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Vermont hit by 2nd day of floods as muddy water reaches the tops of parking meters in capital city

ANDOVER, Vt.

Jul 11, 2023 8:41 PM Read more >

Insurance companies sue energy corporation after it was blamed for helping start Colorado wildfire

Dozens of insurance companies are suing Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy to recoup money paid out to homes and businesses lost in Colorado's most destructive wildfire in 2021.

Jul 11, 2023 7:28 PM Read more >

EPA sets stricter limits on hydrofluorocarbons used in refrigerators, air conditioners

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is enforcing stricter limits on hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases used in refrigerators and air conditioners that contribute to global warming.

Jul 11, 2023 5:17 PM Read more >

Things to know about a landslide that has destroyed homes in Southern California

ROLLING HILLS ESTATES, Calif. (AP) — A landslide is destroying a cluster of hilltop homes in a gated Southern California community and poses a threat to others.

Jul 11, 2023 4:21 PM Read more >

Net-zero electricity grid for Alberta is possible, Wilkinson says

DRUMHELLER, Alta.

Jul 11, 2023 3:48 PM Read more >

Critics say Alberta environment minister's mandate letter lacks specifics on climate

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's direction to her new environment minister lacks specifics on climate change and does more to protect industry interests than ecosystems, critics say.

Jul 11, 2023 3:22 PM Read more >

State of emergency declared in Quebec town due to flood risk, more towns evacuating

MONTREAL — A town near Quebec City declared a state of local emergency and other communities ordered preventive evacuations on Tuesday as torrential rain caused rivers across southern Quebec to burst free of their banks.

Jul 11, 2023 3:19 PM Read more >

Appeals court blocks construction on Mountain Valley Pipeline even after Congress says it can't

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court has again blocked construction on a contentious natural gas pipeline being built through Virginia and West Virginia, this time doing so even after Congress ordered the project's approval.

Jul 11, 2023 12:54 PM Read more >

Feds offer additional money to disaster response groups as climate change worsens

OTTAWA — Four Canadian humanitarian aid groups are to use millions of dollars in new funding from the federal government to deploy response teams more quickly as climate change increases the demand on their services.

Jul 11, 2023 11:51 AM Read more >

Cabins destroyed by wildfire near Tulita, N.W.T.

TULITA, N.W.T. — The Northwest Territories government says several cabins near Tulita have likely been destroyed by a wildfire burning in the area.

Jul 11, 2023 11:21 AM Read more >