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Spring storm: Ontario, Quebec utilities still working to restore power to thousands

About 19,700 Hydro-Québec customers are still without power as work crews continue restoring electricity after a major spring storm. A notice from the utility says about 1,200 workers are in the field.
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St. Louis-area residents make plea for compensation for illnesses tied to nuclear contamination

St. Louis-area residents make plea for compensation for illnesses tied to nuclear contamination

Karen Nickel has been dealing with lupus and other illnesses for years, illnesses she blames on childhood exposure to a suburban St. Louis creek where Cold War-era nuclear waste was dumped decades ago.
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Cleanup begins as spring nor'easter moves on. But hundreds of thousands still lack power

Cleanup begins as spring nor'easter moves on. But hundreds of thousands still lack power

GILFORD, N.H.
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Alberta irrigators' study proposes $5 billion in water storage for drier future

Alberta irrigators' study proposes $5 billion in water storage for drier future

Alberta's irrigation district managers are proposing a $5-billion plan for water storage and conservation in the province's south as the region faces increasingly tight supplies of the vital resource.
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New Mexico electric vehicle mandates to remain in place as auto dealers fight the new rules

New Mexico electric vehicle mandates to remain in place as auto dealers fight the new rules

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.
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Heat-trapping carbon dioxide and methane levels in the air last year spiked to record highs again

Heat-trapping carbon dioxide and methane levels in the air last year spiked to record highs again

The levels of the crucial heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere reached historic highs last year, growing at near-record fast paces, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Gray wolves hadn’t been seen in south Michigan since the 1900s. This winter, a local hunter shot one

MARSHALL, Mich.
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Amid legal challenges, SEC pauses its climate rule

Amid legal challenges, SEC pauses its climate rule

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is pausing the implementation of its new climate disclosure rule while it defends the regulation in court.
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EPA head Regan defends $20B green bank: 'I feel really good about this program'

EPA head Regan defends $20B green bank: 'I feel really good about this program'

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday defended a new $20 billion federal “green bank” program, saying it will finance a variety of projects to create low-carbon solutions to combat climate change , including in
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Austria likely to be largely ice-free within 45 years as glaciers recede quickly, experts say

Austria likely to be largely ice-free within 45 years as glaciers recede quickly, experts say

VIENNA (AP) — Austrian glaciers receded last year at a rapid pace and the Alpine country is likely to be largely ice-free in 40 to 45 years as the process continues, experts said Friday.
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