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Mountain biking groups 'stretched thin' with trail work as popularity grows

Mountain biking groups 'stretched thin' with trail work as popularity grows

VANCOUVER — The outdoors were a refuge for many during the pandemic as people hit their local trail networks to mountain bike, hike, run and walk, but advocates in British Columbia say the value of trails isn't reflected in the level of support they
Flash floods in southern Spain prompt officials to evacuate homes. Couple missing in rising waters

Flash floods in southern Spain prompt officials to evacuate homes. Couple missing in rising waters

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Emergency services in southern Spain were searching Tuesday for a married couple after flash floods swept away their vehicle as rising waters prompted the evacuation of hundreds of homes.
Audit finds B.C.'s forest management hurt by flawed data without clear methodology

Audit finds B.C.'s forest management hurt by flawed data without clear methodology

VICTORIA — An audit has found that British Columbia's government did not have a clear method for calculating the carbon being stored or released in provincial forests, which undermined the credibility in reporting from the Forests Ministry.
Toronto pledges action on coyotes after incidents in Fort York, Liberty Village areas

Toronto pledges action on coyotes after incidents in Fort York, Liberty Village areas

The City of Toronto is pledging to take action on coyotes after receiving recommendations on how to handle recent "unusually bold" animal encounters in two communities.
Protesters demand engineering firm cancel bike lane removal contract with province

Protesters demand engineering firm cancel bike lane removal contract with province

Protesters gathered outside the Toronto office of an engineering firm Tuesday, calling on the company to cancel its contract with the Ontario government to help remove some city bike lanes.
Report highlights how communities hardest hit by climate change can build resilient water systems

Report highlights how communities hardest hit by climate change can build resilient water systems

Malynndra Tome was helping to map livestock ponds in the Navajo Nation when she saw something that inspired her to act.
China's BYD launches EV charging system it says works nearly as fast as a fill up

China's BYD launches EV charging system it says works nearly as fast as a fill up

BANGKOK (AP) — China’s energy and auto giant BYD has announced an ultra fast EV charging system that it says is nearly as quick as a fill up at the pumps.
America's ports have labored to clean up pollution. Will that continue?

America's ports have labored to clean up pollution. Will that continue?

LOS ANGELES (AP) — On a gray March afternoon at the Port of Los Angeles, the largest in the U.S.
Strange foam and dead fish wash ashore at 2 Australian beaches as surfers fall sick

Strange foam and dead fish wash ashore at 2 Australian beaches as surfers fall sick

A microalgal bloom was suspected to have sickened humans and marine life as well as creating the foam that has covered hundreds of metres of coastline.
Boat tours and ash scatterings help beleaguered California salmon fleet stay afloat

Boat tours and ash scatterings help beleaguered California salmon fleet stay afloat

William Smith has long fished the California coast for salmon, taking avid anglers out on his boat in hopes they'll get to wrestle with and reel in the prized catch. But not anymore. Smith, known as “Capt.