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Little transparency for Saskatchewan's industrial carbon levy program: auditor

Little transparency for Saskatchewan's industrial carbon levy program: auditor

REGINA — Saskatchewan's auditor says the province's carbon levy program for industrial emitters lacks public transparency, with no information on whether it's helping reduce emissions or providing economic spinoffs.
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Bear survives hard fall from tree near downtown Salt Lake City

Bear survives hard fall from tree near downtown Salt Lake City

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A black bear who had ventured into a Salt Lake City neighborhood from the nearby mountains took a 20-foot tumble from a tree Wednesday morning after it was tranquilized by wildlife officials, who were unable to provide it a soft
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Climate records keep getting shattered. Here is what you need to know

Climate records keep getting shattered. Here is what you need to know

WASHINGTON (AP) — Month after month, global temperatures are setting new records.
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Ranchers turn to top Alberta court in hopes of blocking Rockies open-pit coal mine

Ranchers turn to top Alberta court in hopes of blocking Rockies open-pit coal mine

A group of southern Alberta ranchers are turning to the province's top court in a final bid to block applications for coal exploration in the Rocky Mountains.
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Canada aims to protect cattle industry as U.S. avian flu outbreak spreads

Canada aims to protect cattle industry as U.S. avian flu outbreak spreads

CALGARY — As an outbreak of avian influenza in dairy herds south of the border continues to spread, Canadian officials say they are doing everything they can to protect this country's livestock industry.
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They're big. They're colorful. But Joro spiders aren't nightmare fodder

They're big. They're colorful. But Joro spiders aren't nightmare fodder

A large, brightly colored invasive species called the Joro spider is on the move in the United States.
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UN chief wants a tax on profits of fossil fuel companies, calling them 'godfathers of climate chaos'

UN chief wants a tax on profits of fossil fuel companies, calling them 'godfathers of climate chaos'

GENEVA (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called Wednesday for a “windfall” tax on profits of fossil fuel companies to help pay for the fight against global warming, calling them the “godfathers of climate chaos.
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See a goofy-looking bird on the ground? It's likely a baby and it's fine, experts say

See a goofy-looking bird on the ground? It's likely a baby and it's fine, experts say

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — It's fledgling season, a time when animal rescue experts say they are inundated with calls about goofy-looking birds stumbling around on the ground.
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Virginia governor says state will abandon California emissions standards by the end of the year

Virginia governor says state will abandon California emissions standards by the end of the year

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Gov.
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Death toll from floods across southern Germany rises to 6

Death toll from floods across southern Germany rises to 6

BERLIN (AP) — The death toll from floods across a large part of southern Germany rose to six on Wednesday as police recovered the body of a woman missing since the weekend from a canal in Bavaria.
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