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With organic fields next door, conventional farms dial up the pesticide use, study finds

With organic fields next door, conventional farms dial up the pesticide use, study finds

Champions of organic farming have long portrayed it as friendlier to humans and the earth.
More than 100 iconic cherry trees in Washington are being cut down. So long, Stumpy

More than 100 iconic cherry trees in Washington are being cut down. So long, Stumpy

WASHINGTON (AP) — The sun is setting on Stumpy, the gnarled old cherry tree that has become a social media phenom.
A Moroccan town protests water management plans

A Moroccan town protests water management plans

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Regional and local leaders in eastern Morocco met this week with residents and civil society groups after months of protests over a water management plan set to take effect later this year.
Bird flu is decimating seal colonies. Scientists don't know how to stop it

Bird flu is decimating seal colonies. Scientists don't know how to stop it

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Avian influenza is killing tens of thousands of seals and sea lions in different corners of the world, disrupting ecosystems and flummoxing scientists who don't see a clear way to slow the devastating virus.
'Like a hot iron.' B.C. man's ultra-marathon Hawaiian swim is scuttled by jellyfish

'Like a hot iron.' B.C. man's ultra-marathon Hawaiian swim is scuttled by jellyfish

Ultra-endurance athlete Nick Pelletier knew the Hawaiian channel he planned to swim had plenty of sharks, but he should have been worried about the jellyfish. Pelletier, who's from Kelowna, B.C.
A rare Czech almond grove blooms early after an unusually warm winter

A rare Czech almond grove blooms early after an unusually warm winter

HUSTOPECE, Czech Republic (AP) — Masses of white and pink blossoms in a rare almond grove in the Czech Republic appeared earlier than usual after one of the warmest winters on record.
Drought, heat and mismanagement make getting fresh water an increasingly tough task

Drought, heat and mismanagement make getting fresh water an increasingly tough task

As the world warms from human-caused climate change , fresh water for drinking, cooking and cleaning is becoming harder to get for many people.
State Farm discontinuing 72,000 home policies in California in latest blow to state insurance market

State Farm discontinuing 72,000 home policies in California in latest blow to state insurance market

SACRAMENTO, Calif.
Tentative deal would see Ottawa scrap Highway 413's impact assessment designation

Tentative deal would see Ottawa scrap Highway 413's impact assessment designation

TORONTO — Ontario has struck a tentative deal with Ottawa to drop an assessment of the province’s Highway 413 project, oversight long advocated for by environmental groups but criticized by the province as federal overreach.
Industrial carbon price cuts three times the emissions of consumer levy: report

Industrial carbon price cuts three times the emissions of consumer levy: report

OTTAWA — Canada's carbon price could slash greenhouse-gas emissions by more than 100 million tonnes a year by 2030, but only about one-fifth of that will come from the consumer carbon price at the centre of Conservative attacks.