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Toxic heavy smog in eastern Pakistan makes tens of thousands sick

Toxic heavy smog in eastern Pakistan makes tens of thousands sick

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Toxic gray smog has sickened tens of thousands of people in Pakistan’s cultural capital of Lahore, forcing authorities to shut schools, markets and parks for four days, officials said Thursday.
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First-of-a-kind nuclear project is terminated in a blow to Biden's clean energy agenda

First-of-a-kind nuclear project is terminated in a blow to Biden's clean energy agenda

WASHINGTON (AP) — A project to build a first-of-a-kind small modular nuclear reactor power plant was terminated Wednesday, another blow to the Biden administration's clean energy agenda following cancellations last week of two major offshore wind pro
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Illinois lawmakers OK new nuclear technology but fail to extend private-school scholarships

Illinois lawmakers OK new nuclear technology but fail to extend private-school scholarships

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois House on Thursday approved development of new nuclear reactors , reversing a 1987 moratorium and sending to Gov. J.B. Pritzker a plan that addresses the Democrat's safety concerns over the proposal.
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Federal government provides millions for clean energy projects in Manitoba

Federal government provides millions for clean energy projects in Manitoba

WINNIPEG — The federal government is providing nearly $185 million to help fund two hydro projects in Manitoba. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland was in Winnipeg to announce Ottawa will contribute $114.
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Iceland's Blue Lagoon spa closes temporarily as earthquakes put area on alert for volcanic eruption

Iceland's Blue Lagoon spa closes temporarily as earthquakes put area on alert for volcanic eruption

HUSAVIK, Iceland (AP) — The Blue Lagoon geothermal spa — one of Iceland’s biggest tourist attractions — closed temporarily as a swarm of earthquakes put the island nation’s most populated region on alert for a possible volcanic eruption.
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Canada says it can fight climate change and be major oil nation. Massive fires may force a reckoning

Canada says it can fight climate change and be major oil nation. Massive fires may force a reckoning

FORT MCMURRAY, Canada (AP) — During a May wildfire that scorched a vast swath of spruce and pine forest in northwestern Canada, Julia Cardinal lost a riverside cabin that was many things to her: retirement project, gift from from her husband, and som
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Canada says it can fight climate change and be major oil nation. Massive fires may force a reckoning

Canada says it can fight climate change and be major oil nation. Massive fires may force a reckoning

FORT MCMURRAY, Canada (AP) — During a May wildfire that scorched a vast swath of spruce and pine forest in northwestern Canada, Julia Cardinal lost a riverside cabin that was many things to her: retirement project, gift from from her husband, and som
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Last 12 months on Earth were the hottest ever recorded, analysis finds

Last 12 months on Earth were the hottest ever recorded, analysis finds

The last 12 months were the hottest Earth has ever recorded, according to a new report by Climate Central, a nonprofit science research group.
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A TotalEnergies pipeline project in East Africa is disturbing community graves, watchdog says

A TotalEnergies pipeline project in East Africa is disturbing community graves, watchdog says

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The French oil company TotalEnergies is failing to protect the sanctity of hundreds of graves in a controversial project that aims to build a heated pipeline from oil fields in Uganda to a port in Tanzania, according to a repor
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Study looks back centuries to peer into the future for polar bears

Study looks back centuries to peer into the future for polar bears

New research suggests that ancient polar bear populations shrank as sea ice dwindled, adding weight to concerns about the predator's future as climate change melts the Arctic.
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