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Milwaukee suburb to begin pulling millions of gallons a day from Lake Michigan

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — After years of seeking approval, a Milwaukee suburb is finally set to start pulling millions of gallons of water a day from Lake Michigan to replace its polluted water supply.

A chronology of key events following Ontario's decision to develop Greenbelt lands

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday the province will review all Greenbelt lands, including the 14 that were chosen for development after two legislative watchdogs found the selection process to be hasty and flawed.
Wait times to exit Burning Man drop after flooding left tens of thousands stranded in Nevada desert

Wait times to exit Burning Man drop after flooding left tens of thousands stranded in Nevada desert

BLACK ROCK DESERT, Nev. (AP) — Wait times for tens of thousands of Burning Man partygoers trying to exit the mud-caked northern Nevada desert are beginning to decrease after flooded roads left them stranded there for days .
UK government lifts de facto ban on onshore wind farms

UK government lifts de facto ban on onshore wind farms

LONDON (AP) — Britain's Conservative government relaxed planning rules Tuesday and lifted restrictions that effectively banned the building of new onshore wind farms in England .
Invasive species report outlines costs, solutions for world governments

Invasive species report outlines costs, solutions for world governments

An international organization has produced a report on alien invasive species which says the global problem costs billions of dollars annually and is, in some cases, being worsened by climate change.
Officials use soccer to highlight climate worries in India's ecologically fragile Ladakh region

Officials use soccer to highlight climate worries in India's ecologically fragile Ladakh region

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — The players dribble and run like in any other soccer game.

High water sweeps fire truck into a river, leaving 5 missing, as tropical storm hits China

BEIJING (AP) — High waters swept a fire truck into a river in southeastern China early Tuesday, leaving five crew members missing, local authorities said, as the second tropical storm in recent days hit the mainland.
A chronology of key events following Ontario's decision to develop Greenbelt lands

A chronology of key events following Ontario's decision to develop Greenbelt lands

TORONTO — Embattled Ontario Housing Minister Steve Clark stepped down from his cabinet role on Monday following weeks of criticism over his handling of efforts to remove land from the province's protected Greenbelt.
Endangered red wolves need space to stay wild. But there’s another predator in the way - humans

Endangered red wolves need space to stay wild. But there’s another predator in the way - humans

ALLIGATOR RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, N.C. (AP) — Jeff Akin had to bite his tongue. He was chatting with a neighbor about efforts to protect and grow the area’s red wolf population.
Day four of boil water advisory in Montreal suburb, lifted in St-Bruno-de-Montarville

Day four of boil water advisory in Montreal suburb, lifted in St-Bruno-de-Montarville

MONTREAL — A boil water advisory affecting more than 40,000 residents of a Montreal suburb is now in its fourth day, despite being lifted in two neighbouring communities. The boil water advisory in St-Bruno-de-Montarville, Que.