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Record rainfall, triple-digit winds, hundreds of mudslides. Here’s California’s storm by the numbers

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The slow-moving atmospheric river still battering California on Tuesday unleashed record rainfall, triple-digit winds and hundreds of mudslides. Here...

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Postal Service, once chided for slow adoption of EVs, announces plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions

The U.S. Postal Service announced sweeping plans Tuesday to reduce greenhouse emissions by diverting more parcels from air to ground transportation, boosting the...

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As planet warms, ferocious snowfalls like the one that hit Nova Scotia could increase

FREDERICTON — Forecasters say a warming global climate could actually cause some parts of Canada to see colder conditions, including heavy snowfalls like...

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UK takes major STEP towards near limitless low-carbon energy

A future of abundant low-carbon energy without the need for fossil fuels could be in sight after Science Minister George Freeman today (Monday...

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Business funding on climate action needs to “rise exponentially”: RBC report

TORONTO — A report from RBC says business funding for climate action needs to “rise exponentially” for the country to be on course...

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Over 300 people are still missing as wildfires in Chile’s deadliest disaster in years are easing

VIÑA DEL MAR, Chile (AP) — More than 300 people were still missing on Tuesday as wildfires that ravaged central Chile for several...

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Precision Drilling reports $146.7M Q4 profit, revenue edged lower

CALGARY — Precision Drilling Corp. says it earned $146.7 million in its latest quarter, up from a profit of $3.5 million a year...

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Appeals court weighs whether to let stand Biden’s approval of Willow oil project in Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An appeals court panel is deciding whether to let stand the Biden administration’s approval of the massive Willow oil...

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Colorado fines Suncor US$10.5 million for air pollution violations

DENVER — The state of Colorado is fining Suncor Energy Inc. US$10.5 million for air pollution violations. In a news release, the Colorado...

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Climate Glimpse: Fires in Chile, California rains and Spain drought spread pain of weather extremes

Camila Lange, who is 7-months-pregnant, on Monday sat with her husband and dog in what used to be their home in Vina del...

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