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Tropical Storm Norma forms off Mexico's Pacific coast and may threaten resort of Los Cabos

Tropical Storm Norma forms off Mexico's Pacific coast and may threaten resort of Los Cabos

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Norma formed off Mexico’s western Pacific coast Tuesday and the U.S.
Supreme Court opinion doesn't change plans to regulate oil, gas emissions: Guilbeault

Supreme Court opinion doesn't change plans to regulate oil, gas emissions: Guilbeault

OTTAWA — Regulations to cap greenhouse-gas emissions from oil and gas production will be published later this fall, and they won't be affected by a recent Supreme Court of Canada decision striking down parts of a federal environmental law, Environmen
Parks Canada signs agreement with First Nations, opens door to harvesting in Jasper

Parks Canada signs agreement with First Nations, opens door to harvesting in Jasper

Parks Canada and two First Nations have signed an agreement that points to a stronger Indigenous voice in national parks management and opens the door to harvesting in western Alberta's Jasper National Park.
Maryland medical waste incinerator to pay $1.75M fine for exposing public to biohazardous material

Maryland medical waste incinerator to pay $1.75M fine for exposing public to biohazardous material

BALTIMORE (AP) — A medical waste processing company has pleaded guilty to dozens of environment-related charges and agreed to pay $1.
Cleanup cost for nuclear contamination sites has risen nearly $1 billion since 2016, report says

Cleanup cost for nuclear contamination sites has risen nearly $1 billion since 2016, report says

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The estimated future cost to clean up 19 sites contaminated by nuclear waste from the Cold War era has risen by nearly $1 billion in the past seven years, according to a report released Tuesday by the U.S.
Wisconsin Republicans reject eight Evers appointees, including majority of environmental board

Wisconsin Republicans reject eight Evers appointees, including majority of environmental board

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Senate voted Tuesday to fire eight state board appointees from Democratic Gov.
Greta Thunberg was among climate activists detained at a protest to disrupt oil executives' forum

Greta Thunberg was among climate activists detained at a protest to disrupt oil executives' forum

LONDON (AP) — Greta Thunberg was detained by British police on Tuesday alongside other climate activists who gathered outside a central London hotel to disrupt a major oil and gas industry conference.
PG&E's plan to bury power lines and prevent wildfires faces opposition because of high rates

PG&E's plan to bury power lines and prevent wildfires faces opposition because of high rates

VACAVILLE, Calif.

More than half of small and medium firms affected by extreme weather: KPMG in Canada

TORONTO — KPMG in Canada says almost 60 per cent of small- and medium-sized businesses across the country have been affected by extreme weather events this year.
Electrical grids aren't keeping up with the green energy push. That could risk climate goals

Electrical grids aren't keeping up with the green energy push. That could risk climate goals

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Stalled spending on electrical grids worldwide is slowing the rollout of renewable energy and could put efforts to limit climate change at risk if millions of miles of power lines are not added or refurbished in the next few
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