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Nearly 200 cows and horses stuck on a Serbian river island in cold weather are being rescued

Nearly 200 cows and horses stuck on a Serbian river island in cold weather are being rescued

GARDINOVCI, Serbia (AP) — Serbian authorities on Tuesday started evacuating nearly 200 animals that have been stranded on a river island for weeks and were facing hunger and cold as temperatures dropped.
Earth shattered global heat record in '23 and it's flirting with warming limit, European agency says

Earth shattered global heat record in '23 and it's flirting with warming limit, European agency says

Earth last year shattered global annual heat records, flirted with the world’s agreed-upon warming threshold and showed more signs of a feverish planet, the European climate agency said Tuesday.
Hottest year ever, what can be done? Plenty: more renewables and nuclear, less methane and meat

Hottest year ever, what can be done? Plenty: more renewables and nuclear, less methane and meat

Whenever there is bad news about climate change, people ask: What can be done? Tuesday's news, that 2023 shattered annual heat records, will likely prompt such questions. The European climate agency said average global temperatures were 1.
External corrosion caused Alberta pipeline rupture, fire: Transportation Safety Board

External corrosion caused Alberta pipeline rupture, fire: Transportation Safety Board

EDMONTON — The Transportation Safety Board says external corrosion led to a natural gas pipeline rupture that caused an explosion near a small northwestern Alberta community.
Spain investigates contamination of Atlantic shore by countless plastic pellets spilled from ship

Spain investigates contamination of Atlantic shore by countless plastic pellets spilled from ship

NOIA, Spain (AP) — Countless tiny plastic pellets are washing up on the shores of northern Spain and local authorities declared an environmental emergency on Tuesday after a shipping container fell off a transport vessel last month.
GE business to fill order for turbines to power Western Hemisphere's largest wind project

GE business to fill order for turbines to power Western Hemisphere's largest wind project

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.
Big banks' 'sustainable finance' label misleading: securities complaint

Big banks' 'sustainable finance' label misleading: securities complaint

TORONTO — Canada's big five banks are potentially misleading investors with their use of terms like sustainable finance, according to a complaint to securities regulators by a climate advocacy group.
Arizona governor vows to rein in skyrocketing school voucher program, update groundwater laws

Arizona governor vows to rein in skyrocketing school voucher program, update groundwater laws

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov.
Arrest warrant issued for Montana man accused of killing thousands of birds, including eagles

Arrest warrant issued for Montana man accused of killing thousands of birds, including eagles

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge issued an arrest warrant Monday for a Montana man who failed to show up for an initial court appearance on charges of killing thousands of birds , including bald and golden eagles.

Five companies agree to pay $7.2 million for polluting two Ohio creeks

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Five companies have agreed to pay the federal government more than $7.2 million overall to resolve claims stemming from longstanding pollution in two adjacent creeks in the Maumee River watershed in northwestern Ohio.