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Green leaders back German nuke extension, activists angry

Green leaders back German nuke extension, activists angry

BERLIN (AP) — Senior members of Germany's environmentalist Green party indicated Tuesday that they would accept Chancellor Olaf Scholz's decision to extend the lifetime of the country's three remaining nuclear plants for a few months to head off poss
EXPLAINER: Why Germany is delaying its nuclear shutdown

EXPLAINER: Why Germany is delaying its nuclear shutdown

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has ordered preparations for all of the country's three remaining nuclear reactors to continue operating until mid-April.
Australia and Singapore strike agreement to achieve net-zero

Australia and Singapore strike agreement to achieve net-zero

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian and Singaporean leaders announced Tuesday what they described as a world-first agreement to cooperate in transitioning their economies to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.
Nigeria races to assist flood victims; death toll tops 600

Nigeria races to assist flood victims; death toll tops 600

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The death toll from floods in Nigeria this year has increased to 603 as local authorities race to get relief items to hundreds of thousands being evacuated from their submerged homes. More than 1.
Mississippi River's low water level reveals shipwreck

Mississippi River's low water level reveals shipwreck

BATON ROUGE (AP) — A shipwreck has emerged along the banks of the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as water levels plummet — threatening to reach record lows in some areas.
Freeland says comments about Africa aid were not meant to offend

Freeland says comments about Africa aid were not meant to offend

OTTAWA — Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says she did not mean to offend anyone after saying last week that Africans must be "prepared to die for their democracy," and hinted that Canada might boost aid for the continent.
NDP leadership hopeful Appadurai shakes up race in B.C., but faces disqualification

NDP leadership hopeful Appadurai shakes up race in B.C., but faces disqualification

VICTORIA — Anjali Appadurai says she knows she's upset the New Democratic Party establishment, but that shouldn't keep her out of the race for the party leadership.
Feds ask banks to help make carbon-price rebate deposits more clear

Feds ask banks to help make carbon-price rebate deposits more clear

OTTAWA — Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said banks and other financial institutions need to update the way they label carbon-price rebates, after another round of the payments went out to Canadians without making it clear where the money came

Enbridge will pay $11 million to settle pipeline violations

ST. PAUL, Minn.

Clean Water Act at 50: environmental gains, challenges unmet

Lifelong Cleveland resident Steve Gove recalls when the Cuyahoga River symbolized shame — fetid, lifeless, notorious for catching fire when sparks from overhead rail cars ignited the oil-slicked surface.