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B.C. stream watchers link 'unprecedented' coho salmon kill to tire toxin and drought

B.C. stream watchers link 'unprecedented' coho salmon kill to tire toxin and drought

VANCOUVER — John Barker has been volunteering with the West Vancouver Streamkeeper Society for more than 20 years and says he's never seen anything like it, dozens of coho salmon, pre-spawn and silvery, looking fresh from the sea, dead at the mouth o
Do snitches net fishes? Scientists turn invasive carp into traitors to slow their Great Lakes push

Do snitches net fishes? Scientists turn invasive carp into traitors to slow their Great Lakes push

LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — Wildlife officials across the Great Lakes are looking for spies to take on an almost impossible mission: stop the spread of invasive carp. Over the last five years, agencies such as the U.S.
Maine and Massachusetts are the last states to keep bans on Sunday hunting. That might soon change

Maine and Massachusetts are the last states to keep bans on Sunday hunting. That might soon change

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Some states are steadily chipping away at longstanding bans on Sunday hunting, and there's a push to overturn the laws in Maine and Massachusetts, the final two states with full bans.
Sugar prices are rising worldwide after bad weather tied to El Nino damaged crops in Asia

Sugar prices are rising worldwide after bad weather tied to El Nino damaged crops in Asia

Skyrocketing sugar prices left Ishaq Abdulraheem with few choices. Increasing the cost of bread would mean declining sales, so the Nigerian baker decided to cut his production by half.
Climate change is hurting coral worldwide. But these reefs off the Texas coast are thriving

Climate change is hurting coral worldwide. But these reefs off the Texas coast are thriving

OFF THE COAST OF GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Divers descending into azure waters far off the Texas coast dip below a horizon dotted with oil and gas platforms into an otherworldly landscape of undersea mountains crusted with yellow, orange and pink coral
Scientific report urges debate on genetic modification to control insect pests

Scientific report urges debate on genetic modification to control insect pests

Scientists are learning to turn the genetics of insect pests against themselves, altering the genome of familiar foes in ways that give farmers and doctors new ways to fight them.
New hardiness zone map will help US gardeners keep pace with climate change

New hardiness zone map will help US gardeners keep pace with climate change

WASHINGTON (AP) — Southern staples like magnolia trees and camellias may now be able to grow without frost damage in once-frigid Boston. The U.S.
Residents battling a new train line in northern Mexico face a wall of government secrecy

Residents battling a new train line in northern Mexico face a wall of government secrecy

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The family of Germán Robles set up a camera trap in 2002 and, to their surprise, caught a black bear wandering through their farm in northern Mexico where residents fear a new freight train line will soon bisect their properties.

Tropical disturbance hits west Caribbean, causing floods in Jamaica and Haiti before dissipating

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A tropical disturbance moved across the western Caribbean on Friday, knocking out power to thousands in Jamaica and causing two deaths in Haiti as it unleashed landslides and floods before dissipating, authorities said.
At talks on cutting plastics pollution, plastic credits are on the table. What are they?

At talks on cutting plastics pollution, plastic credits are on the table. What are they?

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Two groups that want reduced plastics production published a report Friday highly critical of plastic credits, calling them a flawed tool that won't help with worldwide pollution from the material.