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Gates will be locked and thousands of rangers furloughed at national parks if government shuts down

Gates will be locked and thousands of rangers furloughed at national parks if government shuts down

PHOENIX (AP) — Entrances to national parks will be blocked and thousands of park rangers will be furloughed if Congress doesn’t reach a budget agreement this weekend, the Department of Interior said Friday.
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Clean electricity regs can be tweaked, but no special deal for Alberta: Guilbeault

Clean electricity regs can be tweaked, but no special deal for Alberta: Guilbeault

OTTAWA — There will be no special treatment for Alberta when it comes to Canada's incoming regulations to make electricity cleaner, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Friday.
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New Brunswick group drops attempt to eradicate invasive fish in Miramichi watershed

New Brunswick group drops attempt to eradicate invasive fish in Miramichi watershed

MIRAMICHI, N.B. — A group that used a pesticide to rid New Brunswick’s Miramichi watershed of invasive smallmouth bass has stopped the program after years of controversy over the strategy.
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A second man is arrested over the felling in England of a much-loved tree near Hadrian's Wall

A second man is arrested over the felling in England of a much-loved tree near Hadrian's Wall

LONDON (AP) — British police on Friday made their second arrest over the cutting down of a 300-year-old tree near the Roman landmark of Hadrian’s Wall in the northeast of England.
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NDP ask Ontario auditor to probe urban land expansions in wake of Greenbelt report

NDP ask Ontario auditor to probe urban land expansions in wake of Greenbelt report

TORONTO — Ontario New Democrats asked the auditor general's office on Friday to launch a new investigation of the government's land-use policies by probing its expansion of some municipal boundaries.
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Alaska's popular Fat Bear Week could be postponed if the government shuts down

Alaska's popular Fat Bear Week could be postponed if the government shuts down

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A looming government shutdown threatens to claw its way into a crowd-pleasing Alaska tradition: Fat Bear Week.
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Biden backs new offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Scaled-back plan disappoints all sides

Biden backs new offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Scaled-back plan disappoints all sides

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's administration on Friday proposed up to three oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico, but none in Alaska, as it tries to navigate between energy companies seeking greater oil and gas production and envir
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Spanish griffon vultures are released into the wild in Cyprus to replenish the dwindling population

Spanish griffon vultures are released into the wild in Cyprus to replenish the dwindling population

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Wildlife authorities and conservationists in Cyprus on Friday released seven imported griffon vultures to the wild after implanting tracking devices in hopes of ensuring the survival of the birds that are threatened with extinc
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Things to know about the Klamath River dam removal project, the largest in US history

Things to know about the Klamath River dam removal project, the largest in US history

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The largest dam removal project in United States history is underway along the California-Oregon border. The project will remove four dams on the Klamath River.
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Navy issues written reprimands for fuel spill that sickened 6,000 people at Pearl Harbor base

Navy issues written reprimands for fuel spill that sickened 6,000 people at Pearl Harbor base

HONOLULU (AP) — The Navy on Thursday issued written reprimands to three now-retired military officers for their roles in the spill of jet fuel into Pearl Harbor’s drinking water in 2021 but did not fire, suspend, dock the pay or reduce the rank of an
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