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Consortium of Great Lakes universities and tech companies gets $15M to seek ways to clean wastewater
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The National Science Foundation has given a consortium of Great Lakes-area universities and tech companies $15 million to develop...
After a record year, Norway’s giant oil fund pledges to push sustainable energy
STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — The manager of the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund pledged Tuesday to push major oil and gas companies to...
A timeline of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion’s major milestones and setbacks
CALGARY — The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is facing delay yet again, as the company responsible for building the project reported Monday it...
Enbridge to cut 650 jobs due to ‘increasingly challenging’ business conditions
CALGARY — Pipeline giant Enbridge Inc. is cutting its workforce by 650 positions due to what it calls “increasingly challenging business conditions.” Enbridge...
Western monarch butterflies overwintering in California dropped by 30% last year, researchers say
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The number of western monarch butterflies overwintering in California dropped by 30% last year, likely due to how wet...
US Steel agrees to spend millions to settle lawsuit over air pollution violations after 2018 fire
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — U.S. Steel has agreed to settle a lawsuit that accused the Pittsburgh-based company of violating federal clean air laws...
Business and agricultural groups sue California over new climate disclosure laws
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Business and agricultural groups sued California on Tuesday over the most sweeping climate disclosure mandates in the nation, arguing...
California Gov. Newsom backs dam removal projects to boost salmon. Critics say that’s not enough
EUREKA, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is pledging to fast-track more than half a dozen projects by the end of his...
Spring a leak? Google will find it through a new partnership aimed at saving water in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is teaming up with Google to hunt for leaky water pipes using satellite imagery as the drought-stricken...
‘Pandemic of snow’ in Anchorage sets a record for the earliest arrival of 100 inches of snow
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Even by Alaska standards, there is a lot of snow this winter. So much snow has fallen — so...
