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Alberta government releases no-go zone map for renewable power projects

Alberta government releases no-go zone map for renewable power projects

EDMONTON — The Alberta government has released some details of where and how it will permit wind and solar development, prohibiting it along a broad stretch of the province's western edge, assessing its visual impact in five other large areas and res
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Meteorologists say this year's warm winter provided key ingredient for Midwest killer tornadoes

Meteorologists say this year's warm winter provided key ingredient for Midwest killer tornadoes

This winter's record warmth provided the key ingredient for a Midwest outbreak of deadly tornadoes and damaging gorilla hail that hit parts of the Midwest Wednesday and Thursday, tornado experts said.
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Feds pick New England’s offshore wind development area, drawing cheers and questions alike

Feds pick New England’s offshore wind development area, drawing cheers and questions alike

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The federal government on Friday designated a large area off the New England coast for offshore wind production development, setting the stage for a possible lease sale within the Gulf of Maine. The U.S.
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Nova Scotia grants Northern Pulp mill one-year extension for environmental assessment

Nova Scotia grants Northern Pulp mill one-year extension for environmental assessment

HALIFAX — An idled Nova Scotia pulp mill has been given another year to complete an environmental assessment for its project to build a new effluent treatment facility.
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California proposes delaying rules aimed at reducing water on lawns, concerning environmentalists

SACRAMENTO, Calif.
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As the rumble of tractor protests grows, the EU offers more environmental concessions to farmers

As the rumble of tractor protests grows, the EU offers more environmental concessions to farmers

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm on Friday proposed weakening even more climate and environmental measures in the bloc's latest set of concessions to farmers apparently bent on continuing disruptive tractor protests until the June E
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Storm dumps over 4 feet of snow in Colorado, leaving thousands without power

Storm dumps over 4 feet of snow in Colorado, leaving thousands without power

DENVER (AP) — A major storm dumped over 4 feet (1 meter) of snow in northern Colorado before ending Friday, leaving thousands without power and continuing to make travel hazardous in the mountains and foothills west of Denver.
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'Plan in advance': Eclipse glasses are hot sellers ahead of rare celestial event

'Plan in advance': Eclipse glasses are hot sellers ahead of rare celestial event

MONTREAL — These days, Mylene Gamache-Tremblay spends her evenings and weekends taking orders for solar eclipse glasses, and packing and shipping them around the eastern part of the country.
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Across the US, batteries and green energies like wind and solar combine for major climate solution

Across the US, batteries and green energies like wind and solar combine for major climate solution

In the Arizona desert, a Danish company is building a massive solar farm that includes batteries that charge when the sun is shining and supply energy back to the electric grid when it's not.
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Trial of former Volkswagen CEO Winterkorn over diesel scandal set to start in September

Trial of former Volkswagen CEO Winterkorn over diesel scandal set to start in September

BERLIN (AP) — Former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn is to go on trial in September on charges of fraud and market manipulation linked to the automaker's diesel emissions scandal, a German court said Friday.
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