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Maine plans to use offshore wind for half its energy needs by 2040
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine will procure at least 3,000 megawatts of electricity from offshore wind turbines by 2040 under a bill signed Thursday by Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, enough to power about half of the state's electricity load.
Jul 27, 2023 12:17 PM
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Alaska asks US Supreme Court to strike down the rejection of a proposed copper, gold mine
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The state of Alaska wants the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a federal agency's rejection of a proposed copper and gold mine in southwest Alaska's Bristol Bay region. The U.S.
Jul 27, 2023 10:42 AM
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Aging infrastructure struggling to keep up with storms, wildfires, changing climate
FREDERICTON — The torrential rain that washed out roads, bridges and a key rail link in Nova Scotia on the weekend is is being described as another sign that engineers cannot rely on past weather patterns to design infrastructure able to withstand ri
Jul 27, 2023 10:20 AM
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A car-carrying cargo ship burning near a Dutch bird habitat stokes environmental worries
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A cargo ship packed with cars burned close to a world-renowned bird habitat off the Dutch coast Thursday as firefighters and salvage crews waited for the flames from a fire that started more than a day earlier to subside
Jul 27, 2023 9:41 AM
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DNA tests confirm the body found on a Swiss glacier is of a German mountaineer missing since 1986
GENEVA (AP) — DNA tests have confirmed that the body recently found on a glacier southeast of the famed Matterhorn peak is that of a German mountaineer who disappeared 37 years ago, police in southwestern Switzerland said Thursday.
Jul 27, 2023 8:02 AM
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Coastal Chinese city joins parts of Taiwan in shutting down schools and offices for Typhoon Doksuri
BEIJING (AP) — The coastal Chinese city of Shantou on Thursday joined parts of Taiwan in shutting down schools and offices as Typhoon Doksuri brings heavy wind and rain to the Taiwan Strait and surrounding areas.
Jul 27, 2023 5:38 AM
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Shell earnings top $5 billion. But that's nearly half what it pulled in months ago
LONDON (AP) — Shell reported Thursday that it earned nearly $5.1 billion in the second quarter, nearly half what the oil and natural gas giant pulled in during the first three months of the year as energy prices have plunged .
Jul 27, 2023 4:13 AM
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Deadly wildfires in Greece and other European countries destroy homes and threaten nature reserves
RHODES, Greece (AP) — Deadly fires raging in Greece and other European countries advanced on Wednesday, destroying homes and threatening nature reserves during a third successive wave of extreme temperatures.
Jul 26, 2023 8:33 PM
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US legislators turn to Louisiana for experience on climate change impacts to infrastructure
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — This summer — as blistering heat waves scorched the Southwest, wildfire smoke from Canada choked much of North America, a drought in the central U.S.
Jul 26, 2023 6:02 PM
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Rain brings small 'reprieve' in B.C.'s north, but wildfire conditions dire elsewhere
The number of active wildfires in British Columbia has dropped sharply to about 400 as cooler weather and recent rain has cut the fire risk, but another hot spell could wipe out those gains as large sections of the province wilt under severe drought.
Jul 26, 2023 5:47 PM
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