- The Carney government is asking a court to throw out a lawsuit from activists who argue that the government's failure to update their emissions plans is in violation of the Canada Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act. The activists say that the elimination of various measures needed to meet targets in the legislation is prohibited under the legislation, but the government argues that the legislation gives the minister the power to amend plans and targets and that the courts "should not dictate climate policy".
- Many of the forested areas in the western US, from Oregon to New Mexico, that have been burned in recent years are not growing back, with shrubland replacing the forest. This is expected to accelerate spring melting, worsening the water crisis in the region; worse, it means the carbon sink benefits of the forests are no longer there.
- Toilet paper prices are spiking in the US thanks to the Trump regime's tariffs on paper products from Canada. Some think that this may have even more impact on the fortunes of Republicans in the midterms than fuel prices; it affects everyone, even those who don't drive, and the average American uses 25 kilograms of toilet paper per year. The fact that the country is experiencing an outbreak of explosive diarrhea thanks to the rollback of food safety measures probably does not help matters.
- The US is considering abandoning its neutral position on UK sovereignty over the Falkland Islands as a possible source of leverage over British policy. This was initially hinted at in a leaked Pentagon memo in April, which Marco Rubio downplayed at the time, but the Americans are now threatening to oppose the British on the issue if they don't commit to spending more money on "defense".
- Las Vegas is experiencing a dramatic decline in tourism thanks to the reluctance of Canadians and others to visit the US. Canadian visits to the city declined by over 17% last year thanks to the aggressive stance of the Trump regime, and Nevada now has the highest unemployment rate in the country.
- Canada's lumber industry is looking at the possibility of needing to retool their sawmills to produce lumber in metric sizes so as to be able to more easily export it to countries other than the US. This has not been seriously considered before, despite Canada having formally adopted the metric system decades ago, because the vast majority of softwood exports have until now gone to the US. However, with that market no longer being reliable, the industry needs to find new markets, which means changing to metric.
- A group of teens on ebikes took over the runway at a small general aviation airport in Oakland County, Michigan, forcing a pilot planning to land there to do a go-around to avoid the need to clean blood off of his propeller.
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