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Hottest year ever, what can be done? Plenty: more renewables and nuclear, less methane and meat

Hottest year ever, what can be done? Plenty: more renewables and nuclear, less methane and meat

Whenever there is bad news about climate change, people ask: What can be done? Tuesday's news, that 2023 shattered annual heat records, will likely prompt such questions. The European climate agency said average global temperatures were 1.
External corrosion caused Alberta pipeline rupture, fire: Transportation Safety Board

External corrosion caused Alberta pipeline rupture, fire: Transportation Safety Board

EDMONTON — The Transportation Safety Board says external corrosion led to a natural gas pipeline rupture that caused an explosion near a small northwestern Alberta community.
Spain investigates contamination of Atlantic shore by countless plastic pellets spilled from ship

Spain investigates contamination of Atlantic shore by countless plastic pellets spilled from ship

NOIA, Spain (AP) — Countless tiny plastic pellets are washing up on the shores of northern Spain and local authorities declared an environmental emergency on Tuesday after a shipping container fell off a transport vessel last month.
GE business to fill order for turbines to power Western Hemisphere's largest wind project

GE business to fill order for turbines to power Western Hemisphere's largest wind project

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.
Big banks' 'sustainable finance' label misleading: securities complaint

Big banks' 'sustainable finance' label misleading: securities complaint

TORONTO — Canada's big five banks are potentially misleading investors with their use of terms like sustainable finance, according to a complaint to securities regulators by a climate advocacy group.
Arizona governor vows to rein in skyrocketing school voucher program, update groundwater laws

Arizona governor vows to rein in skyrocketing school voucher program, update groundwater laws

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov.
Arrest warrant issued for Montana man accused of killing thousands of birds, including eagles

Arrest warrant issued for Montana man accused of killing thousands of birds, including eagles

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge issued an arrest warrant Monday for a Montana man who failed to show up for an initial court appearance on charges of killing thousands of birds , including bald and golden eagles.

Five companies agree to pay $7.2 million for polluting two Ohio creeks

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Five companies have agreed to pay the federal government more than $7.2 million overall to resolve claims stemming from longstanding pollution in two adjacent creeks in the Maumee River watershed in northwestern Ohio.
Scientists find about a quarter million invisible nanoplastic particles in a liter of bottled water

Scientists find about a quarter million invisible nanoplastic particles in a liter of bottled water

The average liter of bottled water has nearly a quarter million invisible pieces of ever so tiny nanoplastics, detected and categorized for the first time by a microscope using dual lasers.
The 10 most expensive years for weather, natural disaster in Canada: insurance bureau

The 10 most expensive years for weather, natural disaster in Canada: insurance bureau

OTTAWA — These are the 10 most expensive years for natural disasters in Canada as measured by insurance payouts, adjusted for inflation in 2022. This data is from the Insurance Bureau of Canada. 1. 2016, $5.