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Wild blueberry production takes a dip in the face of drought

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The nation's production of wild blueberries slipped a bit last year as some growers contended with drought.
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Nature Conservancy of Canada releases action plan to protect Prairie grasslands

Nature Conservancy of Canada releases action plan to protect Prairie grasslands

CALGARY — The Nature Conservancy of Canada has announced a plan to protect iconic Prairie grasslands, considered one of the most endangered and least protected ecosystems in the country.
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UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks' agenda

The world needs to phase out fossil fuels if it wants to curb global warming , the United Nations climate chief said in an interview with The Associated Press.
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Rescuers in Japan search for 3 missing in or near rivers swollen by heavy rains last week

TOKYO (AP) — Rescue workers in Japan searched Monday for three people who went missing in or near rivers swollen by heavy rains last week that left one person dead and dozens injured.
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Uncertainty remains for Halifax-area evacuees as wildfire 100 per cent contained

Uncertainty remains for Halifax-area evacuees as wildfire 100 per cent contained

HALIFAX — In the days since he lost his home in the wildfires that swept through his Halifax-area subdivision, Dwayne Melnick has had a mission to focus on: find a place to stay. Speak to insurance companies and contractors.
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Michigan wildfire that's burned more than 3 square miles was sparked by campfire on private land

Michigan wildfire that's burned more than 3 square miles was sparked by campfire on private land

GRAYLING TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan wildfire that's burned more than 3 square miles (7.7 square km) amid hot, dry conditions was sparked by a campfire, the state Department of Natural Resources said Sunday.
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Saskatchewan landowners fight against illegal drainage washing out land, roads

Saskatchewan landowners fight against illegal drainage washing out land, roads

WAWOTA, Sask. — Lane Mountney spreads a map over his kitchen table at his farmhouse in southeast Saskatchewan, pointing to yellow and orange arrows slithering across the document.
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Honeybee health blooms at federal facilities across the country

Honeybee health blooms at federal facilities across the country

CONCORD, N.H.
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UAE defends Big Oil's role at UN climate summit it will host

UAE defends Big Oil's role at UN climate summit it will host

BERLIN (AP) — A senior United Arab Emirates official says the Gulf nation wants the U.N.
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Inuit, environmental groups praise cruises for agreeing to avoid Eclipse Sound

Inuit, environmental groups praise cruises for agreeing to avoid Eclipse Sound

POND INLET, Nunavut — A marine conservation charity and Inuit hunters are praising cruise operators for agreeing to avoid a Nunavut waterway where thousands of narwhal migrate each summer.
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