Environment News

JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A rehabilitated sea turtle was released back into the Atlantic Ocean from a Florida beach Wednesday morning.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Gilma strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane Wednesday afternoon in the eastern Pacific Ocean and was forecast to become a major hurricane as soon as Thursday.

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — An attorney for a health clinic in a Montana town polluted with deadly asbestos asked a federal appeals court on Wednesday to reverse a lower court determination that it submitted hundreds of false claims on behalf of patients.

FREDERICTON — A picture-postcard forest on the coast of the Bay of Fundy in New Brunswick is being turned into a nature reserve. Nature Conservancy of Canada said Wednesday it has acquired 2.

SHREWSBURY, Vt. (AP) — A Canada lynx, an endangered species in Vermont, has been confirmed in the state for the first time since 2018, and farther south than the last confirmed sighting.

CALGARY — City officials are seeking to reassure Calgarians that the water restrictions needed for more pipe repairs starting next week won't be as bad as the first time around.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Brown bear hunting in Sweden started Wednesday with 486 licenses to kill them, but conservationists warned that the move would result in a 20% drop in the country’s predator population.

Provincial data suggests Alberta’s roadkill numbers are soaring, with snakes hit particularly hard last year. Alberta Wildlife Watch says almost 400 snake carcasses were reported to it in 2023.

Extreme temperatures seen in 2023 were equivalent to some climate projections for 2050, says the study.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A tropical depression dumped heavy rain in southern South Korea and the populous Seoul region Wednesday after weakening from a tropical storm.