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US looks to ban imports, exports of a tropical fish threatened by aquarium trade

US looks to ban imports, exports of a tropical fish threatened by aquarium trade

The federal government is looking to ban importation and exportation of a species of a tropical fish that conservation groups have long said is exploited by the pet trade.
A plan for how Indonesia will spend $20 billion to transition to cleaner energy has been submitted

A plan for how Indonesia will spend $20 billion to transition to cleaner energy has been submitted

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A plan for how Indonesia will spend $20 billion to transition to cleaner energy was submitted Wednesday to the government and its financing partners, the planners said.
Forecasted winds pose biggest wildfire threat amid heat wave: BC Wildfire Service

Forecasted winds pose biggest wildfire threat amid heat wave: BC Wildfire Service

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — While scorching temperatures were expected to reach their climax Tuesday in a prolonged heat wave in southern British Columbia, the BC Wildfire Service says the greatest wildfire risk won't come until later this week.
Death toll from devastating Maui fire reaches 101, Hawaii governor says

Death toll from devastating Maui fire reaches 101, Hawaii governor says

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — A mobile morgue unit arrived Tuesday to help Hawaii officials working painstakingly to identify the remains of people killed in wildfires that ravaged Maui, as the death rose above 100 and teams intensified the search for more
Most vacationers return to their campsites after a wildfire ripped through French tourist area

Most vacationers return to their campsites after a wildfire ripped through French tourist area

PARIS (AP) — Vacationers were mostly able to return to their campsites Tuesday after a wildfire ripped through 500 hectares (1,235 acres) of land near the seaside resort of Argeles-sur-Mer in southern France, close to the border with Spain, authoriti
A Pennsylvania study suggests links between fracking and asthma, lymphoma in children

A Pennsylvania study suggests links between fracking and asthma, lymphoma in children

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A look at British Columbia's heat wave, by the numbers

A look at British Columbia's heat wave, by the numbers

A protracted heat wave has settled over the southern half of British Columbia, sending temperatures in some places into the 40s this week. Here's a look at data associated with the hot spell that began Sunday, provided by Environment Canada.
Air conditioners 'a necessity' as B.C. heat breaks records set almost a century ago

Air conditioners 'a necessity' as B.C. heat breaks records set almost a century ago

VANCOUVER — When Nicky Fried and her husband arrived in Vancouver from South Africa more than 30 years ago, they didn't need an air conditioner.
The EPA is rejecting calls for tougher regulation of big livestock farms. It's promising more study

The EPA is rejecting calls for tougher regulation of big livestock farms. It's promising more study

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden's administration Tuesday rejected pleas to strengthen regulation of large livestock farms that release manure and other pollutants into waterways, promising more study instead. The U.S.
Young environmentalists won a landmark climate change ruling in Montana. Will it change anything?

Young environmentalists won a landmark climate change ruling in Montana. Will it change anything?

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Young environmental activists prevailed in a closely watched Montana lawsuit that said state officials weren't doing enough to protect them from climate change.