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Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit Saudi Arabia and UAE, host of COP28 climate talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit Saudi Arabia and UAE, host of COP28 climate talks

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday will visit both Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as Dubai hosts the United Nations' COP28 climate talks — despite facing an arrest warrant from the Internationa
Wild salmon conservation group raises concerns about herring kills at B.C. fish farms

Wild salmon conservation group raises concerns about herring kills at B.C. fish farms

VICTORIA — Hundreds of thousands of wild fish have died at British Columbia salmon farms in recent years, with an operator blaming the kills on the "learning curve" associated with new machinery to remove sea lice from stock.
Scientists say November is 6th straight month to set heat record; 2023 a cinch as hottest year

Scientists say November is 6th straight month to set heat record; 2023 a cinch as hottest year

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — For the sixth month in a row, Earth set a new monthly record for heat, and also added the hottest autumn to the litany of record-breaking heat this year, the European climate agency calculated.
US officials want ships to anchor farther from California undersea pipelines, citing 2021 oil spill

US officials want ships to anchor farther from California undersea pipelines, citing 2021 oil spill

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.
New Mexico governor proposes $500M to treat fracking wastewater

New Mexico governor proposes $500M to treat fracking wastewater

SANTA FE, N.M.
Coast Guard investigates oily sheen covering Vancouver's False Creek

Coast Guard investigates oily sheen covering Vancouver's False Creek

VANCOUVER — The Canadian Coast Guard says it's trying to identify the source of a diesel smell and sheen covering Vancouver's False Creek. It says it received a report of the apparent pollution around 6:20 p.m.
Atmospheric river soaks Pacific Northwest with record-breaking rain and unusually warm temperatures

Atmospheric river soaks Pacific Northwest with record-breaking rain and unusually warm temperatures

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An atmospheric river has brought heavy rain, flooding and unseasonably warm temperatures to the Pacific Northwest, closing rail links, schools and roads as it shattered daily rainfall and temperature records in Washington state.
Senators were intimidated, had their privilege breached, Speaker rules

Senators were intimidated, had their privilege breached, Speaker rules

OTTAWA — Any attempt to intimidate a senator while in the process of fulfilling their duties is a breach of their privilege, even if the effort is ultimately unsuccessful, the Speaker of the Senate ruled Tuesday.
At COP28, John Kerry unveils nuclear fusion strategy as a source of clean energy

At COP28, John Kerry unveils nuclear fusion strategy as a source of clean energy

The United States will work with other governments to speed up efforts to make nuclear fusion a new source of carbon-free energy, U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry said Tuesday, the latest of many U.S.
To phase out or phase down fossil fuels? That is the question at COP28 climate talks

To phase out or phase down fossil fuels? That is the question at COP28 climate talks

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — After days of shaving off the edges of key warming issues, climate negotiators Tuesday zeroed in on the tough job of dealing with the main cause of what's overheating the planet: fossil fuels.
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