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A Massachusetts town spent $600K on shore protection. A winter storm washed it away days later

A Massachusetts town spent $600K on shore protection. A winter storm washed it away days later

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts beach community is scrambling after a weekend storm washed away $600,000 in sand that was trucked in to protect homes, roads and other infrastructure.
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End of Quebec electric vehicle rebate will slow shift to cleaner cars: auto dealers

End of Quebec electric vehicle rebate will slow shift to cleaner cars: auto dealers

MONTREAL — Automobile dealers and manufacturers say Quebec's decision to end a rebate for electric vehicle purchases will stop people in the province from buying cleaner cars.
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Non-profit fears end of funding to recycle used fishing gear in Atlantic Canada

Non-profit fears end of funding to recycle used fishing gear in Atlantic Canada

HALIFAX — An environmental non-profit organization that helps recycle tonnes of used fishing gear at more than two dozen collection sites across Atlantic Canada warns it’s at risk of shutting down without continued government funding.
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Canadian banks face ESG-related proposals at AGMs, but little new on climate

Canadian banks face ESG-related proposals at AGMs, but little new on climate

TORONTO — Canadian banks face another round of shareholder proposals focused on environmental, social and governance issues at their annual meetings this year, but little new on climate.
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Shareholder proposal calls on Enbridge to disclose indirect emissions from pipelines

Shareholder proposal calls on Enbridge to disclose indirect emissions from pipelines

CALGARY — Energy giant Enbridge Inc. is urging shareholders at its upcoming annual meeting to vote against a proposal calling on the company to do more to disclose the climate impact of its pipeline business.
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Newfoundland capelin out of 'critical zone,' but not because there are more fish

Newfoundland capelin out of 'critical zone,' but not because there are more fish

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Scientists say they no longer consider the capelin off Newfoundland's east coast to be in the critical zone, but it’s not because there are more fish.
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US energy industry methane emissions are triple what government thinks, study finds

US energy industry methane emissions are triple what government thinks, study finds

American oil and natural gas wells, pipelines and compressors are spewing three times the amount of the potent heat-trapping gas methane as the government thinks, causing $9.3 billion in yearly climate damage , a new comprehensive study calculates.
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The treated discharge from Japan's ruined Fukushima nuclear plant is safe, IAEA chief says on visit

The treated discharge from Japan's ruined Fukushima nuclear plant is safe, IAEA chief says on visit

FUTABA, Japan (AP) — The head of the U.N.
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Zimbabwe predicts a sharp decline in tobacco crop as El Niño takes toll, a year after record harvest

Zimbabwe predicts a sharp decline in tobacco crop as El Niño takes toll, a year after record harvest

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe, Africa’s largest tobacco producer, began its annual tobacco-selling season on Wednesday, with officials and farmers projecting a sharp decline in harvests and quality because of a drought blamed on climate change and
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'Old MacDonald went broke': Technology helps grain farmers confront weather woes

'Old MacDonald went broke': Technology helps grain farmers confront weather woes

British Columbia grain farmer Malcolm Odermatt says all he can do is pray for rain this spring after repeated droughts sabotaged his harvest last year.
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