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Hurricane Otis survivors search for friends and necessities in devastated Acapulco

Hurricane Otis survivors search for friends and necessities in devastated Acapulco

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Survivors of a Category 5 storm that killed at least 27 people as it devastated Mexico’s resort city of Acapulco spent Thursday searching for acquaintances and necessities and hoping that aid would come quickly in the wake of
B.C.'s new fossil emblem an 80-million-year-old marine reptile called elasmosaur

B.C.'s new fossil emblem an 80-million-year-old marine reptile called elasmosaur

VICTORIA — British Columbia has officially designated a large, fierce-looking marine reptile that swam in waters off Vancouver Island 80 million years ago as the province's official fossil emblem.
Lakes in Kootenay and Yoho National Parks closed after suspected whirling disease

Lakes in Kootenay and Yoho National Parks closed after suspected whirling disease

All bodies of water in Kootenay and Yoho National Parks have been closed for the next five months after a suspected case of whirling disease was reported in British Columbia’s southeast Rocky Mountains.
B.C. introduces crowd-sourcing mechanism to protect old-growth forests, more habitat

B.C. introduces crowd-sourcing mechanism to protect old-growth forests, more habitat

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is moving to protect more old-growth forests and critical habitat with a type of crowd-source funding. Premier David Eby says the government will work with the independent B.C.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says renewable-powered grid by 2035 'fantasy thinking'

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says renewable-powered grid by 2035 'fantasy thinking'

CALGARY — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith told delegates at a climate conference in Calgary on Thursday that achieving an electricity grid that depends on renewable power by 2035 is "fantasy thinking.
Liberals pause carbon pricing on heating oil, double rural carbon price rebate top-up

Liberals pause carbon pricing on heating oil, double rural carbon price rebate top-up

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals are increasing the carbon price rebate for rural Canadians and lifting the carbon price off home heating oil entirely for the next three years, as affordability concerns leave their party flailing in the polls in Atlanti
Soil removal from Ohio train derailment site is nearly done, but cleanup isn't over

Soil removal from Ohio train derailment site is nearly done, but cleanup isn't over

The removal of contaminated soil from the eastern Ohio site of February's fiery Norfolk Southern derailment is expected to be completed sometime this weekend, although the larger cleanup effort isn't over. U.S.
Feds install temporary impact review process pending new law prompted by top court

Feds install temporary impact review process pending new law prompted by top court

OTTAWA — The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada will revisit 23 projects it is currently reviewing to ensure there is clear federal jurisdiction, after a Supreme Court decision found parts of the law strayed into provincial territory, Environment Min
Shiffrin, Odermatt are favorites again as Alpine skiing season starts amid climate change issues

Shiffrin, Odermatt are favorites again as Alpine skiing season starts amid climate change issues

SOELDEN, Austria (AP) — Just a fraction of the talk in the buildup to this weekend’s Alpine skiing World Cup opening has been about who will win the races or if Mikaela Shiffrin and Marco Odermatt are going to dominate the season again.
Fire, other ravages jeopardize California’s prized forests

Fire, other ravages jeopardize California’s prized forests

KYBURZ, Calif. (AP) — On a mountainside where walls of flames torched the forest on their way toward Lake Tahoe in 2021, blackened trees stand against a gray sky.