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Weeks after fire ravaged the Pacific Palisades, residents return to dig for their mementos

Weeks after fire ravaged the Pacific Palisades, residents return to dig for their mementos

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jack Hassett was among scores of residents slowly returning on Tuesday to Los Angeles neighborhoods ravaged by wildfires to finally sift through the rubble of their homes and salvage any cherished items.
Study says climate change made conditions that fed California wildfires more likely, more intense

Study says climate change made conditions that fed California wildfires more likely, more intense

WASHINGTON (AP) — Human-caused climate change increased the likelihood and intensity of the hot, dry and windy conditions that fanned the flames of the recent devastating Southern California wildfires, a scientific study found.
Study says climate change made conditions that fed California wildfires more likely, more intense

Study says climate change made conditions that fed California wildfires more likely, more intense

WASHINGTON (AP) — Human-caused climate change increased the likelihood and intensity of the hot, dry and windy conditions that fanned the flames of the recent devastating Southern California wildfires, a scientific study found.
Parks Canada says eradicating zebra mussels in Manitoba park is 'not feasible'

Parks Canada says eradicating zebra mussels in Manitoba park is 'not feasible'

WINNIPEG — Zebra mussels appear to be here to stay in Riding Mountain National Park in Manitoba, a popular boating destination for summer tourists.
Watch a miles-long cluster of dolphins captured on drone video

Watch a miles-long cluster of dolphins captured on drone video

A miles-long cluster of dolphins has been filmed leaping and gliding across Carmel Bay off the central coast of California, forming an unusual “super pod” of more than 1,500 of the marine creatures.
Nova Scotia cleanup plan further delays the removal of toxic sludge from First Nation

Nova Scotia cleanup plan further delays the removal of toxic sludge from First Nation

HALIFAX — A councillor with Pictou Landing First Nation in Nova Scotia says a cleanup plan approved by Ottawa will mean further delays in the removal of contaminated sludge that been a scourge on his community for decades.
Deb Haaland made history as Interior secretary. Now she’s running for governor of New Mexico

Deb Haaland made history as Interior secretary. Now she’s running for governor of New Mexico

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Deb Haaland, who championed conservation and clean energy during her tenure as Interior secretary , is running for the Democratic nomination for governor in New Mexico, the nation's No. 2 oil production state.
France rejects bid to move two killer whales to proposed refuge in Nova Scotia

France rejects bid to move two killer whales to proposed refuge in Nova Scotia

HALIFAX — The group behind a plan to build a coastal refuge in Nova Scotia for captive whales says its bid to provide sanctuary for two orcas from a marine park in France has been rejected by the French government. Lori Marino, president of the U.S.
China built out record amount of wind and solar power in 2024

China built out record amount of wind and solar power in 2024

China raced ahead building renewable energy last year, installing more wind and solar power than ever before and continuing to leave all other countries in the dust.
'Super pod' of 1,500 dolphins captured on drone video as they cavort off California's coast

'Super pod' of 1,500 dolphins captured on drone video as they cavort off California's coast

A miles-long cluster of dolphins has been filmed leaping and gliding across Carmel Bay off the central coast of California, forming an unusual “super pod” of more than 1,500 of the marine creatures.
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