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Brazil environmental disaster victims take case against mining giant BHP to UK court

Brazil environmental disaster victims take case against mining giant BHP to UK court

LONDON (AP) — Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster took their case for compensation to a UK court Monday, almost nine years after tons of toxic mining waste poured into a major waterway, killing 19 people and devastating local communities
Environmental delegates gather in Colombia for a conference on dwindling global biodiversity

Environmental delegates gather in Colombia for a conference on dwindling global biodiversity

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Global environmental leaders gathered Monday in Cali, Colombia to assess the world’s plummeting biodiversity levels and commitments by countries to protect plants, animals and critical habitats.
Inequality has broad impacts on the health of Montreal children, report finds

Inequality has broad impacts on the health of Montreal children, report finds

MONTREAL — A new public health report says economic inequality has wide-ranging effects on Montreal children’s health and development, affecting everything from high school graduation rates to screen time.
Moderate flooding is expected from a glacial dam outburst in Alaska's capital city

Moderate flooding is expected from a glacial dam outburst in Alaska's capital city

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A flood warning was issued Saturday after an outburst from a glacial lake in Alaska's capital. Suicide Basin is a side basin of the Mendenhall Glacier above the city of Juneau.
How many smoke-related deaths from wildfires are linked to climate change every year?

How many smoke-related deaths from wildfires are linked to climate change every year?

Climate change may be contributing to thousands more wildfire smoke-related deaths every year than in previous decades, a new study suggests — results a Canadian co-author says underline the urgency of reducing planet-warming emissions.
Brazil environmental disaster victims take case against mining giant BHP to UK court

Brazil environmental disaster victims take case against mining giant BHP to UK court

LONDON (AP) — Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster were taking their case for compensation to a UK court on Monday, almost nine years after tons of toxic mining waste poured into a major waterway, killing 19 people and devastating local c
Six months on, what has the Trans Mountain pipeline project achieved and what's next?

Six months on, what has the Trans Mountain pipeline project achieved and what's next?

CALGARY — Nearly six months after its opening, the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is boosting Canada's energy sector as promised — but questions still linger about who will pay for the project's massive cost overruns.
Tropical Storm Oscar brings winds and heavy rains to eastern Cuba

Tropical Storm Oscar brings winds and heavy rains to eastern Cuba

HAVANA (AP) — Tropical Storm Oscar advanced across eastern Cuba early Monday after making landfall as a Category 1 hurricane on the island already beleaguered by a massive power outage .
Cubans struggle with an extended power outage and a new tropical storm

Cubans struggle with an extended power outage and a new tropical storm

HAVANA (AP) — Many Cubans waited in anguish and some took to the streets in protest as widespread blackouts stretched into their third day. Their concerns were heightened as a Hurricane Oscar hit Cuba’s eastern coast with winds and heavy rain.
Oscar brings winds, heavy rains to eastern Cuba after striking the Bahamas

Oscar brings winds, heavy rains to eastern Cuba after striking the Bahamas

HAVANA (AP) — Tropical Storm Oscar brought heavy rains and winds to Cuba, an island already beleaguered by a massive power outage , late Sunday after brushing the Bahamas.