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Pair of rare, multicoloured lobsters new summer stars of Dartmouth ocean centre

Pair of rare, multicoloured lobsters new summer stars of Dartmouth ocean centre

DARTMOUTH — Burrowing under seaweed and crawling around a large open-top tank at an ocean centre in Dartmouth, N.S., are two beady-eyed alien-like creatures named Moonmist and Bingo.
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At least 4 dead and 1,300 evacuated after heavy rain in South Korea

At least 4 dead and 1,300 evacuated after heavy rain in South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Two days of heavy downpours in South Korea have killed at least four people and forced more than 1,300 others to evacuate, officials said Thursday.
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Heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan kill 54 people in 24 hours

Heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan kill 54 people in 24 hours

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Heavy monsoon rains killed at least 54 people in eastern Pakistan in 24 hours, bringing the total rain-related deaths in the country to 178 over the past three weeks, officials said Thursday.
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Trump offers regulatory relief for coal, iron ore and chemical industries

Trump offers regulatory relief for coal, iron ore and chemical industries

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is granting two years of regulatory relief to coal-fired power plants, chemical manufacturers and other polluting industries as he seeks to reverse Biden-era regulations he considers overly burdensome.
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Louisiana cancels $3 billion coastal restoration project funded by oil spill settlement

Louisiana cancels $3 billion coastal restoration project funded by oil spill settlement

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana on Thursday canceled a $3 billion repair of disappearing Gulf coastline, funded by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement, scrapping what conservationists called an urgent response to climate change but Gov.
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Ex-pilot called himself Messiah on climate-change mission, day before alleged hijack

Ex-pilot called himself Messiah on climate-change mission, day before alleged hijack

VANCOUVER — The day before the suspected hijacking of a light aircraft triggered a security scare at Vancouver's airport this week, former commercial pilot Shaheer Cassim posted on social media that he was a "messenger of Allah" sent to save humanity
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Alaska is the most earthquake-prone state. Here is why Wednesday's earthquake was notable

Alaska is the most earthquake-prone state. Here is why Wednesday's earthquake was notable

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Wednesday’s magnitude 7.
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Brazil's congress passes bill to overhaul environmental regulations

Brazil's congress passes bill to overhaul environmental regulations

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A bill to overhaul environmental regulations in Brazil was passed by the country's lower house Thursday, drawing criticism by the environmental minister who floated the possibility of a presidential veto.
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Lions Bay land now registered in Canadian protected areas database

Lions Bay land now registered in Canadian protected areas database

The 14.64 hectares of municipally protected land at the base of the North Shore mountains has now been registered in the Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database.
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Interior Secretary Burgum must personally approve all wind and solar projects, a new order says

Interior Secretary Burgum must personally approve all wind and solar projects, a new order says

WASHINGTON (AP) — All solar and wind energy projects on federal lands and waters must be personally approved by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum under a new order that authorizes him to conduct “elevated review” of activities ranging from leases to rig
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