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Biden will honor tribal requests by designating 2 new national monuments in California

Biden will honor tribal requests by designating 2 new national monuments in California

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is signing a proclamation to establish two new national monuments in California, in part to honor two tribes, a person familiar with the decision said Monday.
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Alberta Energy Regulator lacks evidence for tailings spill cleanup claims: study

Alberta Energy Regulator lacks evidence for tailings spill cleanup claims: study

EDMONTON — A new analysis of a decade's worth of data kept by Alberta’s oil and gas regulator suggests the agency has made unsubstantiated claims about the success of oilsands tailings spills cleanup. "Their own data, their ...
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Biden will honor tribal requests by designating 2 new national monuments in California

Biden will honor tribal requests by designating 2 new national monuments in California

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is signing a proclamation to establish two new national monuments in California, in part to honor two tribes, a person familiar with the decision said Monday.
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Monkey in a tutu escapes from a home. Missouri sheriff's office says the capture was 'bananas'

Monkey in a tutu escapes from a home. Missouri sheriff's office says the capture was 'bananas'

A monkey in a pink tutu that slipped out of a Missouri home was captured just before a winter storm slammed the state. “Bananas” is how the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office described the apprehension of the primate in a Facebook post.
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Part of street washed away and state of emergency declared in N.L. town after storm

Part of street washed away and state of emergency declared in N.L. town after storm

GAMBO, N.L. — Damaging winds and pounding surf that washed away part of a street in a small northeastern town in Newfoundland on Sunday triggered a state of emergency in the coastal community.
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Monkey in a tutu escapes from a home. Missouri sheriff's office says the capture was 'bananas'

Monkey in a tutu escapes from a home. Missouri sheriff's office says the capture was 'bananas'

A monkey in a pink tutu that slipped out of a Missouri home was captured just before a winter storm slammed the state. “Bananas” is how the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office described the apprehension of the primate in a Facebook post.
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Nova Scotia paper mill to be powered by wind farm with financing from federal agency

Nova Scotia paper mill to be powered by wind farm with financing from federal agency

HALIFAX — A Cape Breton paper mill says a federal investment in 24 new wind turbines completes the financing of a project that will secure its future electricity needs. The Canada Infrastructure Bank has announced it will provide $224.
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Another round of powerful, dry winds to raise wildfire risk across Southern California

Another round of powerful, dry winds to raise wildfire risk across Southern California

Winds will whip up and humidity levels will drop in Southern California this week, raising the risk for wildfires in parched areas still recovering from a recent destructive blaze, forecasters warned Monday.
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Biden issues ban on offshore oil and gas drilling in most federal waters. Trump vows to undo it

Biden issues ban on offshore oil and gas drilling in most federal waters. Trump vows to undo it

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is moving to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling in most U.S. coastal waters, a last-minute effort to block possible action by the incoming Trump administration to expand offshore drilling.
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Biden, in 11th hour action, bans new offshore oil and gas drilling in most federal waters

Biden, in 11th hour action, bans new offshore oil and gas drilling in most federal waters

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is moving to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling in most U.S. coastal waters, a last-minute effort to block possible action by the incoming Trump administration to expand offshore drilling.
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