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Poor nations to demand climate justice, finance at UN summit

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The chair of an influential negotiating bloc in the upcoming United Nations climate summit in Egypt has called for compensation for poorer countries suffering from climate change to be high up on the agenda.

Idaho resumes radioactive waste shipments to New Mexico

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Shipments of nuclear waste from the U.S. Department of Energy’s site in eastern Idaho to a nuclear waste repository in New Mexico have resumed following three episodes that caused New Mexico officials to suspend them.
Homes inundated by swollen rivers in Australian floods

Homes inundated by swollen rivers in Australian floods

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Homes were flooded in Melbourne and other cities in Australia’s southeast on Friday with rivers forecast to remain dangerously high for days.
EPA: Racial disparity in Louisiana's 'Cancer Alley'

EPA: Racial disparity in Louisiana's 'Cancer Alley'

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency said it has evidence that Black residents in an industrial section of Louisiana face an increased risk of cancer from a nearby chemical plant and that state officials have allowed air pollution t
Yellowstone's Northeast entrance to open to traffic Saturday

Yellowstone's Northeast entrance to open to traffic Saturday

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo. (AP) — The northeast entrance to Yellowstone National Park will open to all traffic Saturday, even as work continues to repair roads damaged by historic flooding in June, the park service said Thursday.
Drought prompts request for Metro Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­residents to take shorter showers

Drought prompts request for Metro Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­residents to take shorter showers

VANCOUVER — Water use in Metro Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­is much higher, while reservoir levels are lower than normal, prompting the regional district to ask millions of residents and businesses to conserve.
Climate change fears high across Canada but vary by region, new poll suggests

Climate change fears high across Canada but vary by region, new poll suggests

OTTAWA — Most Canadians are worried about climate change and believe it is caused by humans, but the regional differences in how people responded to that question show the political battles over the environment are still going strong, a new poll sugg
Pressure grows in P.E.I. for public inquiry into Fiona preparations and response

Pressure grows in P.E.I. for public inquiry into Fiona preparations and response

CHARLOTTETOWN — Calls are growing for a public inquiry into how well Prince Edward Island's government and electrical utility were prepared for the ferocity of post-tropical storm Fiona, which left thousands without power for weeks.
DC sues chemical manufacturer over pesticide pollution

DC sues chemical manufacturer over pesticide pollution

WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia filed a lawsuit in D.C.
Sand bags, tiger dams on standby for possible flooding after drought: B.C. government

Sand bags, tiger dams on standby for possible flooding after drought: B.C. government

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it's ready to deploy sand bags and tiger dams in case flooding follows the ongoing drought.