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Wisconsin officials add recommendations to new management plan to keep wolf population around 1,000

Wisconsin officials add recommendations to new management plan to keep wolf population around 1,000

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin wildlife officials released a revised draft wolf management plan Tuesday that recommends holding the statewide population at around 1,000 animals, a concession to conservatives looking for a hard limit.
The first generation of solar panels will wear out. A recycling industry is taking shape

The first generation of solar panels will wear out. A recycling industry is taking shape

Sunlight beats down on a graveyard for dead solar panels in Yuma, Arizona, hundreds stacked in neat piles, waiting for their next life. The great majority of worn and damaged panels are still dumped in landfills.
Powerful Typhoon Khanun lashes southwest Japanese islands, grounding flights and closing businesses

Powerful Typhoon Khanun lashes southwest Japanese islands, grounding flights and closing businesses

TOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon approached Japan's southwestern island of Okinawa on Tuesday, lashing the region with strong winds and high waves and forcing transportation to halt and stores to close.

Dutch ministry says a fire that blazed for nearly a week on a cargo ship appears to have burnt out

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A fire that had been raging on board a cargo ship carrying thousands of new cars appears to have burnt itself out after nearly a week, the Dutch ministry coordinating salvage efforts said Tuesday.
Where flooding has become more frequent, here's how gardeners can respond

Where flooding has become more frequent, here's how gardeners can respond

Water is essential to plant life, but what happens when there’s too much of a good thing, as has been the case in many parts of the country and the world this summer? Extreme rainfall is more frequent now , atmospheric scientists say, as storms form
Greece's government is planning tougher penalties for arson following a spate of wildfires

Greece's government is planning tougher penalties for arson following a spate of wildfires

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities are planning tougher penalties for arson — with fines to be increased to 10 times the current level — following a spate of major wildfires that have already caused more damage than the 2022 annual total.
BP profits are cut in half to $2.6 billion as oil and natural gas prices fall

BP profits are cut in half to $2.6 billion as oil and natural gas prices fall

LONDON (AP) — Energy giant BP said Tuesday that it earned nearly $2.
Hawaii could see a big hurricane season, but most homes aren't ready

Hawaii could see a big hurricane season, but most homes aren't ready

HONOLULU (AP) — Jan Pappas and Ronald Yasuda hired a contractor to fasten the roof of their 1960s-era home to their walls with metal plates and nails so high winds of a potential hurricane wouldn't blow it away.

Australia welcomes lifting of UNESCO threat to list Great Barrier Reef as World Heritage in danger

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government on Tuesday welcomed a draft UNESCO decision to a lift a threat of downgrading the Great Barrier Reef to an endangered World Heritage site. The U.N.

New wildfire near Spokane, Washington, prompts mandatory evacuations

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire that ignited near Spokane Monday is prompting mandatory evacuations, Washington state officials said. The West Hallett Fire started about 1:30 p.m. about 2.
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