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Flooding in Yemen has left 30 people dead and hundreds displaced, official says

Flooding in Yemen has left 30 people dead and hundreds displaced, official says

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A Yemeni official said Wednesday that 30 people have been killed and hundreds displaced in flooding in the southern city of Hodeidah following several days of heavy rains. Hodeidah Gov.
Top US health official acknowledges more federal money for utility help is needed for extreme heat

Top US health official acknowledges more federal money for utility help is needed for extreme heat

PHOENIX (AP) — Visiting Phoenix amid triple-digit temperatures , the U.S.
Residents in Alaska capital clean up swamped homes after an ice dam burst and unleashed a flood

Residents in Alaska capital clean up swamped homes after an ice dam burst and unleashed a flood

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — In her yard under the blazing sun Wednesday, Debbie Penrose Fischer leafed through a water-logged cookbook with sentimental value that she hoped to salvage but doubted she could.
Tropical Storm Debby doles out repeat deluges for weather-weary residents

Tropical Storm Debby doles out repeat deluges for weather-weary residents

HUGER, S.C.
EPA issues rare emergency ban on pesticide that damages fetuses

EPA issues rare emergency ban on pesticide that damages fetuses

ST. LOUIS (AP) — For the first time in roughly 40 years, the Environmental Protection Agency used its emergency authority to halt the sale of a weed-killing pesticide that harms the development of unborn babies.
Rinse and repeat: Calgarians back to water restrictions as new pipe problems found

Rinse and repeat: Calgarians back to water restrictions as new pipe problems found

CALGARY — Residents in Calgary and surrounding communities fresh off having to conserve water for weeks due to a water main break are soon going to have to do it all over again.
US, India, Russia, Japan are building out wind power much too slowly for climate change, report says

US, India, Russia, Japan are building out wind power much too slowly for climate change, report says

The world is falling well short of a promise made at global climate talks last year to triple the amount of wind power, according to a report by an energy think tank released Thursday. Last December, countries at the U.N.
Feds fund health study for Indigenous communities downstream of oilsands

Feds fund health study for Indigenous communities downstream of oilsands

OTTAWA — More than three decades after Indigenous leaders in northern Alberta began asking for funding to better understand if pollution from the oilsands was making their people sick, the federal government is funding a study to do just that.
Tropical rains flood homes in an inland Georgia neighborhood for the second time since 2016

Tropical rains flood homes in an inland Georgia neighborhood for the second time since 2016

POOLER, Ga. (AP) — The water began seeping into Keon Johnson's house late Monday night after Tropical Storm Debby had been dumping rain nearly nonstop throughout the day.
N.S. swordfish harpoon fleet urged to bring tourists aboard to boost troubled sector

N.S. swordfish harpoon fleet urged to bring tourists aboard to boost troubled sector

HALIFAX — An environmental group says Nova Scotia’s commercial swordfish fleet could generate millions in added revenue by bringing tourists along for fishing trips and using different gear.
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