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Nova Scotia, Ottawa butt heads over Atlantic Loop as feds look for summer agreement

Nova Scotia, Ottawa butt heads over Atlantic Loop as feds look for summer agreement

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Documents show the federal government is hoping for a deal this summer to develop the Atlantic Loop energy project in Eastern Canada, but Nova Scotia is so far not on board.
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Federal court sides with lobster fishers in whale protection case anchored off New England

Federal court sides with lobster fishers in whale protection case anchored off New England

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A federal appeals court has sided with commercial fishermen who say proposed restrictions aimed at saving a vanishing species of whale could put them out of business.
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Residents of Quebec town evacuated 2 weeks ago because of fire to return home Sunday

Residents of Quebec town evacuated 2 weeks ago because of fire to return home Sunday

MONTREAL — Residents of a northern Quebec town that has been under an evacuation order for the past two weeks due to forest fires are expected to be allowed home on Sunday, the town's mayor said.
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Conservation groups sue over federal utility's plan to replace coal plant with gas

Conservation groups sue over federal utility's plan to replace coal plant with gas

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Conservation groups have filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the nation's largest public utility from replacing a Tennessee coal-burning power plant with one using natural gas.
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Mass of rock slides down Swiss mountainside above evacuated village, narrowly missing settlement

Mass of rock slides down Swiss mountainside above evacuated village, narrowly missing settlement

BERLIN (AP) — A huge mass of rock slid down a mountainside above a Swiss village that was evacuated last month, stopping just short of the settlement, which remained unscathed, relieved local officials said Friday. Some 1.
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Cash-strapped Pakistani government proposes budget, complete with funds to fight climate change

Cash-strapped Pakistani government proposes budget, complete with funds to fight climate change

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s cash-strapped government on Friday presented its draft for the national budget, allocating funds to fight climate change despite staggering $30 billion in losses from last summer's devastating floods.
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Tornado devastates Texas Panhandle town, killing 3 and injuring dozens

Tornado devastates Texas Panhandle town, killing 3 and injuring dozens

PERRYTON, Texas (AP) — A tornado tore through the Texas Panhandle town of Perryton, killing three people, injuring dozens more and causing widespread damage as another series of fierce storms carved its way through Southern states.
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Drought and rising heat bring unusual wildfire warnings in northern Europe

Drought and rising heat bring unusual wildfire warnings in northern Europe

HELSINKI (AP) — Summer is wildfire season in southern Europe, but this year the continent's north is also at risk, with forest fire warnings in effect from Scotland to the Nordic and Baltic countries.
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California artists, chefs find creative ways to confront destructive 'superbloom' of wild mustard

California artists, chefs find creative ways to confront destructive 'superbloom' of wild mustard

SAN DIEGO (AP) — While ripping out yellow blooms blanketing hillsides in Los Angeles, Max Kingery has been questioned about his fervor for killing flowers.
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Wind-driven rain pelts shores of India, Pakistan as Cyclone Biparjoy pushes into coast

Wind-driven rain pelts shores of India, Pakistan as Cyclone Biparjoy pushes into coast

MANDVI, India (AP) — Wind-driven rain pelted the shores of western India and southern Pakistan as Cyclone Biparjoy pushed into the coast with the potential for a significant storm surge and flash floods from heavy rain.
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