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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Google falling short of important climate target, cites electricity needs of AI.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Google falling short of important climate target, cites electricity needs of AI.
The US has long struggled with its feral pig problem, which causes billions of dollars in damage. They're difficult to control for a slew of reasons.
To save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense West Coast forests to kill almost a half-million barred owls that are crowding out their cousins.
VICTORIA — A whale research group that was involved in efforts to rescue an orphaned orca calf from a Vancouver Island lagoon says she has not been seen since May 10, despite multiple recent sightings of her family members.
The Ford government will not bring in a deposit and return system on non-alcoholic drink containers such as pop cans and bottled water, CBC News has learned.Ontario was considering such a system – similar to what the province has in place for beer cans and wine and liquor bottles – to try to boost the recycling rates of drink containers.The system would have seen customers receive a refund for returning used beverage containers to promote recycling and reduce litter. But a senior government offi
Advocates say the practice is "cruel" to koalas and are pushing for it to be outlawed nation-wide.
A pair of zebras have found a permanent home in New Brunswick after a wild year that saw them smuggled across the Canadian border, seized by officials in Saskatchewan and eventually transported across the country to Moncton.Koffee, a young male, and LeeLoo, a young female, were part of a group of five zebras illegally brought into Canada in June of 2023. All five were initially moved into a zoo in Saskatoon. But with two males in the herd, it wasn't an ideal situation.In the wild, herds of plain
South Padre Island, Texas was the scene of four shark-related injuries on July 4. Officials think the same shark caused all the injuries.
CALGARY — Eleven clean energy projects, most of which are based in Alberta, have been selected to receive a total of $11 million in federal funding.
Salmon pools on the Miramichi River system are closed to anglers for the second time this summer.The closure, announced by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, covers 32 salmon pools and went into effect Thursday. The restrictions will remain in effect until conditions approve, the DFO release said.Under the agency's warm water temperature protocol, pool fishing is closed when temperatures reach a certain threshold. Salmon pools are deep parts of the river where salmon take refuge in colder water during
Opponents of California's ambitious targets for electric car adoption to lower greenhouse gas emissions took their case to the U.S. Supreme Court this week, the latest salvo against the state's campaign to fight climate change. Energy companies, corn growers and industry associations have long opposed strong environmental rules in California, for decades the only state with power to request a waiver from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set its own vehicle emissions regulations that are more stringent than the federal standard.
Injecting radioactive material will make horns harder to smuggle internationally
Thousands of people are expected to head to the coast this weekend to beat the heat. Some are already getting too close to the sea lions that call the shore line home.
In the city's final daily update on its water supply crisis, officials said the state of local emergency that was enacted on June 15 expired on Thursday and will not be renewed. However, Stage 4 outdoor water restrictions and a citywide fire ban remain in place as crews determine how the system will respond to the easing of indoor conservation measures."I want to stress that the lifting of the state of local emergency does not mean things have gone back to normal," said Sue Henry, chief of the C
This plant that’s popping up across Canada has potential to cause third-degree burns
The provincial government is increasing guard dog rebates for Saskatchewan ranchers.On Wednesday, the province announced changes to the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation's guardian dog rebate program, following consultation with the Saskatchewan Sheep Development Board.The rebate is being increased from $100 to $400 per guard dog, or the full amount of the dog if the cost is less than $400.Gord Schroeder, the development board's executive director, said the industry organization asked for
General Motors will pay nearly $146 million in penalties to the federal government because 5.9 million of its older vehicles do not comply with emissions and fuel economy standards. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a statement Wednesday that certain GM vehicles from the 2012 through 2018 model years did not comply with federal fuel economy requirements. The penalty comes after the Environmental Protection Agency said its testing showed the GM pickup trucks and SUVs emit over 10% more carbon dioxide on average than GM's initial compliance testing claimed.
A natural gas producer has been fined $60,000 for failing to ensure that its road stream crossing in B.C.'s Peace Region doesn't prevent fish movement. The B.C. Energy Regulator (BCER) issued the fine late last month under the Energy Resource Activities Act, which has been used in 50 other administrative penalties since 2017, according to a provincial database. The $60,000 levied in this case tops this list in terms of the penalty amount. The fine was given to Pacific Canbriam Energy Limited (PC
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Years after being felled, vast swathes of Indonesia's old-growth forests are left sitting idle. And when the land is finally put to use, it's most often for new palm oil plantations, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Water pollution levels in Paris' Rive Seine have improved, data showed on Thursday, three weeks before the Olympics in which the French capital’s landmark waterway is meant to be one of the swimming venues. Data published by the city and regional authorities showed the concentrations of enterococci and E.coli bacteria were below legal thresholds six out of nine days between June 24-July 2. The pollution levels had improved enough for bathing last week, the authorities said.
Wildlife, SC, official says take precaution this July 4th while grilling in parks