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GE business to fill order for turbines to power Western Hemisphere's largest wind project

GE business to fill order for turbines to power Western Hemisphere's largest wind project

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.
Big banks' 'sustainable finance' label misleading: securities complaint

Big banks' 'sustainable finance' label misleading: securities complaint

TORONTO — Canada's big five banks are potentially misleading investors with their use of terms like sustainable finance, according to a complaint to securities regulators by a climate advocacy group.
Arizona governor vows to rein in skyrocketing school voucher program, update groundwater laws

Arizona governor vows to rein in skyrocketing school voucher program, update groundwater laws

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov.
Arrest warrant issued for Montana man accused of killing thousands of birds, including eagles

Arrest warrant issued for Montana man accused of killing thousands of birds, including eagles

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge issued an arrest warrant Monday for a Montana man who failed to show up for an initial court appearance on charges of killing thousands of birds , including bald and golden eagles.

Five companies agree to pay $7.2 million for polluting two Ohio creeks

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Five companies have agreed to pay the federal government more than $7.2 million overall to resolve claims stemming from longstanding pollution in two adjacent creeks in the Maumee River watershed in northwestern Ohio.
Scientists find about a quarter million invisible nanoplastic particles in a liter of bottled water

Scientists find about a quarter million invisible nanoplastic particles in a liter of bottled water

The average liter of bottled water has nearly a quarter million invisible pieces of ever so tiny nanoplastics, detected and categorized for the first time by a microscope using dual lasers.
The 10 most expensive years for weather, natural disaster in Canada: insurance bureau

The 10 most expensive years for weather, natural disaster in Canada: insurance bureau

OTTAWA — These are the 10 most expensive years for natural disasters in Canada as measured by insurance payouts, adjusted for inflation in 2022. This data is from the Insurance Bureau of Canada. 1. 2016, $5.
Insured damage from severe weather exceeded $3.1B in 2023: insurance bureau

Insured damage from severe weather exceeded $3.1B in 2023: insurance bureau

OTTAWA — Severe weather and natural disasters caused more than $3 billion in insured damages for the second year in a row in 2023.
Lobster fishers sue to block monitoring laws designed to help save a rare whale

Lobster fishers sue to block monitoring laws designed to help save a rare whale

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A group of lobster fishermen has sued fishing regulators in federal court, claiming that new electronic monitoring requirements designed to protect rare whales are unconstitutional. The new rules went into effect on Dec.
Supreme Court denies Alaska's bid to revive the copper and gold Pebble Mine proposal blocked by EPA

Supreme Court denies Alaska's bid to revive the copper and gold Pebble Mine proposal blocked by EPA

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected Alaska's bid to revive a proposed copper and gold mine that was blocked by the Environmental Protection Agency.