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BOSTON (AP) 鈥� Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed into law Thursday a bill that would phase out the use of PFAS, a group of toxic industrial compounds, in firefighters鈥� protective gear.

TORONTO 鈥� Marineland has been ordered to pay nearly $85,000 in fines and restitution after it was found guilty under Ontario鈥檚 animal cruelty laws of three charges related to its care of three black bears.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) 鈥� New efforts to convert some types of commercial fishing to ropeless gear that is safer for rare whales will be supported by millions of dollars in funding, federal authorities said.

CALGARY 鈥� The Calgary Humane Society says it's investigating a string of gruesome animal abuse cases involving kittens. The probe comes after officials found a dead kitten zip-tied to a fence earlier this week.

HALIFAX 鈥� Hurricane Ernesto is expected to track "well south" of Nova Scotia by the time the storm approaches the Atlantic region on Monday, the Canadian Hurricane Centre says.

WAYNESBORO, Ga. (AP) 鈥� U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Friday called for more nuclear reactors to be built in the United States and worldwide.

Bill Gates and his energy company are starting construction at their Wyoming site for a next-generation nuclear power plant he believes will 鈥渞evolutionize鈥� how power is generated.

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� A tiny South American deer that will weigh only as much as a watermelon when fully grown is making its debut at the Queens Zoo in New York City.

BERLIN (AP) 鈥� A court in Greenland ruled Thursday that veteran environmental activist and anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson must remain in custody as authorities consider Japan's request for his extradition, police said.

MONTREAL 鈥� Montreal police are investigating how hundreds of litres of motor oil leaked into the St. Lawrence River in the city's east end.