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Oregon's landmark bottle redemption law may change due to concerns over drugs and homelessness

Oregon's landmark bottle redemption law may change due to concerns over drugs and homelessness

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Monica Truax has lived in her Portland home since 1992, on a cul-de-sac she described as a close-knit community.
Thai police rescue 2 baby orangutans and arrest a trafficking suspect

Thai police rescue 2 baby orangutans and arrest a trafficking suspect

BANGKOK (AP) — Two baby orangutans have been rescued from being sold in Thailand's capital Bangkok and a suspected trafficker arrested, police said.
Ostrich cull opponents swamp rural B.C. officials with gratitude over landfill ruling

Ostrich cull opponents swamp rural B.C. officials with gratitude over landfill ruling

Aidan McLaren-Caux is used to being stopped in grocery store aisles by people who want to discuss issues as a local politician, but a federal agency's decision to cull a flock of 400 ostriches in Edgewood, B.C.
Board stops California toxic waste regulators from weakening a hazardous waste rule

Board stops California toxic waste regulators from weakening a hazardous waste rule

CYPRESS, Calif.
Bryde's whale washes ashore in only known sighting of the animal in B.C.

Bryde's whale washes ashore in only known sighting of the animal in B.C.

Another dead whale has washed ashore on a British Columbia beach, the third over two weeks, but a marine wildlife expert at the scene said Friday that there's likely no connections between the latest case to the other deaths.
Angler fishing in Lake Michigan fog discovers remains of abandoned tugboat J.C. Ames

Angler fishing in Lake Michigan fog discovers remains of abandoned tugboat J.C. Ames

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin angler fishing in the fog this week discovered the wreck of an abandoned tugboat submerged in the waters of Lake Michigan for more than a century, state officials announced Friday.
'A first step': Crowsnest Pass mayor excited about Northback drilling approval

'A first step': Crowsnest Pass mayor excited about Northback drilling approval

CALGARY — The mayor of Crowsnest Pass in southwestern Alberta says the Alberta Energy Regulator's approval of a controversial coal exploration project on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains is long overdue. "I think they finally woke up.
B.C. man gets hunting ban, $13,000 penalty after illegally killing bighorn ram

B.C. man gets hunting ban, $13,000 penalty after illegally killing bighorn ram

NORTH VANCOUVER — A British Columbia man has been banned from hunting sheep in the province for three years after he illegally killed a bighorn ram and lied to authorities about where the hunt took place. B.C.
Amazonian communities in Peru rejoice as plan for oil drilling on ancestral land stalls

Amazonian communities in Peru rejoice as plan for oil drilling on ancestral land stalls

Peru 's state-run oil company failed to attract any bids to develop an oil field that overlaps ancestral territories of several Indigenous groups, prompting celebration by the communities and environmentalists on Friday.
Sailing from Oregon to Hawaii after quitting his job turns a man with a cat into social media star

Sailing from Oregon to Hawaii after quitting his job turns a man with a cat into social media star

HONOLULU (AP) — Midway while sailing across the Pacific with just his cat named Phoenix, Oliver Widger reflected on why he thinks his many followers — more than a million on TikTok and Instagram — are drawn to his story of quitting his 9-to-5 job and
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