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GOP plan to sell more than 3,200 square miles of federal lands is found to violate Senate rules

GOP plan to sell more than 3,200 square miles of federal lands is found to violate Senate rules

WASHINGTON (AP) — A plan to sell more than 3,200 square miles of federal lands has been ruled out of Republicans’ big tax and spending cut bill after the Senate parliamentarian determined the proposal by Senate Energy Chairman Mike Lee would violate
Tropical Storm Andrea, first of Atlantic hurricane season, is quickly weakening

Tropical Storm Andrea, first of Atlantic hurricane season, is quickly weakening

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Andrea, the first tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season , was forecast to dissipate by Wednesday after forming at sea Tuesday, the National Hurricane Center said.
Exercising or playing sports in extreme heat can be extremely dangerous

Exercising or playing sports in extreme heat can be extremely dangerous

Extreme heat makes it especially hard for your body to cool down, so you need to be extra careful if you exercise or play sports when it's baking outside. Your brain tries to keep your body within a degree or two of 98.
Review of fossil fuel subsidies stalls as Argentina ceases communication with Canada

Review of fossil fuel subsidies stalls as Argentina ceases communication with Canada

OTTAWA — A peer review of fossil fuel subsidies between Canada and Argentina — already years behind schedule — stalled after Argentina ceased communication following its 2023 election and change in government.
Tropical Storm Andrea forming over the Atlantic, but is not expected to pose a threat

Tropical Storm Andrea forming over the Atlantic, but is not expected to pose a threat

HALIFAX — The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season has formed east of Bermuda, but it isn't expected to pose much of a threat. The National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla.
Nova Scotia to fund Mi'kmaq-led climate change action on Cape Breton

Nova Scotia to fund Mi'kmaq-led climate change action on Cape Breton

The Nova Scotia government is giving the Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources in Cape Breton $893,000 to fund Mi’kmaq-led climate change adaptation work.
Saint John warned against paving old-growth forest and putting up industrial park

Saint John warned against paving old-growth forest and putting up industrial park

LORNEVILLE — A spruce tree in Saint John, N.B.
Tech execs say building up tech ecosystem means resisting allure of U.S., acquisition

Tech execs say building up tech ecosystem means resisting allure of U.S., acquisition

TORONTO — A trio of the biggest names in tech say they resisted the allure of the U.S. — and cash-rich businesses that saw them as an acquisition target — and hope the next generation of Canadian entrepreneurs will do the same. Shopify Inc.
Canada's first beach cleaning robot is coming to Ontario parks this summer

Canada's first beach cleaning robot is coming to Ontario parks this summer

SUTTON WEST — Don’t be alarmed if you see a Zamboni-like rover roaming Ontario's shores this summer – it’s a beach cleaning robot being tested in some provincial parks.
If Energy Star goes away, finding energy efficient appliances will be harder. Here are some tips

If Energy Star goes away, finding energy efficient appliances will be harder. Here are some tips

TWINSBURG, Ohio (AP) — When Judy Sautner recently walked into Power Appliance, a store in a southeastern suburb of Cleveland, she had one goal in mind: replace her daughter's broken dryer with something that worked and didn't break the bank.