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'Serious errors' by B.C. prison officials who knew about a 4-year water leak: report

'Serious errors' by B.C. prison officials who knew about a 4-year water leak: report

The federal Public Sector Integrity Commissioner says the Correctional Service of Canada committed "gross mismanagement" when it took nearly four years to fix pipes at a B.C. prison that were leaking chemically treated water into the ground.
EPA issues new auto rules aimed at cutting carbon emissions, boosting electric vehicles and hybrids

EPA issues new auto rules aimed at cutting carbon emissions, boosting electric vehicles and hybrids

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced new automobile emissions standards Wednesday that officials called the most ambitious plan ever to cut planet-warming emissions from passenger vehicles.
SEC climate rule prompts a rush to sue. Experts say companies are likely to prepare to comply anyway

SEC climate rule prompts a rush to sue. Experts say companies are likely to prepare to comply anyway

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's new rule requiring companies to disclose some emissions and climate-related information was barely passed before the agency was being hauled to court.
B.C. to add 500 public electric vehicle charging stations to fill gaps in network

B.C. to add 500 public electric vehicle charging stations to fill gaps in network

VANCOUVER — Drivers of electric vehicles in British Columbia can expect another 500 public charging stations to come online, adding to more than 5,000 available across the province.
'Possibly the end.' Quebec shrimp fishery facing climate change, tough economy

'Possibly the end.' Quebec shrimp fishery facing climate change, tough economy

MONTREAL — For years, the northern shrimp fished in the Quebec waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence have been known as "crevettes de Matane," named after the town where much of the province's harvest has been processed since the 1960s.
10 years after the deadliest US landslide, climate change is increasing the danger

10 years after the deadliest US landslide, climate change is increasing the danger

OSO, Wash. (AP) — After the mountainside collapsed, obliterating a neighborhood and 43 lives in the worst landslide disaster in U.S.
Maine to decide on stricter electric vehicle standards

Maine to decide on stricter electric vehicle standards

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine environmental regulators are set to decide whether the state will join a growing number of states adopting new standards designed to grow the use of electric vehicles.
An Amsterdam court has ruled KLM's sustainable aviation advertising misled consumers

An Amsterdam court has ruled KLM's sustainable aviation advertising misled consumers

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — In a decision hailed by an environmental group as a historic victory, an Amsterdam court ruled Wednesday that Dutch national airline KLM misled consumers in statements about sustainable aviation in a case that accused th
With unsold grain piled high, a Polish farmer faces an uncertain future as war in Ukraine grinds on

With unsold grain piled high, a Polish farmer faces an uncertain future as war in Ukraine grinds on

CYWINY WOJSKIE, Poland (AP) — Piotr Korycki picks up a handful of wheat and watches as the yellow grains run through his fingers.
Things to know about the risk of landslides in the US

Things to know about the risk of landslides in the US

OSO, Wash. (AP) — Landslides occur around the world and have helped shape the Earth as we know it. They tend to garner little notice when they strike in remote, unpopulated areas, but they also have the potential to cause immense catastrophes.
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