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Ontario won't allow homes to be built on floodplains, Ford says after fed warning

CLARINGTON, Ont.

Dec 2, 2022 4:11 PM Read more >

Negotiators take first steps toward plastic pollution treaty

More than 2,000 experts wrapped up a week of negotiations on plastic pollution Friday, at one of the largest global gatherings ever to address what even industry leaders in plastics say is a crisis.

Dec 2, 2022 3:06 PM Read more >

GM venture to invest additional $275M at Tennessee plant

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A joint venture between General Motors and South Korean battery company LG Energy Solution announced Friday that it will invest an additional $275 million to expand a Tennessee battery cell factory for electric vehicles.

Dec 2, 2022 2:41 PM Read more >

Utility recommends natural gas plant despite objections

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The nation's largest public utility on Friday recommended replacing an aging coal burning power plant with natural gas, ignoring calls for the Tennessee Valley Authority to speed its transition to renewable energy.

Dec 2, 2022 2:36 PM Read more >

Parkland to double size of announced EV charging network in western Canada

CALGARY — Parkland Corp. is doubling the size of its previously announced electric vehicle charging network with a focus on British Columbia, which leads the country in EV adoption.

Dec 2, 2022 1:14 PM Read more >

Amazon loses 10% of its vegetation in nearly four decades

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Amazon region has lost 10% of its native vegetation, mostly tropical rainforest, in almost four decades, an area roughly the size of Texas, a new report says.

Dec 2, 2022 1:01 PM Read more >

Nova Scotia issues seven-year industrial approval for Cape Breton coal mine

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s Environment Department has renewed the industrial approval for the Donkin coal mine in Cape Breton for the next seven years.

Dec 2, 2022 9:59 AM Read more >

Coal-fired plant imploded in New Jersey for battery array

LOGAN TOWNSHIP, N.J.

Dec 2, 2022 9:54 AM Read more >

Indian coal magnate Gautam Adani steps up green investments

NEW DELHI (AP) — Asia’s richest man, Gautam Adani, made his vast fortune betting on coal as an energy hungry India grew swiftly after liberalizing its economy in the 1990s.

Dec 2, 2022 8:33 AM Read more >

Feral hog control: 8 years, some progress, $2.5B damage/year

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Eight years into a U.S.

Dec 2, 2022 8:15 AM Read more >