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'Estimates of convenience': Researcher says Alberta spills data too positive

Winnipeg Free Press

A researcher says the agency that monitors Alberta's energy industry has underestimated the impact of tens of thousands of spills going back decades. Story here.

Deadly new wheat disease threatens Europe’s crops

nature

Researchers caution that stem rust may have returned to world’s largest wheat-producing region. Details here.



A healthy wheat field in Manitoba. PinP photo. 
Related: The Fusarium-Glyphosate Connection (Video)

The EU Once Again Refuses a Green Light for Glyphosate!

François Veillerette, Director of Générations Futures says thank you to SumOfUs members

Larry, You made something amazing happen. The EU refused to give Monsanto’s cancer-causing ingredient - glyphosate - the green light. It’s delayed the decision 18 months while glyphosate is re-evaluated. That’s a big win.

Manitoba communities brace for possible major spring flooding

CBCnews

Manitobans are no strangers to floods. Here, campers make the most of soggy 

conditions in Neepawa, 2014. PinP photo.

The City of Brandon is already preparing for potential spring flooding. Story here.

'Dante's Inferno' in Chile: Destructive Fires Rage in Record Heat

EcoWatch

Records tumble in infernos in Chile. Details here.