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Officials plead for $9 million in aid weeks after Hurricane Beryl devastates the southeast Caribbean

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — People in the southeast Caribbean urgently need food, water and shelter nearly two weeks after Hurricane Beryl crushed the region as a Category 4 storm, officials said Thursday as they pleaded for at least $9 million in a
Speakers, tours, and art show highlight first BlueAct Ocean Conservation Day

Speakers, tours, and art show highlight first BlueAct Ocean Conservation Day

Join local conservation partners on July 14th, at Gibsons Public Market to learn about ongoing marine conservation efforts and how to get involved
Calgary woman facing criminal charge after dog left in hot car dies

Calgary woman facing criminal charge after dog left in hot car dies

CALGARY — Police have charged the owner of a dog that was left in a hot car and died on Canada Day. Officers say they received a call about a distressed dog inside the locked car with its windows rolled all the way up.
Previous bidder tries again with new offshore wind proposal in New Jersey

Previous bidder tries again with new offshore wind proposal in New Jersey

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A partnership that proposed an offshore wind farm in New Jersey last year but was not selected by state utility regulators to move forward with it is trying again.
Houston keeps buckling under storms like Beryl. The fixes aren't coming fast enough

Houston keeps buckling under storms like Beryl. The fixes aren't coming fast enough

HOUSTON (AP) — Sharon Carr is frustrated.
Group sues federal government, claims it ignores harms of idle offshore oil and gas infrastructure

Group sues federal government, claims it ignores harms of idle offshore oil and gas infrastructure

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An environmental group is suing the federal government to force the U.S. Department of Interior to reassess the long-term environmental effects of delays in shutting down inactive oil and gas infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico.
Looking — and feeling — like a million dollars in heat means loose linen clothing

Looking — and feeling — like a million dollars in heat means loose linen clothing

FREDERICTON — Dressing for the summer to stay and look cool involves more than picking out a white T-shirt and shorts. Choosing the right fabric, according to experts in fashion and dermatology, is about a breezy fit, and remembering to hydrate.
Demand for rare elements used in clean energy could help clean up abandoned coal mines in Appalachia

Demand for rare elements used in clean energy could help clean up abandoned coal mines in Appalachia

MOUNT STORM, W.Va. (AP) — Down a long gravel road, tucked into the hills in West Virginia, is a low-slung building where researchers are extracting essential elements from an old coal mine that they hope will strengthen the nation's energy future.
Insurers hike rates as extreme storms like Beryl proliferate, bringing forecasts for fatter profits

Insurers hike rates as extreme storms like Beryl proliferate, bringing forecasts for fatter profits

NEW YORK (AP) — Destructive storms like Hurricane Beryl that knocked out power to 3 million homes and businesses in Texas are growing more frequent and intense, and insurers are jacking up rates in response.
Wind power expansion meets grassroots resistance in Brazil's Northeast

Wind power expansion meets grassroots resistance in Brazil's Northeast

QUEIMADA NOVA, Brazil (AP) — Cousins Nilson José dos Santos and Geremias da Cruz dos Anjos grew up together in neighboring rural communities in Brazil's impoverished Northeast.