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Cleanup underway of the Keystone oil pipeline spill in North Dakota

Cleanup underway of the Keystone oil pipeline spill in North Dakota

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Trucks and workers started cleaning up the Keystone oil pipeline spill in rural North Dakota, though its cause and the project timing is unclear.
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California's effort to hold oil companies liable for natural disaster damage stalls

California's effort to hold oil companies liable for natural disaster damage stalls

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers have blocked a bill to make oil and gas companies liable for damage to homes from natural disasters caused by climate change, warning it could raise gas prices.
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Saskatchewan looking to U.S. to cure doctor woes with recruitment program

Saskatchewan looking to U.S. to cure doctor woes with recruitment program

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government is looking south of the border to cure its ailing doctor woes with a program to recruit American physicians to the Prairie province.
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Keystone spill cleanup underway, no timeline for pipeline restart: South Bow

Keystone spill cleanup underway, no timeline for pipeline restart: South Bow

CALGARY — The owner of the Keystone pipeline says a segment that ruptured in North Dakota has been isolated and the oil spill has been contained. Calgary-based South Bow Corp.
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Takeaways from AP and Lee's report on a pipeline company's lawsuits against Midwest farmers

Takeaways from AP and Lee's report on a pipeline company's lawsuits against Midwest farmers

MANSFIELD, S.D.
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Beloved Zurich Zoo gorilla is euthanized after years of declining health

Beloved Zurich Zoo gorilla is euthanized after years of declining health

GENEVA (AP) — The Zurich Zoo’s beloved gorilla of more than 40 years has been put down after a long struggle with declining health, a zoo official in the Swiss city said Wednesday.
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A pipeline company filed hundreds of lawsuits against landowners. Now its project is threatened

A pipeline company filed hundreds of lawsuits against landowners. Now its project is threatened

MANSFIELD, S.D. (AP) — Jared Bossly was planting soybeans one spring night in 2023 on his 2,000-acre farm in South Dakota when he spotted a sheriff’s vehicle parked at the corner of his property. He had a hunch it wasn’t a social visit.
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Takeaways from AP and Lee's report on a pipeline company's lawsuits against Midwest farmers

Takeaways from AP and Lee's report on a pipeline company's lawsuits against Midwest farmers

MANSFIELD, S.D.
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A pipeline company filed hundreds of lawsuits against landowners. Now its project is threatened

A pipeline company filed hundreds of lawsuits against landowners. Now its project is threatened

MANSFIELD, S.D. (AP) — Jared Bossly was planting soybeans one spring night in 2023 on his 2,000-acre farm in South Dakota when he spotted a sheriff’s vehicle parked at the corner of his property. He had a hunch it wasn’t a social visit.
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Hurricane Helene hit Augusta National last summer. What it left is noticeable, not necessarily bad

Hurricane Helene hit Augusta National last summer. What it left is noticeable, not necessarily bad

AUGUSTA, Ga.
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