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Maui Fire Department report on deadly wildfire details need for more equipment and mutual aid plans

Maui Fire Department report on deadly wildfire details need for more equipment and mutual aid plans

HONOLULU (AP) 鈥 When wildfires broke out across Maui last August, some firefighters carried victims piggyback over downed power lines to safety and sheltered survivors inside their engines.
Ohio River near Pittsburgh reopens to maritime traffic after sunken barge is found

Ohio River near Pittsburgh reopens to maritime traffic after sunken barge is found

The U.S. Coast Guard reopened the Ohio River in Pittsburgh to maritime traffic on Tuesday, nearly four days after 26 barges broke loose and floated away during weekend flooding. 鈥淭he river is open. The Ohio River is open,鈥 Lt.
U.S. killer-whale catcher has advice for B.C. rescuers 鈥 build rapport with your orca

U.S. killer-whale catcher has advice for B.C. rescuers 鈥 build rapport with your orca

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New Brunswick officials say province is ready for wildfire season

New Brunswick officials say province is ready for wildfire season

FREDERICTON 鈥 New Brunswick officials say the province is prepared for this year's fire season, with 143 trained firefighters, 24 student recruits and two more water bombers. The province's 10-year average is 246 fires per year, with 4.
Coal miners have long faced risk of black lung disease. Now they're getting new protections

Coal miners have long faced risk of black lung disease. Now they're getting new protections

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥 Coal miners will be better protected from poisonous silica dust that has contributed to the premature deaths of thousands of mine workers from a respiratory ailment commonly known as black lung disease, the Labor Department said Tue
Government documents confirm coal lobbying on Rockies mining, show months of planning

Government documents confirm coal lobbying on Rockies mining, show months of planning

EDMONTON 鈥 Documents released under Alberta Freedom of Information laws confirm the United Conservative Party government was talking with the coal industry about relaxing a policy that protected the Rocky Mountains from open-pit mines long before mak
Budget 2024: Liberals to dole out five years worth of carbon rebates to businesses

Budget 2024: Liberals to dole out five years worth of carbon rebates to businesses

OTTAWA 鈥 Small- and medium-sized business owners are set to receive a long-awaited refund from Ottawa, which was holding onto billions of dollars while it sorted out a way to deliver them their carbon pricing rebates.
Ontario hopes to start building Highway 413 within a year: transportation minister

Ontario hopes to start building Highway 413 within a year: transportation minister

TORONTO 鈥 Ontario hopes to begin building Highway 413 within a year, the province's transportation minister said Tuesday, after reaching an agreement with the federal government.
2023 was a record year for wind installations as world ramps up clean energy, report says

2023 was a record year for wind installations as world ramps up clean energy, report says

The world installed 117 gigawatts of new wind power capacity in 2023, a 50% increase from the year before, making it the best year for new wind projects on record, according to a new report by the industry's trade association.
UN envoy says of the threat to coral reefs: 'Are we faced with a colossal ecosystem tragedy? Yes'

UN envoy says of the threat to coral reefs: 'Are we faced with a colossal ecosystem tragedy? Yes'

ATHENS, Greece (AP) 鈥 The world is not doing enough to protect coral reefs, the United Nations鈥 special envoy for the ocean said Tuesday in defense of the marine ecosystems that protect biodiversity, sustain underwater life and produce some of the ox
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