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Climate change helps breed springtime wildfires in Spain

Climate change helps breed springtime wildfires in Spain

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — In his more than a decade battling wildfires, firefighter Manuel Rubio had never seen a blaze like the one that raged for the past week in eastern Spain. Not this early in the year.
EU reaches provisional deal to raise renewable energy target

EU reaches provisional deal to raise renewable energy target

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries and negotiators from the EU's parliament reached a provisional deal Thursday to raise the share of renewables in the bloc's energy mix, another step to accelerate its green transition.
Regulator defends finding that Alberta's largest earthquake was caused by oilpatch

Regulator defends finding that Alberta's largest earthquake was caused by oilpatch

EDMONTON — Alberta's energy regulator has defended its finding that the province's largest recorded earthquake was caused by oilpatch activity, saying the pattern of temblors since last fall clearly points to a water disposal well even though there's
Australia makes biggest carbon polluters curb emissions

Australia makes biggest carbon polluters curb emissions

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian Parliament created landmark new laws Thursday that will make the nation’s biggest greenhouse gas polluters reduce their emissions or pay for carbon credits.
Five things to know about Canada's electricity overhaul as budget spurs clean tech

Five things to know about Canada's electricity overhaul as budget spurs clean tech

OTTAWA — Clean electricity was one of the stars of Tuesday's federal budget, with almost $1 in every $8 of new spending the budget anticipates in the next five years targeting Canada's electricity dreams.
RCMP arrest five people near natural gas pipeline construction site in northern B.C.

RCMP arrest five people near natural gas pipeline construction site in northern B.C.

The RCMP say five people have been arrested at two camps in the area where a disputed natural gas pipeline is under construction in northwestern British Columbia.
Officials warn of wildfire risk as Southwest US dries out

Officials warn of wildfire risk as Southwest US dries out

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Snowcapped mountains in the Southwestern U.S.
Companies bid $264M in Gulf oil sale mandated by climate law

Companies bid $264M in Gulf oil sale mandated by climate law

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Oil companies offered a combined $264 million for drilling rights in federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday in a sale mandated by last year’s climate bill compromise .
Move toward 'economic reconciliation' must also come with healing: AFN national chief

Move toward 'economic reconciliation' must also come with healing: AFN national chief

OTTAWA — Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald says advancing "economic reconciliation" must go hand in hand with helping communities heal from intergenerational trauma.
Fiona, Ian retired from list of tropical cyclone names

Fiona, Ian retired from list of tropical cyclone names

MIAMI (AP) — Weather officials announced Wednesday that they're retiring the names Fiona and Ian from the rotating list of Atlantic tropical cyclone names because of the death and destruction caused by the most recent storms with those names.