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Consortium of Great Lakes universities and tech companies gets $15M to seek ways to clean wastewater

Consortium of Great Lakes universities and tech companies gets $15M to seek ways to clean wastewater

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The National Science Foundation has given a consortium of Great Lakes-area universities and tech companies $15 million to develop ways to extract harmful substances from wastewater.
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After a record year, Norway's giant oil fund pledges to push sustainable energy

After a record year, Norway's giant oil fund pledges to push sustainable energy

STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — The manager of the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund pledged Tuesday to push major oil and gas companies to speed up preparations for the “inescapable” transition away from planet-warming fossil fuels while also twisting
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UN agency confirms 119.8-degree reading in Sicily two years ago as Europe's record high temperature

UN agency confirms 119.8-degree reading in Sicily two years ago as Europe's record high temperature

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.'s weather agency on Tuesday confirmed a reading of 48.8 degrees Celsius (119.8 degrees Fahrenheit) in Sicily two years ago as the hottest temperature ever recorded in Europe.
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Epcor issues ban on non-essential water use in Edmonton area due to pump issue

Epcor issues ban on non-essential water use in Edmonton area due to pump issue

EDMONTON — Residents and businesses in Edmonton and the surrounding area were told Monday to limit their water use. Epcor issued a mandatory ban on non-essential water use after a failure in the distribution pumping system at the E.L.
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Snowstorm forces cancellations in Nova Scotia and eastern Newfoundland

Snowstorm forces cancellations in Nova Scotia and eastern Newfoundland

HALIFAX — Wind speeds picked up Monday afternoon, tossing around freshly fallen snow as a winter storm moved through Nova Scotia and into Newfoundland.
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Drought in Western Canada impacting hydropower production as reservoirs run low

Drought in Western Canada impacting hydropower production as reservoirs run low

Two hydro-rich provinces are being forced to import power from other jurisdictions due to severe drought in Western Canada. Both B.C.
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Atmospheric rivers swamp B.C. coast, melting snow and triggering flood advisories

Atmospheric rivers swamp B.C. coast, melting snow and triggering flood advisories

VANCOUVER — Rainfall and flood advisories remain in effect for parts of Metro Vancouver and the Sea to Sky region as balmy weather brings a series of rainstorms to British Columbia's South Coast, melting any sign of heavy snowfall earlier this month.
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Avian flu is devastating farms in California's 'Egg Basket' as outbreaks roil poultry industry

Avian flu is devastating farms in California's 'Egg Basket' as outbreaks roil poultry industry

PETALUMA, Calif. (AP) — Last month, Mike Weber got the news every poultry farmer fears: His chickens tested positive for avian flu .
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Greta Thunberg joins hundreds marching in England to protest airport's expansion for private planes

Greta Thunberg joins hundreds marching in England to protest airport's expansion for private planes

LONDON (AP) — Climate activist Greta Thunberg joined a march in southern England on Saturday to protest the use of private jets and the expansion of an airport.
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Parts of B.C. under flood watch as atmospheric rivers wash over South Coast

Parts of B.C. under flood watch as atmospheric rivers wash over South Coast

VANCOUVER — Environment Canada has improved its warning systems since the last flooding disaster in B.C., and Premier David Eby says it will be on top of the latest series of atmospheric rivers rolling over the South Coast in the next few days.
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