inland over northeast Mexico after bringing heavy rains to parts of the parched region and leaving at least four dead .
Alberta environment minister unworried by movement toward methane tariffs

Alberta environment minister unworried by movement toward methane tariffs

WASHINGTON — Alberta's environment minister expressed little concern that European countries are taking steps toward tariffs on imported natural gas associated with high methane emissions as she promoted the province's role as an energy ally in Washi
Calgary mayor sticks to Stampede opening day for possible main water fix

Calgary mayor sticks to Stampede opening day for possible main water fix

CALGARY — Calgary's mayor is promising residents a full accounting of the costs created by a catastrophic break of the city's main water line.
Biden administration old-growth forest proposal doesn't ban logging, but still angers industry

Biden administration old-growth forest proposal doesn't ban logging, but still angers industry

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Heat wave claims lives of at least 125 in Mexico this year, hitting country's most vulnerable

Heat wave claims lives of at least 125 in Mexico this year, hitting country's most vulnerable

VERACRUZ, Mexico (AP) — When the nursing home in southern Mexico began to bake in the country’s ongoing heat wave , staff cycled their elderly residents through the few cooling options they had.
Fossil fuel opponents score victory in a UK Supreme Court ruling on case near a London airport

Fossil fuel opponents score victory in a UK Supreme Court ruling on case near a London airport

LONDON (AP) — Fossil fuel opponents won a major victory Thursday as the U.K. Supreme Court ruled that planners reviewing well-drilling permits must consider the greenhouse gas emissions from burning the extracted oil .
U.S. bans on gasoline-powered leaf blowers grow, as does blowback from landscaping industry

U.S. bans on gasoline-powered leaf blowers grow, as does blowback from landscaping industry

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The roar of the leaf blower has become an inescapable part of daily life in communities across America, leading towns and states to ban or restrict blowers that run on gasoline.
Labrador wildfire 'got worse really fast,' residents given minutes to flee: evacuee

Labrador wildfire 'got worse really fast,' residents given minutes to flee: evacuee

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A wildfire threatening a town in central Labrador grew suddenly to a raging blaze that advanced two kilometres in about 45 minutes before officials ordered everyone to evacuate Wednesday night, authorities have revealed.
A German town's referendum on culling pigeons has led to an uproar by animal rights activists

A German town's referendum on culling pigeons has led to an uproar by animal rights activists

BERLIN (AP) — An ongoing fight between residents and animal rights activists over whether to cull pigeons in a small German town has led to an uproar — even though a majority of the residents voted in favor of culling the birds in a referendum earlie
The Iberian lynx is back from the brink of extinction, thanks to conservation efforts

The Iberian lynx is back from the brink of extinction, thanks to conservation efforts

MADRID (AP) — Things are looking up for the Iberian lynx .
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