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'Water apocalypse' demands return to nature for flood, drought resilience: experts

'Water apocalypse' demands return to nature for flood, drought resilience: experts

Norm Allard knows he may never see the full impacts of his efforts to restore wetlands and floodplains in southeastern British Columbia, but he takes a"generational view"of the work that exemplifies a key part of climate resiliency.
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Thousands of lights at Chicago Botanic Garden illuminate tunnels, lilies and art

Thousands of lights at Chicago Botanic Garden illuminate tunnels, lilies and art

GLENCOE, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Botanic Garden is dazzling patrons and visitors from around the world with their fifth annual holiday display of light and music: Lightscape.
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Colorado releases first 5 wolves in reintroduction plan approved by voters to chagrin of ranchers

Colorado releases first 5 wolves in reintroduction plan approved by voters to chagrin of ranchers

GRAND COUNTY, Colorado (AP) — Somewhere on a remote mountainside in Colorado's Rockies, a latch flipped on a crate and a wolf bounded out, heading toward the tree line. Then it stopped short.
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Final electric-vehicle mandate to come Tuesday, sales must double by 2026

Final electric-vehicle mandate to come Tuesday, sales must double by 2026

OTTAWA — Canadian auto companies sold more electric vehicles this year than ever before, but would still need to nearly double that number within three years to meet a new national mandate.
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Heavy December rainfall across Quebec leads to flooding fears, evacuations

Heavy December rainfall across Quebec leads to flooding fears, evacuations

QUEBEC — Heavy rain across Quebec has officials monitoring rising water levels in the provincial capital region and ordering evacuations in some areas.
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Manitoba paper mill fined $1 million for toxic release into Saskatchewan River

Manitoba paper mill fined $1 million for toxic release into Saskatchewan River

THE PAS, Man. — A paper mill in northern Manitoba is facing one of the largest environmental fines in the province's history.
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4 years in prison for Nikola Corp founder for defrauding investors on claims of zero-emission trucks

4 years in prison for Nikola Corp founder for defrauding investors on claims of zero-emission trucks

NEW YORK (AP) — The founder of Nikola Corp.
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After years of decline, the Biden administration says environmental enforcement is on the upswing

After years of decline, the Biden administration says environmental enforcement is on the upswing

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency conducted more on-site inspections of polluting industrial sites this year than any time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the agency said Monday as it seeks to reinvigorate its enforcemen
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Long-delayed Minnesota copper-nickel mining project wins a round in court after several setbacks

Long-delayed Minnesota copper-nickel mining project wins a round in court after several setbacks

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday affirmed a decision by a state agency to grant a major permit for the proposed NewRange copper-nickel mine, saying regulators adequately considered the possibility that developers might expa
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Trial set for North Dakota's pursuit of costs for policing Dakota Access pipeline protests

Trial set for North Dakota's pursuit of costs for policing Dakota Access pipeline protests

BISMARCK, N.D.
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