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Editorial Roundup: United States

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: March 15 The Washington Post on voter fraud: A 59-year-old man was arrested last week for allegedly double voting in the 2020 presidential election.
Hearings begin before Supreme Court on federal environmental impact assessment law

Hearings begin before Supreme Court on federal environmental impact assessment law

OTTAWA — Federal lawyers defended the government's Impact Assessment Act in the Supreme Court of Canada on Tuesday as a two-day hearing started to determine the future of how the country weighs the environmental costs of economic development.
Vancouver park board offers tips on how to 'respect' city's coyotes

Vancouver park board offers tips on how to 'respect' city's coyotes

VANCOUVER — Now that coyote denning season is in full swing, the Vancouver park board is offering some tips for "peaceful coexistence" between the animals and humans.
EU warns Spain over expanding irrigation near prized wetland

EU warns Spain over expanding irrigation near prized wetland

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The European Union has warned Spain that it won’t tolerate renewed plans by regional politicians in the country’s south to expand irrigation near the prized Doñana wetlands , which scientists and ecologists say are in danger o
No telling how much more snow coming for Sierra Nevada

No telling how much more snow coming for Sierra Nevada

RENO, Nev. (AP) — No one really knows how much snow fell on the infamous Donner Party when the pioneers were trapped atop the Sierra Nevada for months and dozens died near Lake Tahoe in the winter of 1846-47.
N.W.T. diamond mine reports spill of 450 million litres of wastewater

N.W.T. diamond mine reports spill of 450 million litres of wastewater

YELLOWKNIFE — The Diavik Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories says 450 million litres of wastewater spilled due to a broken pipeline. The spill took place on Feb.
UN chief's call for ambition on climate gets muted response

UN chief's call for ambition on climate gets muted response

BERLIN (AP) — Senior government officials at a climate meeting in Copenhagen gave a muted response Tuesday to calls from the head of the United Nations for countries to show greater ambition when it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. U.N.
Itching to start spring garden cleanup? Not so fast!

Itching to start spring garden cleanup? Not so fast!

When the blare of the year’s first leaf blower awakened me one morning last week, I realized spring cleanup had commenced -- no matter that March could still roar like a lion here in my Long Island, New York, neighborhood.
Drought in Spain's northeast empties reservoirs

Drought in Spain's northeast empties reservoirs

VILANOVA DE SAU, Spain (AP) — The medieval church of Sant Romà disappeared from view in the 1960s, when the town of Vilanova de Sau, an hour north of Barcelona, was flooded to create a reservoir.
Swedish court OKs activists to sue state over climate policy

Swedish court OKs activists to sue state over climate policy

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A court in Sweden on Tuesday allowed a group of environmental activists, including Greta Thunberg, to file a lawsuit against the Swedish state for what they say is insufficient action on the climate.