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Tacoma News TribuneDriver ignores signs and runs over threatened species’ nest on beach, WA officials say
The nest was completely destroyed, wildlife officials said.
- The Canadian Press
Illinois is hit with cicada chaos. This is what it's like to see, hear and feel billions of bugs
RIVERWOODS, Ill. (AP) — The ground had seemed to undulate at night, alive with bugs. Crawling cicada nymphs, striving to get higher after 17 years underground, marched en masse toward and up trees, pausing to shed their skin and emerge as adults. And then the fun began.
- The Canadian Press
Reported birth of rare white buffalo calf in Yellowstone park fulfills Lakota prophecy
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The reported birth of a rare white buffalo in Yellowstone National Park fulfills a Lakota prophecy that portends better times, according to members of the American Indian tribe who cautioned that it’s also a signal that more must be done to protect the earth and its animals.
- The Canadian Press
Calgary pipe repair could take three to five more weeks as 'significant' damage found
CALGARY — Resumption of normal water service in Calgary could be delayed by an extra three to five weeks.
- CBC
Sunshine Coast homeowner fined $70,000 for dredging creek
A Sunshine Coast homeowner has been fined $70,000 for illegally dredging a creek and destroying fish habitat in Roberts Creek.George I. Winkler pleaded guilty to two counts of Fisheries Act offences, activities other than fishing that result in death to fish, and harmful alteration or disruption or destruction of fish habitat.On two separate occasions, Winkler hired workers to dredge sections of Stephens Creek, which runs through a property he and his family own, causing fish death and habitat l
- Global News
Millions of Canadians face intense heat wave
Millions of Canadians will soon face an intense heatwave. Early next week temperature could spike to record highs across eastern portions of the country as a heat dome settles in. Anthony Farnell is tracking the weather pattern.
- GOBankingRates
6 Hybrid Vehicles To Stay Away From Buying
Not all hybrid cars are created equal. While some models offer excellent fuel efficiency, reliability and performance, others fall short. With so many options, it can be tough to separate the good...
- CBC
B.C. coal mining company fined for more than 400 violations
A B.C. coal mining company in northeastern B.C. has been fined more than $45,000 for repeated violations of the province's environmental protection rules, including the failure to monitor mine waste into fish-bearing water and failure to limit particulate being put into the air.Conuma Resources Limited is a metallurgical coal mining company operating in the Tumbler Ridge area in northeastern B.C., roughly 660 kilometres directly northeast of Vancouver.It mines coal from to produce carbon used in
- Miami Herald
Do electric vehicles fare better than gas guzzlers when the water starts rising?
“EVs are designed to operate safe in the rain but they are not designed to be boats”
- Canadian Press Videos
Dairy farms reduce climate impact with methane digesters, but communities worry about expansion
A growing number of California dairy farms are reducing their climate impact with methane digesters that capture the heat-trapping gas so it can be used as biofuel. But farming communities worry about the impact on air quality. (AP Video/Terry Chea)
- BBC
Wild horses return to Kazakh plain after centuries
Przewalski's horses roamed Asia for millennia before dying out and surviving only in European zoos.
- CNN
A massive solar storm hits Mars, revealing a risk for future astronauts on the red planet
A solar storm hit Mars after the sun unleashed a massive flare in May. Orbiters and the Curiosity rover witnessed the storm’s impact firsthand, including auroras.
- Fox Weather
Venomous snake bites dog at Connecticut state park, prompting risky mountaintop rescue
A dog in Connecticut faced a risky mountaintop rescue after being bitten by a venomous copperhead snake.
- The Weather Network - Video
Unsettled conditions bring storm risk to B.C. and Prairies
Unsettled conditions are expected to impact both British Columbia and the Prairies. Residents should prepare for a mix of weather, including heavy rain, gusty winds, and potentially large hail. The Weather Network meteorologist Rhythm Reet has the details.
- Reuters
Uniper maps out steps to boost Wilhelmshaven hydrogen port
German utility Uniper will focus on talks with a big customer and early steps to develop hydrogen storage facilities this year after winning EU backing for two clean energy projects at the North Sea port of Wilhelmshaven, its operations head said. The state-owned company wants to turn the deep water port into a reception point for ammonia carrying imported hydrogen, and store and transport the hydrogen as part of its decarbonisation strategy. "This year, we want to make concrete progress with (steelmaker) Salzgitter and ... intensively push forward our hydrogen storage projects," Chief Operating Officer Holger Kreetz said in an interview at a Handelsblatt conference published on Friday.
- LA Times
The best spots to see 58,000 jacaranda trees in L.A., OC
The jacarandas are blooming in all their glory. These maps show where you can find high concentrations of the love-it-or-hate-it tree.
- Associated Press
A pond in warming Mali is disappearing, and a UNESCO-listed fishing tradition is in danger
Thousands of fishermen holding cone-shaped nets stood side by side, cheering and chanting as they waited for the signal. Suddenly, they rushed to a large muddy pond and cast their nets, dropping to their knees in the mud. For several hundred years, people have gathered in the southern Mali town of San for Sanké mon, a collective fishing rite in June that begins with animal sacrifices and offerings to the water spirits of Sanké pond.
- Rock Hill Herald
Nearly 20% of wild red wolves have died on NC roads, including one this month
An effort is underway to help wildlife safely cross U.S. 64 after at least three wolves, including two fathers, have been killed recently.
- Storyful
Adorable Little Bear Clambers Onto Porch Near Rocky Mountain National Park
A small black bear was spotted scaling the porch of an Estes Park, Colorado, home on Tuesday, June 11.Gianni Iandimarino owns the Ring camera that captured this video, which shows the small bear climbing the fence and walking across the porch.According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), black bears are known to the region, and are continually trying to share space with an “ever-growing human population.”CPW encourages anyone living in the area to avoid feeding the bears, and to “bear-proof” their homes by being responsible about trash and keeping all bear-accessible windows and doors closed and locked. Credit: Gianni Iandimarino via Storyful
- The Weather Network
Severe storms continue Thursday night in Ontario, Quebec
Stay alert for rapidly changing conditions on Thursday night as severe thunderstorms sweep through portions of southern Ontario and southern Quebec