Category Archives: Environment
Wildfires rage as US West grapples with heat wave, drought
Firefighters were working in extreme temperatures across the U.S. West and struggling to contain wildfires, the largest burning in California and Oregon, as another heat wave baked the region, straining power grids.
Pope to spend a few more days in Rome hospital after surgery
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis will spend a few more days in the hospital following his July 4 intestinal surgery to “optimize” recovery and rehabilitation treatment and therapy, the Vatican said Monday.
RCMP to provide update soon on investigation into wildfire in Lytton, B.C.
LYTTON, Calif. — RCMP have set up three security checkpoints around Lytton, B.C., and they say there will be an update soon on the investigation into the cause of the fast-moving wildfire that destroyed most of the village. Supt. Ray Carfantan
Flood risk prompts call for volunteers to fill sandbags in Yukon
WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government is calling for volunteers to fill sandbags in two areas where a flood warning has been issued, while evacuation alerts are in effect elsewhere due to rising water levels. It says sandbagging stations are accessible aro...
Yellen: US regulators to assess risk posed by climate change
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says she will lead an effort by top U.S. regulators to assess the potential risk that climate change poses to America's financial system, part of a wide-ranging initiative launched by the Biden
Slovenian voters reject changing water protection law
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenian voters on Sunday overwhelmingly rejected changes to the country's water management law, a development seen as a blow to the country's right-wing leader.
Yukon issues state of emergency for parts of territory with high water levels
WHITEHORSE — Yukon has declared a state of emergency for the Southern Lakes region in response to high water levels that surpassed those last seen there in 2007. The government says the declaration allows it to take quick action like issuing
US to pay Nevada $65K in settlement over radioactive waste
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy has agreed to pay Nevada $65,000 after the government mislabeled and mischaracterized low-level radioactive waste that was shipped to a disposal site north of Las Vegas for more than five years.
California forest closed as wildfires burn, heat returns
BECKWOURTH, Calif. (AP) — Flames threatening campgrounds and cabins prompted evacuations and closed off a swath of Northern California forest as the state headed into another weekend of dry, scorching weather and the continuing threat of wildfires. ...
Watchdog: 2 Trump EPA appointees defrauded agency of $130K
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two high-ranking Trump political appointees at the Environmental Protection Agency engaged in fraudulent payroll activities — including payments to employees after they were fired and to one of the officials when he was absent from wo...
