Walmart, Albertsons Among 1st To Sign Tuna Transparency Pledge

Washington Post
Should you kill hammerhead flatworms?
Once again, hammerhead flatworms are wriggling into the spotlight - this time in Canada. The toxic and invasive pests, which originate from Southeast Asia, have the ability to regenerate even if chopped into pieces. They have long been spotted across the United States and in other countries, including Canada. On iNaturalist, an invasive species reporting platform, there is evidence of Canadians mentioning the worms since at least 2019, with the most recent report logged as of Tuesday.Subscribe t
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Miami Herald
Shark caught off New York had chunk bitten out by an even bigger shark. See the photo
“Clearly, being a shark in the open ocean is not without risks.”
2 days ago
The Hill
Manchin vows to introduce resolution to overturn Biden permitting rule
Senate Energy Committee Chair Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said he will lead a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to undo the Biden administration’s final rule on permitting announced Tuesday morning. “All the White House had to do was implement the commonsense, bipartisan permitting reforms in the Fiscal Responsibility Act, that all sides agreed upon, but once…
a day ago
The Canadian Press
Ontario to begin buying land to build Highway 413, construction slated for next year
CALEDON, Ont. — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province plans to begin buying up land to build a highway in the Toronto area. Ford says the province will be meeting with landowners soon to buy property at a fair market value. He says fieldwork has begun on the proposed 52-kilometre highway that will run west from Highway 400 in Vaughan, Ont., through Peel Region and southwest to Highway 401 in Halton Region, west of Toronto. Ford says early construction contracts will be awarded next year. E
2 days ago
The Canadian Press
Climate change could virtually disappear in Florida - at least according to state law
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida, perhaps the most vulnerable state to sea-level rise and extreme weather, is on the verge of repealing what's left of a 16-year-old law that lists climate change as a priority when making energy policy decisions. Instead, the state would make energy affordability and availability its main focus. A bill waiting to be signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis would strip the term “climate change” from much of state law and reverse a policy then-Gov. Charlie Crist cham
a day ago
USA TODAY Sports
Sad ending for great-horned owl nest in flower pot on Wisconsin couple's balcony
A nest built by great-horned owls in a flower pot on a Wisconsin balcony did not produce young. The female owl ate one egg and abandoned the nest.
16 hours ago
Associated Press
Remote Lake Superior island wolf numbers are stable but moose population declining, researchers say
Researchers forced to cut short an annual survey of wildlife on a remote Lake Superior island this winter due to unusually warm weather announced Tuesday that they managed to gather data that shows the wolf population is stable. Isle Royale is a 134,000-acre (54,200-hectare) island situated in far western Lake Superior between Grand Marais, Minnesota, and Thunder Bay, Canada. Researchers typically conduct aerial surveys of the island to develop population estimates and observe animal behavior.
2 days ago
Bloomberg
Gas Prices Are Putting Washington’s Boldest Climate Policy at Risk
(Bloomberg) -- When regular gas prices in Seattle blew past $5 last month, it appeared to play into the hands of conservative activists and politicians who say the surefire way to bring down fuel prices is repealing Washington state’s most ambitious climate policy: a cap-and-trade program.Most Read from BloombergTesla Axes Supercharger Team in Blow to Broader EV MarketNYPD Arrests Over 300 Protesters in Crackdown on College CampusesFed to Signal Delay of Interest-Rate CutsThe Ozempic Effect: How
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Reuters
Enbridge selects contractors for its Great Lakes Tunnel Project
Canadian energy company Enbridge has retained a joint venture partnership between Barnard Construction Company, Inc. and Civil and Building North America, Inc (CBNA). The Great Lakes Tunnel will link Michigan's peninsulas, providing a secure route for Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline. Barnard, based in Bozeman, Montana, and CBNA, based in Miami, Florida, will collaborate with Enbridge to construct the tunnel for the State of Michigan, the statement said.
2 days ago
Sky News
Two men charged over felling of Sycamore Gap tree
Two men have been charged in connection with the felling of the famous Sycamore Gap tree. Daniel Graham, 38, and Adam Carruthers, 31, have been charged with causing criminal damage after the tree was cut down last September. There was a national outcry when the much-loved, 200-year-old Northumberland tree, which stood next to Hadrian's Wall, was found to have been cut down.
2 days ago
The Canadian Press
As TMX enables record oil output, First Nations hope for new chapter
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Some Indigenous communities in northern Alberta hope the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion willmark the start of a new chapter in their relationship with Canada's oilsands industry. The$34 billion pipeline project from Alberta to the B.C. coast promises improved access to export markets for oilsands producers, which are forecast to achieve all-time-high output this year. The pipeline's expected opening on May 1 is a big deal for the Fort McKay First Nation, located about a
2 days ago
Financial Post
Opinion: Keep Ontario's Wesleyville site open for nuclear power development
The small town on Lake Ontario was OK'd for nuclear in the 1970s. Piggybacking on work done could get the province the power it needs fast
18 hours ago
USA TODAY
Grizzly bears coming back to Washington state as some decry return of 'apex predator'
Grizzly bears are set to be introduced into Washington state's North Cascades ecosystem after being listed as 'threatened' since 1975.
7 hours ago
CBC
25 years after they came back to Ontario, expert says elk population still not stable
A quarter century after elk were brought back to Ontario, there are concerns they could once again vanish from the landscape.The latest provincial surveys show the herds haven't grown much since the original 440 were trucked in from Alberta between 1998 and 2001."For me it was a personal thing," said Josef Hamr, a wildlife biologist who was one of the leads on the elk restoration project."I was really hoping we could re-establish a viable self-sustaining population. It was kind of the goal of my
21 hours ago
USA TODAY
How rare Devils Hole pupfish populations came back to life in Death Valley
From endangered to a population of a school of fish, one rare species in Nevada has a lot to celebrate after its community has multiplied.
a day ago
HuffPost
House GOP Passes Bills That Attack Environmental Protections, Benefit Oil And Mining Companies
The bills will give GOP industry allies something to tout heading into the 2024 elections.
8 hours ago
Reuters
Microsoft, Brookfield to partner on renewable energy projects
The agreement provides a pathway for Brookfield to deliver the new renewable energy capacity between 2026 and 2030 in the U.S. and Europe, a Microsoft spokesperson told Reuters in an emailed statement. The Financial Times first reported on the partnership, and said the 10.5 gigawatts of new capacity would cost more than $10 billion, citing recent industry trends. Both Brookfield and Microsoft did not disclose any financial terms of the agreement.
a day ago
The Hill
Raskin calls Republican senator ‘climate fatalist’ in oil industry hearing
The Senate Budget Committee’s Democratic majority and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) took aim at the oil industry Wednesday for historically minimizing the impacts of fossil fuels on the climate in a hearing on the results of a bicameral investigation into the industry’s efforts. In perhaps the most contentious exchange of the hearing, during which senators…
13 hours ago
BBC
Breeding hope as rare giant otter arrives at zoo
The arrival is part of an international breeding programme to protect the species from extinction.
19 hours ago
The Canadian Press
At plastics treaty talks in Canada, sharp disagreements on whether to limit plastic production
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Nations made progress on a treaty to end plastic pollution, finishing the latest round of negotiations in Canada early Tuesday amid sharp disagreements about whether to put global limits on plastic production. For the first time in the process, negotiators discussed the text of what is supposed to become a global treaty. Delegates and observers at the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution called it a welcome sign that talk shifted from ideas to treat
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Walmart, Albertsons Among 1st To Sign Tuna Transparency Pledge

