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Mining company on Texada Island explains discharge

Mining company on Texada Island explains discharge

Zyrox seeking authorization from provincial agencies related to current releases of effluent
EPA chief demands that Mexico stop Tijuana sewage from flowing into California

EPA chief demands that Mexico stop Tijuana sewage from flowing into California

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday that Mexico must stop the flow of billions of gallons of sewage and toxic chemicals from Tijuana that has polluted the Pacific Ocean off neighboring Southern California, cl
A 17-year-old male killed in a fall on Bastion Mountain in B.C.'s Shuswap: RCMP

A 17-year-old male killed in a fall on Bastion Mountain in B.C.'s Shuswap: RCMP

SALMON ARM — A 17-year-old male has died in a 60-metre fall on Bastion Mountain in British Columbia's Shuswap region. RCMP in Salmon Arm say officers responded to the scene of a "tragic" hiking incident on Monday involving three local teenagers.
South Dakota panel rejects permit for an $8.9 billion carbon capture Midwest pipeline

South Dakota panel rejects permit for an $8.9 billion carbon capture Midwest pipeline

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The massive carbon capture pipeline in the Midwest was thrown into uncertainty Tuesday after South Dakota’s Public Utility Commission denied its route permit application.
Energy efficient school in Coquitlam, B.C., gets clean energy designation

Energy efficient school in Coquitlam, B.C., gets clean energy designation

COQUITLAM — The Coast Salish Elementary school in Coquitlam, B.C., has been designated a Clean Energy Champion by BC Hydro for its energy efficiency.
A sequoia forest in Detroit? Plantings to improve air quality and mark Earth Day

A sequoia forest in Detroit? Plantings to improve air quality and mark Earth Day

DETROIT (AP) — Arborists are turning vacant land on Detroit's eastside into a small urban forest, not of elms, oaks and red maples indigenous to the city but giant sequoias, the world's largest trees that can live for thousands of years.
Whale Sanctuary Project in Nova Scotia renews bid to get two whales from France

Whale Sanctuary Project in Nova Scotia renews bid to get two whales from France

HALIFAX — The group behind a project to build North America's first coastal refuge for captive whales in Nova Scotia has renewed its bid to provide a seaside sanctuary for two killer whales living in a shuttered marine park in France. But the U.S.

Big Oil wants a lot from Trump. It has an ally in Doug Burgum, the president's Interior pick

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — When North Dakota’s petroleum association was going to hold a banquet honoring top fracking executives last year, it turned to Gov. Doug Burgum.

Big Oil wants a lot from Trump. It has an ally in Doug Burgum, the president's Interior pick

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — When North Dakota's petroleum association was going to hold a banquet honoring top fracking executives last year, it turned to Gov. Doug Burgum.
Earth Day is celebrated today around the world and in qathet

Earth Day is celebrated today around the world and in qathet

Sounds of a wetland can be heard over airwaves at CJMP, qathet's community radio station or live-streamed