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  • Preserving grasslands is good for the planet, ranchers say — and they want to be paid

    CALGARY - Fed up with taking heat for their industry's carbon footprint, Canadian ranchers say it's time for government to step up and fund a solution that will reduce emissions while also preserving one of earth's most threatened ecosystems.
  • Alaska's Willow oil project is controversial. Here's why.

    JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Biden administration is approving a major oil project on Alaska's petroleum-rich North Slope that supporters say represents an economic lifeline for Indigenous communities in the region but environmentalists say is counter to President Joe Biden's climate goals.
  • 'Making monsters of each other': Businesses fear impact of Quebec language law

    MONTREAL - As Quebec’s contentious language law heads closer to adoption, the province’s business community is growing increasingly anxious about what it could mean for their bottom line, with some companies considering leaving entirely.
  • Ohio's million-dollar idea: Lottery prizes for vaccinations

    COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine unveiled a lottery system Wednesday to entice people to get COVID-19 shots, offering a weekly $1 million prize and full-ride college scholarships in a creative bid to overcome the vaccine hesitancy that remains a stubborn problem across the nation.
  • Correction: Carbon Fee-Washington story

    SEATTLE - In a story Sept. 11 about a proposed fee on carbon pollution, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Shell pledged money to the initiative. Shell pledged money to oppose the initiative.
  • Energy East pipeline is safe, good for country, TransCanada tells NEB hearings

    SAINT JOHN, N.B. - TransCanada Corp. stressed its commitment to the safety of oil shipments as three days of hearings into the proposed $15.7 billion Energy East pipeline project opened in New Brunswick on Monday.

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