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US judge blocks water pipeline in Montana that was meant to boost rare fish

US judge blocks water pipeline in Montana that was meant to boost rare fish

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A U.S. judge blocked a proposed water pipeline through a wilderness area in southwest Montana that was intended to help a rare fish species that's in sharp decline due to habitat loss, warming temperatures and other pressures.
As climate disasters increase, N.S. volunteer firefighters need more financial help

As climate disasters increase, N.S. volunteer firefighters need more financial help

WINDSOR, N.S. — On July 22, volunteer firefighter Logan Hope made a heroic rescue as historic flooding hit Nova Scotia, but eight days later — injured and off work — he was struggling to make ends meet. “I’m trying to survive.
Swaths of the US are living through a brutal summer. It's a climate wake-up call for many

Swaths of the US are living through a brutal summer. It's a climate wake-up call for many

Veronica Iordanova remembers Octobers growing up in Arizona when it was too cold to trick-or-treat in a short-sleeved Halloween costume. She can’t imagine that anymore.
Birders flock to Green Bay to catch glimpse of Gulf Coast shorebird last seen in Wisconsin in 1845

Birders flock to Green Bay to catch glimpse of Gulf Coast shorebird last seen in Wisconsin in 1845

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Bird watchers are flocking to northeastern Wisconsin in the hopes of glimpsing a southern shorebird last seen in the state almost 180 years ago.
Greenpeace demonstrators drape UK prime minister's house in black to protest oil expansion

Greenpeace demonstrators drape UK prime minister's house in black to protest oil expansion

LONDON (AP) — Five Greenpeace demonstrators were arrested Thursday after they draped the country estate of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in black fabric to protest his plan to expand oil and gas drilling in the North Sea.
A car-carrying ship that burned for a week on the North Sea is towed to a Dutch port for salvaging

A car-carrying ship that burned for a week on the North Sea is towed to a Dutch port for salvaging

EEMSHAVEN, Netherlands (AP) — Tugboats towed a freight ship that burned for a week on the North Sea while carrying thousands of cars into a Dutch port on Thursday for salvaging, laying to rest fears that it could sink close to shipping lanes and a pr
Typhoon Khanun forecast to turn back to Japanese islands where it already caused damage and injuries

Typhoon Khanun forecast to turn back to Japanese islands where it already caused damage and injuries

TOKYO (AP) — The typhoon that damaged homes and knocked out power on Okinawa and other southern Japanese islands this week was slowly moving west Thursday but is forecast to make a U-turn and dump even more rain on the archipelago.
The extreme heat in Phoenix is withering some of its famed saguaro cactuses, with no end in sight

The extreme heat in Phoenix is withering some of its famed saguaro cactuses, with no end in sight

PHOENIX (AP) — After recording the warmest monthly average temperature for any U.S. city ever in July, Phoenix climbed back up to dangerously high temperatures Wednesday. That could mean trouble not just for people but for some plants, too.
Highway bridge in northern China collapses due to flash floods and casualties are unknown

Highway bridge in northern China collapses due to flash floods and casualties are unknown

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A highway bridge in northern China collapsed due to flash floods triggered by heavy rains, and two cars fell into the river, state media reported Thursday, as parts of China are experiencing the worst floods in decades.
6 months after the East Palestine train derailment, Congress is deadlocked on new rules for safety

6 months after the East Palestine train derailment, Congress is deadlocked on new rules for safety

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress responded to the fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio earlier this year with bipartisan alarm, holding a flurry of hearings about the potential for railroad crashes to trigger even larger disasters.
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