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Arizona city holds 10-year remembrance for 19 firefighters who died in the Yarnell Hill Fire

Arizona city holds 10-year remembrance for 19 firefighters who died in the Yarnell Hill Fire

It was one of the deadliest wildland fires ever in the U.S., killing 19 members of an elite central Arizona firefighting crew in 2013 after flames trapped them in a brush-choked canyon.
Yukon 'patiently waiting' on federal support to build flood mitigation infrastructure

Yukon 'patiently waiting' on federal support to build flood mitigation infrastructure

WHITEHORSE — Yukon is "patiently waiting" for federal funding that could come this fall to help build critically needed climate-mitigation infrastructure in the wake of recent severe flooding.
Tax break for offshore wind energy developer Orsted narrowly approved in New Jersey Legislature

Tax break for offshore wind energy developer Orsted narrowly approved in New Jersey Legislature

TRENTON, N.J.
Rare lizard found in major US oil patch proposed as endangered species

Rare lizard found in major US oil patch proposed as endangered species

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. wildlife managers on Friday proposed federal protections for a rare lizard found only in parts of one of the world's most lucrative oil and natural gas basins. The U.S.
Rescuers praise teen hiker Esther Wang, found safe after two days lost in B.C. park

Rescuers praise teen hiker Esther Wang, found safe after two days lost in B.C. park

MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. — A teenage hiker who emerged safe from a forest more than two days after going missing in a Metro Vancouver provincial park is being praised for her preparedness.
Quebec wildfires: Evacuation orders being lifted, but poor air quality persists

Quebec wildfires: Evacuation orders being lifted, but poor air quality persists

MONTREAL — Evacuation orders were starting to lift on Friday for Quebec residents directly affected by wildfires, but the blazes were still causing poor air quality across much of the province.
B.C. must urgently change forest strategies or face more wildfire disasters: report

B.C. must urgently change forest strategies or face more wildfire disasters: report

VICTORIA — Critical strategy shifts are urgently needed to cut the risk of catastrophic wildfires in British Columbia forests that threaten to decimate ecosystems and communities, says an independent forests watchdog report. The B.C.
Alaska's slow start to wildfire season a relief after Connecticut-sized area burned last year

Alaska's slow start to wildfire season a relief after Connecticut-sized area burned last year

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska is off to the slowest start of a wildfire season in three decades -- an immense relief one year after fires scorched nearly enough land to cover Connecticut and even threatened remote Alaska Native communities on the t
Nova Scotia has spent $56,000 on ad campaign against federal carbon charge: minister

Nova Scotia has spent $56,000 on ad campaign against federal carbon charge: minister

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government is running an advertising campaign against the federal carbon charge, which takes effect Saturday in the province.
'Watermelon snow' piques curiosities in Utah after abnormally wet winter

'Watermelon snow' piques curiosities in Utah after abnormally wet winter

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — High up in the mountains, amid pinyon pine and quaking aspen trees, the remaining remnants of the winter's snow is dotted with hues of pinks, purples and oranges.
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