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Flash drought, invasive grasses, winds, hurricane and climate change fuel Maui's devastating fires
Hawaii went from lush to bone dry and thus more fire-prone in a matter of just a few weeks — a key factor in a dangerous mix of conditions appear to have combined to make the wildfires blazing a path of destruction in Hawaii particularly damaging.
Aug 10, 2023 6:10 PM
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A billion-dollar coastal project begins in Louisiana. Will it work as sea levels rise?
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Nearly $3 billion in settlement money from the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster that devastated the Gulf Coast and killed hundreds of thousands of marine animals is now funding a massive ecosystem restoration in southeastern Louisiana
Aug 10, 2023 5:11 PM
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British Columbia warns of incoming prolonged hot weather, but no heat dome
VANCOUVER — A heat wave that is expected to last most of next week has prompted British Columbia's government to warn people to prepare for sweltering conditions, but a repeat of the deadly 2021 heat dome isn't being forecast.
Aug 10, 2023 4:35 PM
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'Ash and debris': Journalist covering Maui fires surveys destruction of once-vibrant Hawaii town
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — I've seen my share of a wildfire's destruction on a community, but in more than eight years of covering these disasters as a video and photojournalist, the scene over Hawaii was one of the worst.
Aug 10, 2023 3:59 PM
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Nuclear regulator weighs decision as First Nations irate over Chalk River waste site
OTTAWA — Several First Nations are sounding the alarm about a proposed nuclear waste facility near the Ottawa River, as Canada's nuclear regulator decides whether the project should be approved.
Aug 10, 2023 3:50 PM
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Quebec power utility studies possible reopening of Gentilly-2 nuclear reactor
MONTREAL — Quebec's hydroelectric utility is studying whether to reopen the province's only nuclear power generating station as a response to a growing demand for clean energy.
Aug 10, 2023 3:34 PM
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Federal government releases new draft regulations on clean electricity
OTTAWA — Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault released draft regulations Thursday that are designed to clean Canada's electricity grid in an affordable way by 2035.
Aug 10, 2023 3:32 PM
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Recent shark deaths in Canada a sign that efforts to grow the population are working
FREDERICTON — An unusually high number of great white sharks found dead on Canadian beaches over the past year is a sign the population is growing, says a shark biologist.
Aug 10, 2023 3:03 PM
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Ford asks integrity commissioner to review senior aide's role in Greenbelt decision
TORONTO — The Ontario Integrity Commissioner said it has begun reviewing a request from Premier Doug Ford's office to investigate a senior aide about his role in selecting which lands in the protected Greenbelt would be approved for housing developme
Aug 10, 2023 2:17 PM
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Closure of 3 Southern California power plants likely to be postponed, state energy officials decide
SACRAMENTO, Calif.
Aug 10, 2023 1:56 PM
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