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Mexican startup tackles plastic waste by converting it to fuel

Mexican startup tackles plastic waste by converting it to fuel

BOCA DEL RIO, Mexico (AP) — A startup in Mexico is trying to help get a handle on one Gulf coast city’s plastic waste problem by converting it into gasoline, diesel and other fuels.
Mexican startup tackles plastic waste by converting it to fuel

Mexican startup tackles plastic waste by converting it to fuel

BOCA DEL RIO, Mexico (AP) — A startup in Mexico is trying to help get a handle on one Gulf coast city’s plastic waste problem by converting it into gasoline, diesel and other fuels.
Judge grants temporary reprieve to hundreds of B.C. ostriches facing avian flu cull

Judge grants temporary reprieve to hundreds of B.C. ostriches facing avian flu cull

TORONTO — A federal judge has granted a temporary reprieve to about 400 ostriches that were facing a deadline on Saturday for them to be killed at a British Columbia farm hit by an outbreak of avian flu.
Man agrees to plead guilty for flying drone that damaged firefighting aircraft in LA wildfire

Man agrees to plead guilty for flying drone that damaged firefighting aircraft in LA wildfire

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The pilot of a drone that crashed into a firefighting plane, leaving a gaping hole and grounding the aircraft during the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, has agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor count of unsafely operating
CEO of the nation's largest public utility plans to retire

CEO of the nation's largest public utility plans to retire

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The CEO of the nation's largest public utility will retire no later than September after nearly six years in his position, the Tennessee Valley Authority announced Friday.
North Dakota's cloud seeding program draws interest from around the world. Opponents want to end it

North Dakota's cloud seeding program draws interest from around the world. Opponents want to end it

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Senate confirms Doug Burgum as interior secretary after Trump tasked him to boost drilling

The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as interior secretary late Thursday after President Donald Trump tapped the former North Dakota governor to spearhead the Republican administration's ambitions to boost fossil fuel production . The vote was 79-18.
Rats! More rodents are infesting cities as scientists say warmer temperatures mean more rat babies

Rats! More rodents are infesting cities as scientists say warmer temperatures mean more rat babies

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rat infestation in many world cities appears to be soaring, especially in Washington, and a new study blames warming temperatures , urbanization and other human actions.
Rats! More rodents are infesting cities as scientists say warmer temperatures mean more rat babies

Rats! More rodents are infesting cities as scientists say warmer temperatures mean more rat babies

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rat infestation in many world cities appears to be soaring, especially in Washington, and a new study blames climate change , urbanization and other human actions.

Authorities: Man to plead guilty for flying drone that damaged firefighting aircraft in LA wildfire

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal authorities say a man has agreed to plead guilty to unsafely operating a drone that collided with a firefighting aircraft during the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles. The U.S.