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Competition Bureau launches inquiry into Lululemon over 'greenwashing' allegations

Competition Bureau launches inquiry into Lululemon over 'greenwashing' allegations

GATINEAU, Que. — Canada's Competition Bureau has launched an inquiry into Vancouver-based Lululemon following a complaint from members of an environmental group. Stand.
California reports the first increase in groundwater supplies in 4 years

California reports the first increase in groundwater supplies in 4 years

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — After massive downpours flooded California’s rivers and packed mountains with snow, the state reported Monday the first increase in groundwater supplies in four years. The state saw 4.
As storms move across Texas, 1 child dies after being swept away in floodwaters

As storms move across Texas, 1 child dies after being swept away in floodwaters

HOUSTON (AP) — Storms in Texas brought additional rain Sunday to the already saturated Houston area where hundreds of people have been rescued from flooded homes and roads, while to the north in the Fort Worth area, a child died after being swept awa
Fishing boat sinks at U.S. border near Victoria, hundreds of litres of diesel aboard

Fishing boat sinks at U.S. border near Victoria, hundreds of litres of diesel aboard

HENRY ISLAND, WASH. — The United States Coast Guard says it's working to mitigate a pollution threat after a fishing boat sank just over the Canada-U. S. border not far from Victoria.
One natural gas transport plan killed in New Jersey as another forges ahead

One natural gas transport plan killed in New Jersey as another forges ahead

KEYPORT, N.J. (AP) — A major pipeline that would have moved natural gas through New Jersey and under two bays to New York has been killed, but another plan to transport liquefied gas from Pennsylvania by tanker truck is moving forward.
Yukon gets $45M to prevent Whitehorse-area landslides, more money for flood recovery

Yukon gets $45M to prevent Whitehorse-area landslides, more money for flood recovery

WHITEHORSE — The federal government is contributing $45 million to help prevent landslides along the Whitehorse Escarpment with the aim to protect the land under Whitehorse International Airport and its access road to the Yukon's capital.
The number of fish on US overfishing list reaches an all-time low. Mackerel and snapper recover

The number of fish on US overfishing list reaches an all-time low. Mackerel and snapper recover

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The number of fish on the government's overfishing list sunk to a new low last year in a sign of healthy U.S. fisheries, federal officials said.

Jordan stations 2 firefighting helicopters in Cyprus to help as summer fire season arrives

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Jordan on Monday stationed two helicopters in Cyprus to help the Mediterranean island nation combat potential forest fires until it can lease firefighting aircraft of its own for the summer fire season.
Julia Fox and Law Roach team up for a sustainable fashion competition show

Julia Fox and Law Roach team up for a sustainable fashion competition show

For Julia Fox, life is a catwalk. The looks she puts together — cutting off the belt loops of her jeans or creating a top made from tartan ties sewed together — are almost always guaranteed to turn heads and be photographed.
New Liberia forest boss plans to increase exports, denies working with war criminal Charles Taylor

New Liberia forest boss plans to increase exports, denies working with war criminal Charles Taylor

Liberia, West Africa’s most forested country, has a long history of illegal logging, which the country's regulator, the Forestry Development Authority, has repeatedly struggled to confront.
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