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Should you kill hammerhead flatworms?

Shark caught off New York had chunk bitten out by an even bigger shark. See the photo

Manchin vows to introduce resolution to overturn Biden permitting rule

Ontario to begin buying land to build Highway 413, construction slated for next year

Climate change could virtually disappear in Florida - at least according to state law

Sad ending for great-horned owl nest in flower pot on Wisconsin couple's balcony

Remote Lake Superior island wolf numbers are stable but moose population declining, researchers say

Gas Prices Are Putting Washington’s Boldest Climate Policy at Risk

Enbridge selects contractors for its Great Lakes Tunnel Project

Two men charged over felling of Sycamore Gap tree

As TMX enables record oil output, First Nations hope for new chapter

Opinion: Keep Ontario's Wesleyville site open for nuclear power development

Grizzly bears coming back to Washington state as some decry return of 'apex predator'

25 years after they came back to Ontario, expert says elk population still not stable

How rare Devils Hole pupfish populations came back to life in Death Valley

House GOP Passes Bills That Attack Environmental Protections, Benefit Oil And Mining Companies

Microsoft, Brookfield to partner on renewable energy projects

Raskin calls Republican senator ‘climate fatalist’ in oil industry hearing

Breeding hope as rare giant otter arrives at zoo

At plastics treaty talks in Canada, sharp disagreements on whether to limit plastic production