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Panama prepares to evacuate first island in face of rising sea levels

Panama prepares to evacuate first island in face of rising sea levels

GARDI SUGDUB, Panama (AP) — On a tiny island off Panama’s Caribbean coast, about 300 families are packing their belongings in preparation for a dramatic change.
A climate activist in Paris stuck a protest poster on Monet's 'Poppy Field'

A climate activist in Paris stuck a protest poster on Monet's 'Poppy Field'

PARIS (AP) — An environmental activist was detained Saturday after sticking a protest sign to a Monet painting in Paris’ famed Orsay Museum.
Oregon utility regulator rejects PacifiCorp request to limit its liability in wildfire lawsuits

Oregon utility regulator rejects PacifiCorp request to limit its liability in wildfire lawsuits

Oregon utility regulators have rejected a request from PacifiCorp that sought to limit its liability in wildfire lawsuits. Under the proposal, PacifiCorp would only have been responsible for paying out actual economic damages in lawsuit awards.
'War on coal' rhetoric heats up as Biden seeks to curb pollution with election looming

'War on coal' rhetoric heats up as Biden seeks to curb pollution with election looming

COLSTRIP, Mont.
Judge approves settlement agreement for Nova Scotia's Northern Pulp mill

Judge approves settlement agreement for Nova Scotia's Northern Pulp mill

VANCOUVER — A settlement agreement announced last week between the owners of the Northern Pulp mill and the Nova Scotia government has been approved by a British Columbia Supreme Court judge.
Spring rains welcome, but drought risk lingers in Western Canada

Spring rains welcome, but drought risk lingers in Western Canada

CALGARY — A wetter-than-expected spring has Western Canadian farmers breathing a sigh of relief, but drought remains a significant worry.
Vermont becomes 1st state to enact law requiring oil companies pay for damage from climate change

Vermont becomes 1st state to enact law requiring oil companies pay for damage from climate change

Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather. Republican Gov.
Improving energy resilience in Pakistan could avert 175,000 deaths by 2030, UNICEF says

Improving energy resilience in Pakistan could avert 175,000 deaths by 2030, UNICEF says

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Developing resilient energy systems to power health facilities in Pakistan could avert over 175,000 deaths in the country by 2030, a new new study by the United Nations children’s agency said Friday.
Federal government says funding has restored threatened frog's habitat in Quebec

Federal government says funding has restored threatened frog's habitat in Quebec

MONTREAL — Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says $8.2-million spent since 2022 has successfully restored several Quebec wetlands inhabited by the threatened western chorus frog.
AP analysis finds 2023 set record for US heat deaths, killing in areas that used to handle the heat

AP analysis finds 2023 set record for US heat deaths, killing in areas that used to handle the heat

David Hom suffered from diabetes and felt nauseated before he went out to hang his laundry in 108-degree weather, another day in Arizona's record-smashing, unrelenting July heat wave .