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You Can Give Them Back Their Summers

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment Forest fires are not an unusual thing in the Northwest Territories, but the summer of 2014 went beyond anything Yellowknife residents had seen before. The air quality index was at 10 or worse – the worst it can be – for much of the summer because of all the smoke. Story here. RELATED: " B.C. remains quiet over polluted Hullcar aquifer"

British Columbia Sinks Into Morass of Aquifer Contamination

VANCOUVER SUN Three professional hydrologists have told the provincial government that it should immediately impose a full ban on spreading liquid manure above a contaminated aquifer that provides drinking water to several hundred householders in the Okanagan Valley. Story here.

As Peatlands Dry Out From Climate Change, Wildfire Risk Increases

CBC news 'Megafires' result from severe drying, says McMaster researcher. Story here. RELATED: "Only Heroic Efforts Will Spare Earth's Mighty Boreal Forest From the Worst Ravages of Climate Change."

Wild Critters of the Grasslands (A picture story)

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The beginning of the "70-Mile Butte" trail. by Larry Powell Row & I are visiting a special place right now. It's Grasslands National Park in SW Saskatchewan. I can swear the animals, birds and even plants are saying "thank you" for not huntinig or spraying us, or plowing us down! Enjoy the photos.  Yours in Nature. Larry

Repeat Oil Spills Turning Peruvian Amazon Into 'Sacrifice Zone' For Big Oil

CommonDreams 'The situation is criminal.’ Story here.

California's Wildfires Just Tripled in Size

MotherJones 2016 is shaping up to be another epic fire season. Story here.