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A week of heavy rains and floods across Pakistan kills 46 people including 13 family members

A week of heavy rains and floods across Pakistan kills 46 people including 13 family members

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Nearly a week of heavy monsoon rains and flash floods across Pakistan has killed at least 46 people and injured dozens, officials said Monday.
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EPA employees put names to 'declaration of dissent' over agency moves under Trump

EPA employees put names to 'declaration of dissent' over agency moves under Trump

A group of Environmental Protection Agency employees on Monday published a declaration of dissent from the agency's policies under the Trump administration, saying they “undermine the EPA mission of protecting human health and the environment.
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China lifts a nearly 2-year ban on seafood from Japan over Fukushima wastewater

China lifts a nearly 2-year ban on seafood from Japan over Fukushima wastewater

BEIJING (AP) — China has reopened its market to seafood from Japan after a nearly two-year ban over the discharge of slightly radioactive wastewater from the tsunami-destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant.
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Severe heat wave hits southern Europe and raises wildfire risks

Severe heat wave hits southern Europe and raises wildfire risks

ROME (AP) — Major heat waves across southern Europe have pushed temperatures above 40 C (104 F) in countries including Italy, Spain and Greece, as local authorities issued fresh warnings against the risk of wildfires.
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Canada's liquefied natural gas touted — and doubted — as a green 'transition' fuel

Canada's liquefied natural gas touted — and doubted — as a green 'transition' fuel

CALGARY — Canada's first liquefied natural gas cargoes will soon arrive on Asian shores, a milestone touted — and doubted — as a boon for global emissions-cutting efforts.
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Flint's still-unfinished lead pipe replacement serves as cautionary tale to other cities

Flint's still-unfinished lead pipe replacement serves as cautionary tale to other cities

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Jeffrey Bell watched as crews dug up and replaced neighbors’ lead water pipes, hoping his mother’s house would be next. Workers told him it wasn’t on their list but probably assigned to another contractor.
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Japan launches a climate change monitoring satellite on mainstay H2A rocket's last flight

Japan launches a climate change monitoring satellite on mainstay H2A rocket's last flight

TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Sunday successfully launched a climate change monitoring satellite on its mainstay H-2A rocket, which made its final flight before it is replaced by a new flagship model designed to be more cost competitive in the global space m
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Protesters line highway in Florida Everglades to oppose 'Alligator Alcatraz'

Protesters line highway in Florida Everglades to oppose 'Alligator Alcatraz'

A coalition of groups, ranging from environmental activists to Native Americans advocating for their ancestral homelands, converged outside an airstrip in the Florida Everglades Saturday to protest the imminent construction of an immigrant detention
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Rising summer heat increases risk of child deaths in hot cars

Rising summer heat increases risk of child deaths in hot cars

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.
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Climate change is driving a rise in tick-borne diseases. Here's what to know.

Climate change is driving a rise in tick-borne diseases. Here's what to know.

TORONTO — A warming climate is driving a rise in Lyme disease and the introduction of lesser-known tick-borne diseases, public health specialists say.
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