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Spring, icy snow bring danger to СÀ¶ÊÓÆµ backcountry, outdoor experts say

Spring, icy snow bring danger to СÀ¶ÊÓÆµ backcountry, outdoor experts say

Spring is a dangerous time to head into British Columbia's backcountry, outdoor experts warn, as sun and warm daytime temperatures melt snowpack that can become hard and treacherously slippery as it freezes again overnight.
$50 million prize funded by Musk foundation goes to carbon-removal company that helps Indian farmers

$50 million prize funded by Musk foundation goes to carbon-removal company that helps Indian farmers

A company that spreads crushed rock on farmers' fields to help draw climate-warming carbon dioxide from the atmosphere has been awarded a $50 million grand prize in a global competition funded by Elon Musk's foundation.
The world's biggest companies have caused $28 trillion in climate damage, a new study estimates

The world's biggest companies have caused $28 trillion in climate damage, a new study estimates

WASHINGTON (AP) — The world's biggest corporations have caused $28 trillion in climate damage, a new study estimates as part of an effort to make it easier for people and governments to hold companies financially accountable, like the tobacco giants
EVs, tariffs in the spotlight as Chinese automakers take leading role at Shanghai auto show

EVs, tariffs in the spotlight as Chinese automakers take leading role at Shanghai auto show

SHANGHAI (AP) — Leading automakers are showcasing their latest designed-for-China and the world models at the Shanghai auto show this week, fighting not to be edged aside in the world’s largest car market while watching for U.S.
DDT sprayed in New Brunswick forests persists in trout at 'alarming' levels: study

DDT sprayed in New Brunswick forests persists in trout at 'alarming' levels: study

FREDERICTON — More than 50 years after it was last used in New Brunswick, new research shows the insecticide DDT is still found in "alarming" rates in trout in the province's lakes, potentially posing a danger to other wildlife and humans that eat th
EPA chief demands that Mexico stop Tijuana sewage from flowing into California

EPA chief demands that Mexico stop Tijuana sewage from flowing into California

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday that Mexico must stop the flow of billions of gallons of sewage and toxic chemicals from Tijuana that has polluted the Pacific Ocean off neighboring Southern California, cl
A 17-year-old male killed in a fall on Bastion Mountain in СÀ¶ÊÓÆµ's Shuswap: RCMP

A 17-year-old male killed in a fall on Bastion Mountain in СÀ¶ÊÓÆµ's Shuswap: RCMP

SALMON ARM — A 17-year-old male has died in a 60-metre fall on Bastion Mountain in British Columbia's Shuswap region. RCMP in Salmon Arm say officers responded to the scene of a "tragic" hiking incident on Monday involving three local teenagers.
South Dakota panel rejects permit for an $8.9 billion carbon capture Midwest pipeline

South Dakota panel rejects permit for an $8.9 billion carbon capture Midwest pipeline

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The massive carbon capture pipeline in the Midwest was thrown into uncertainty Tuesday after South Dakota’s Public Utility Commission denied its route permit application.
Energy efficient school in Coquitlam, СÀ¶ÊÓÆµ, gets clean energy designation

Energy efficient school in Coquitlam, СÀ¶ÊÓÆµ, gets clean energy designation

COQUITLAM — The Coast Salish Elementary school in Coquitlam, СÀ¶ÊÓÆµ, has been designated a Clean Energy Champion by СÀ¶ÊÓÆµ Hydro for its energy efficiency.
A sequoia forest in Detroit? Plantings to improve air quality and mark Earth Day

A sequoia forest in Detroit? Plantings to improve air quality and mark Earth Day

DETROIT (AP) — Arborists are turning vacant land on Detroit's eastside into a small urban forest, not of elms, oaks and red maples indigenous to the city but giant sequoias, the world's largest trees that can live for thousands of years.
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