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Tropical Storm Harold makes landfall in South Texas, bringing welcome rain and cooler temperatures

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Thousands of homes and businesses in the South Texas city of Corpus Christi are without power Tuesday after the state's first tropical storm of the hurricane season made landfall, bringing strong winds, welcome rain and cooler t
СÀ¶ÊÓÆµ woman looking for lone firefighter she says saved her home with garden hose

СÀ¶ÊÓÆµ woman looking for lone firefighter she says saved her home with garden hose

KELOWNA — A British Columbia fire evacuee is looking for a solo firefighter she says saved her home from flames with a garden hose.
Biden administration spending $150M to help small forest owners benefit from selling carbon credits

Biden administration spending $150M to help small forest owners benefit from selling carbon credits

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The Biden administration said Tuesday it will spend $150 million to help owners of small parcels of forestland partner with companies willing to pay them for carbon offsets and other environmental credits.

Dangerous fungus is becoming more prevalent. Scientists believe climate change could be to blame

SEATTLE (AP) — In 2016, hospitals in New York state identified a rare and dangerous fungal infection never before found in the United States.
Some plants are more flammable than others. How gardeners can reduce the risks

Some plants are more flammable than others. How gardeners can reduce the risks

The deadly wildfires in Hawaii this month were fueled in part by plants , in particular invasive grasses that have taken over land once occupied by sugar and pineapple plantations.
A rice shortage is sending prices soaring across the world. And things could get worse

A rice shortage is sending prices soaring across the world. And things could get worse

Francis Ndege isn’t sure if his customers in Africa’s largest slum can afford to keep buying rice from him.
EU climate czar Frans Timmermans quits job to lead center-left coalition in Dutch elections

EU climate czar Frans Timmermans quits job to lead center-left coalition in Dutch elections

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's climate chief quit his job in the EU’s executive arm Tuesday and will lead a broad center-left coalition of social democrats and greens going into the Dutch elections in November.
Local news is a calling for ex-BСÀ¶ÊÓÆµ reporter informing N.W.T. and beyond about fires

Local news is a calling for ex-BСÀ¶ÊÓÆµ reporter informing N.W.T. and beyond about fires

As thousands of terrified people packed up their belongings last week after an evacuation order in Yellowknife, N.W.T., local news site Cabin Radio was providing line-by-line, minute-by-minute updates on where to go and what to expect.
Some states reject federal money to find and replace dangerous lead pipes

Some states reject federal money to find and replace dangerous lead pipes

ST. LOUIS (AP) — As the Biden administration makes billions of dollars available to remove millions of dangerous lead pipes that can contaminate drinking water and damage brain development in children, some states are turning down funds.
Fukushima nuclear plant will start releasing treated radioactive water to sea as early as Thursday

Fukushima nuclear plant will start releasing treated radioactive water to sea as early as Thursday

TOKYO (AP) — Japan will start releasing treated and diluted radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean as early as Thursday — a controversial step that the government says is essential for the decades of wo