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'We will run out': Calgarians urged to keep cutting water, repairs days away

'We will run out': Calgarians urged to keep cutting water, repairs days away

CALGARY — Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek is urging residents to continue cutting their water use or risk having it run out as crews fix a massive break in a feeder line. Gondek says there are 23 water reservoirs serving Calgary.
Real-world mileage standard for new vehicles rising to 38 mpg in 2031 under new Biden rule

Real-world mileage standard for new vehicles rising to 38 mpg in 2031 under new Biden rule

WASHINGTON (AP) — New vehicles sold in the U.S. will have to average about 38 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2031 in real-world driving, up from about 29 mpg this year, under new federal rules unveiled Friday by the Biden administration.
Private jets descend on Montreal for F1 Grand Prix in emissions-heavy weekend

Private jets descend on Montreal for F1 Grand Prix in emissions-heavy weekend

MONTREAL — Formula One does things big. At the Canadian Grand Prix, its race cars top 300 kilometres per hour. The track in Montreal amounts to a 305-kilometre contest over 70 white-knuckle laps.
Records tumble in Southwest US as temperatures soar well into triple digits and 122 in Death Valley

Records tumble in Southwest US as temperatures soar well into triple digits and 122 in Death Valley

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Judge dismisses Native American challenge to $10B SunZia energy transmission project in Arizona

Judge dismisses Native American challenge to $10B SunZia energy transmission project in Arizona

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Panama community pushed from Caribbean island by rising sea levels moves into new houses

Panama community pushed from Caribbean island by rising sea levels moves into new houses

ISBERYALA, Panama (AP) — Hammocks began appearing this week in the doorways of 300 new houses built in what was previously a yucca field along Panama’s Caribbean coast for families from the country's first low-lying island evacuated due to rising sea
The Philippines goes all in for natural gas, a climate pollutant

The Philippines goes all in for natural gas, a climate pollutant

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Sea turtles still scramble from the waters of Batangas Bay, paddling up the sand to bury their eggs.
Oil CEOs tell House of Commons committee they support carbon pricing

Oil CEOs tell House of Commons committee they support carbon pricing

The CEOs and executives of some of Canada's largest oil and gas companies told a parliamentary committee Thursday that they while they oppose an emissions cap on their sector, they do support carbon pricing as a tool to reduce their industry's enviro
Woman's 2023 death was first fatal black bear attack on a human in California records, officials say

Woman's 2023 death was first fatal black bear attack on a human in California records, officials say

DOWNIEVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A woman found dead last year in a mountain community was the victim of the first documented fatal black bear attack on a human in California, authorities said.
Disaster survivors bring pleas for climate change action to Parliament Hill

Disaster survivors bring pleas for climate change action to Parliament Hill

OTTAWA — Meghan Fandrich's voice shook as she recalled grabbing her five-year-old daughter and fleeing their home as flames descended on the village of Lytton, B.C., in 2021.