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Typhoon Doksuri makes landfall in China after bringing deadly landslides to Philippines

BEIJING (AP) — Typhoon Doksuri made landfall in China after bringing deadly landslides to the Philippines.

Jul 28, 2023 5:43 PM Read more >

NFL teams are adapting to unrelenting heat as training camps ramp up

HENDERSON, Nev.

Jul 28, 2023 4:59 PM Read more >

Extreme heat moves east where many will see their hottest days of the year

NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Reyes sought shade under a tree in the Bronx on a day that felt like it was over 100 degrees (38 degrees Celsius) because of the heat and humidity.

Jul 28, 2023 4:19 PM Read more >

Mobile homes turn deadly when tornadoes hit. This year has been especially bad, AP analysis finds

ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — Many were not just killed at home. They were killed by their homes. Angela Eason had visited Brenda Odoms’ tidy mobile home before. It was a place where Odoms, who had many tragedies in her life, felt safe.

Jul 28, 2023 3:31 PM Read more >

Suncor tells regulator reconsidering approvals would arm industry opponents

Oilsands giant Suncor has warned the Alberta Energy Regulator that reopening a debate over mining an ecologically valuable wetland would play into the hands of industry opponents and upset the province's energy development.

Jul 28, 2023 3:30 PM Read more >

Enbridge, Bad River Indigenous band both appealing Line 5 court ruling in Wisconsin

WASHINGTON — The two sides in an enduring dispute over the cross-border Line 5 pipeline in Wisconsin are girding for battle again, this time in the U.S. Court of Appeals.

Jul 28, 2023 3:14 PM Read more >

Brazil's Indigenous chief fighting to save Amazon urges President Lula to defend people's rights

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — The Amazon's most famous Indigenous leader called upon Brazil's president on Friday to defend the rights of Indigenous people.

Jul 28, 2023 2:51 PM Read more >

White House escalates extreme-heat efforts as record July marks 'global boiling' era

WASHINGTON — The hottest month in recorded history is going out with a bang in the United States. Much of the eastern half of the U.S.

Jul 28, 2023 2:01 PM Read more >

Offshore wind foes sue New Jersey and Danish turbine developer over tax break

OCEAN CITY, N.J.

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Georgia nuclear plant can start loading fuel into second new reactor, feds say

ATLANTA (AP) — Federal regulators have approved plans to load radioactive fuel into a second new nuclear reactor in Georgia. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Friday that Georgia Power Co.

Jul 28, 2023 12:57 PM Read more >