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Homes become 'air fryers' in Phoenix heat, people ration AC due to cost

Homes become 'air fryers' in Phoenix heat, people ration AC due to cost

Temperatures have peaked at or above 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 degrees Celsius) the entire month of July in Phoenix. Air conditioning, which made modern Phoenix even possible, is a lifeline.
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A Croatian firefighter has died in the storm that swept the Balkans, raising the toll to 6 dead

A Croatian firefighter has died in the storm that swept the Balkans, raising the toll to 6 dead

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A Croatian firefighter has died during a deadly storm that swept the Balkans after a heat wave, bringing the death toll to six, officials said Thursday.
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Landslide triggered by heavy rains kills 10 and traps many others in western India

Landslide triggered by heavy rains kills 10 and traps many others in western India

RAIGAD, India (AP) — A landslide triggered by torrential rains in India's western Maharashtra state killed 10 people, with many others feared trapped under piles of debris, officials said Thursday.
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Parched conditions push B.C.'s wildfire battle south, as rain brings relief in north

Parched conditions push B.C.'s wildfire battle south, as rain brings relief in north

VICTORIA — British Columbia's wildfire fight is set to move toward the province's more populated southern areas amid hot and windy weather, while cooler temperatures and rain are expected to bring some relief in scorched northern regions.
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In a refugee camp in Kenya, food shortages left kids hungry even before Russia ended grain deal

In a refugee camp in Kenya, food shortages left kids hungry even before Russia ended grain deal

DADAAB, Kenya (AP) — Abdikadir Omar was trapped in an extremist-controlled town in Somalia for years until May, when he slipped out to make a 12-day journey with his wife and seven children to neighboring Kenya in search of food and safety.
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CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here's what you need to see and know today

CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here's what you need to see and know today

A landslide triggered by torrential rains in India’s western Maharashtra state killed at least 10 people, with many others feared trapped under piles of debris, officials said Thursday.
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Exclusion of race in federal climate justice screening tool could worsen disparities, analysis says

Exclusion of race in federal climate justice screening tool could worsen disparities, analysis says

A screening tool the federal government is using to decide which neighborhoods have a disproportionate amount of pollution and risk of damage from climate change could worsen air pollution exposure disparities along racial lines, according to a new a
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In a nod to Oppenheimer's legacy, US officials vow to prioritize cleanup at nuclear lab

In a nod to Oppenheimer's legacy, US officials vow to prioritize cleanup at nuclear lab

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.
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President Biden visits Philly shipyard as he courts organized labor and pushes green jobs

President Biden visits Philly shipyard as he courts organized labor and pushes green jobs

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Flanked by cranes and shipyard workers, President Joe Biden made the pitch Thursday that unions will be building America's renewable energy future — a courtship of organized labor at a moment when some major unions are weighing st
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Oil and gas companies would pay more to drill on public lands under new Biden rule

Oil and gas companies would pay more to drill on public lands under new Biden rule

WASHINGTON (AP) — Energy companies would have to pay more to drill on public lands and satisfy stronger requirements to clean up old or abandoned wells under a new rule announced Thursday by the Biden administration.
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