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Australians prepare for their first cyclone of the season

BRISBANE, Australia: (AP) — Residents have begun evacuating and battening down homes and businesses as the first tropical cyclone of Australia’s season is forecast to cross the northeast coast on Wednesday, bringing destructive winds and flooding rai
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As COP28 nears finish, critics say proposal 'doesn't even come close' to what's needed on climate

As COP28 nears finish, critics say proposal 'doesn't even come close' to what's needed on climate

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Negotiators from around the world haggled deep into the night to try to strike a deal to halt global warming at United Nations climate talks, with Western powers and vulnerable developing countries worried that a pr
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Two Nashville churches, wrecked by tornadoes years apart, lean on each other in storms' wake

Two Nashville churches, wrecked by tornadoes years apart, lean on each other in storms' wake

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — After a March 2020 tornado destroyed the Rev. Jacques Boyd’s Nashville church, his friend, the Rev. Vincent Johnson, lent him space to worship in.
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Long-awaited bill would give First Nations 'tools and powers' to protect water: Hajdu

Long-awaited bill would give First Nations 'tools and powers' to protect water: Hajdu

OTTAWA — The Liberal government tabled much-anticipated legislation Monday that aims to improve water quality in First Nations communities, improve collaboration on water protection and codify a new First Nations-led commission.
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New Mexico, the No. 2 oil-producing US state, braces for possible end to income bonanza

New Mexico, the No. 2 oil-producing US state, braces for possible end to income bonanza

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A windfall in government income from petroleum production is slowing down but far from over in New Mexico as the nation's No.
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New N.W.T. premier to focus on emergency readiness, working with Indigenous leaders

New N.W.T. premier to focus on emergency readiness, working with Indigenous leaders

YELLOWKNIFE — Few understand better the growing need for communities to be prepared for emergencies and disasters than the new premier of the Northwest Territories. R.J.
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Tories have 'successfully' scapegoated carbon price in affordability crisis: Trudeau

Tories have 'successfully' scapegoated carbon price in affordability crisis: Trudeau

OTTAWA — The Liberals' signature climate policy to put a price on pollution is not unravelling, and it is not the main reason for inflation, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says, despite what the Conservatives insist.
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Ontario seeks more wind, solar power after cancelling green energy deals

Ontario seeks more wind, solar power after cancelling green energy deals

TORONTO — Ontario's electricity system operator is planning to seek out more wind and solar power, five years after the Progressive Conservative government cancelled a slew of renewable energy contracts.
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Endangered species list grows by 2,000. Climate change is part of the problem

Endangered species list grows by 2,000. Climate change is part of the problem

Climate change is worsening the planet's biodiversity crises, making environments more deadly for thousands of species and accelerating the precipitous decline in the number of plants and animals on Earth, according to an international organization t
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Waste Connections buying $1.08B in assets from Secure Energy Services

Waste Connections buying $1.08B in assets from Secure Energy Services

TORONTO — Waste Connections Inc. has signed a deal to buy a portfolio of 30 energy waste treatment and disposal facilities in Western Canada from Secure Energy Services Inc. for nearly $1.08 billion.
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