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US forest service worker arrested over planned Oregon burn

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A U.S. Forest Service employee in Oregon was arrested this week by a county sheriff after a planned burn in a national forest spread onto private land.

Oct 21, 2022 3:05 PM Read more >

Ruling could mean trials against Big Oil over state wetlands

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal judges have ordered a 9-year-old lawsuit against oil and gas companies over damage to Louisiana’s wetlands to be returned to state court for trial, potentially clearing the way for at least 41 similar lawsuits to move forwa

Oct 21, 2022 2:01 PM Read more >

Dispute over Nova Scotia land development can go to trial: Supreme Court of Canada

OTTAWA — A trial can proceed over whether Halifax Regional Municipality improperly used its regulatory powers to effectively seize land for use as a public park without compensation, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled.

Oct 21, 2022 1:23 PM Read more >

Drought, lack of rain and wildfires by the numbers in B.C.

VANCOUVER — British Columbia should be well into its rainy season, but hot and dry weather that lasted through most of October has created drought conditions.

Oct 21, 2022 11:23 AM Read more >

At last, rain in Vancouver and elsewhere, but much more needed to break B.C. drought

VANCOUVER — The first showers since September began falling in parts of Metro Vancouver before dawn, but officials in many coastal communities doubt a series of incoming weather systems will relieve the drought gripping parts of British Columbia.

Oct 21, 2022 9:50 AM Read more >

Tiny Tennessee fish protected, but US has yet to say where

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — It was a crisp fall day when biologist Bernie Kuhajda drove to a nondescript trickle of water running through a Middle Tennessee cow pasture to try to keep a small, brightly colored fish from becoming extinct.

Oct 21, 2022 9:09 AM Read more >

Nova Scotia bill would allow regulator to authorize more energy efficiency programs

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government is aiming to increase the ability of its energy efficiency utility to add programs for low-income households.

Oct 21, 2022 9:05 AM Read more >

N.S. utility and province battle as citizens dream of a grid able to weather storms

HALIFAX — As Nova Scotia's electrical utility and government quarrel over the cost of preparing the grid for the next hurricane, some ratepayers are hoping they'll start working together.

Oct 21, 2022 8:32 AM Read more >

Colorado to reuse water for drinking, creating new supply

Castle Rock, Colo. (AP) — When Eric Seufert brewed a test batch of beer in 2017 with water from recycled sewage, he wasn't too concerned about the outcome.

Oct 21, 2022 8:27 AM Read more >

France to leave energy treaty criticized by climate groups

BRUSSELS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that France will become the latest European Union country to leave an energy agreement which climate groups claim is being used by the fossil fuel industry to legally challenge environmenta

Oct 21, 2022 7:35 AM Read more >