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Canada's environment ministers endorse updated air quality standards
YELLOWKNIFE — Canada's environment ministers have endorsed stronger air quality standards for fine particulate matter, while acknowledging the struggles caused by wildfires that can blanket the country in smoke advisories.
Jul 4, 2025 7:14 PM
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Minister planning to table First Nations water bill despite provincial opposition
OTTAWA — The federal minister of Indigenous services says her government plans to reintroduce legislation to ensure First Nations' rights to clean drinking water — despite calls from Alberta and Ontario for it to scrap the bill altogether.
Jul 4, 2025 5:54 PM
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EPA says Trump’s big bill should help in its fight to take back billions in green bank funds
WASHINGTON (AP) — The sprawling tax and policy bill that passed Congress repeals a multibillion-dollar green bank for financing climate-friendly projects, and the Trump administration should be allowed to freeze its funding and cancel related contrac
Jul 4, 2025 3:44 PM
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Ottawa announces funding for five Alberta carbon capture projects
COCHRANE — The federal natural resources minister has announced $21.5 million in funding for five Alberta projects that aim to lower the cost of capturing and storing carbon dioxide emissions.
Jul 4, 2025 3:04 PM
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Police seek witness as they investigate suspected animal attack on Ontario child
Police say they are looking for a potential witness as they continue to investigate a suspected animal attack in eastern Ontario that left a young child with serious injuries.
Jul 4, 2025 1:28 PM
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Scientists transplant crossbred corals to help save Miami's reefs from climate change
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla.
Jul 4, 2025 12:35 PM
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Wildfire in Greece prompts evacuation while firefighters tackle blazes in Turkey and Syria
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A new wildfire in Greece prompted evacuations in coastal areas south of Athens of Friday, as firefighters in neighboring Turkey remained locked in a battle to contain flames tearing through forested hillsides in the west of the
Jul 4, 2025 10:38 AM
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Zimbabwe's scrap metal hunters are quietly fighting climate change one piece at a time
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — “Any gold in there today?” Ezekiel Mabhiza called to a man hunched over a mound of trash, hoe in hand, rummaging through one of the many illegal dumpsites that scar Zimbabwe’s capital. Mabhiza joined in.
Jul 4, 2025 4:01 AM
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Ethiopia completes the power-generating dam on the Nile that caused a dispute with Egypt
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s prime minister said Thursday that a controversial power dam on the Nile is now complete, a major milestone for his country amid a dispute with Egypt over equitable sharing of the water.
Jul 3, 2025 7:50 PM
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EPA puts on leave 139 employees who spoke out against policies under Trump
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday put on administrative leave 139 employees who signed a “declaration of dissent” with its policies, accusing them of “unlawfully undermining” the Trump administration's agenda.
Jul 3, 2025 7:35 PM
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