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UN experts decry water woes in Guadeloupe, say scientists and activists censored
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — U.N. independent experts are denouncing chronic water cuts in the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, adding that they...
Biden administration OKs seventh large offshore wind project in U.S.
Sunrise Wind, a project planned by Danish wind energy developer Ørsted and the utility Eversource, is set to power 600,000 New York homes...
S&P Global Market Intelligence: Florida insurers made money last year for first time in 7 years
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida insurance companies made money last year for the first time in seven years, thanks to investment income and...
California work safety board approves indoor heat rules, but another state agency raises objections
LOS ANGELES (AP) — As global warming raises temperatures, a California work safety board has approved standards that would require companies to protect...
Drought, heat and mismanagement make getting fresh water an increasingly tough task
As the world warms from human-caused climate change, fresh water for drinking, cooking and cleaning is becoming harder to get for many people....
EU legal adviser backs cancellation of EU-Morocco fishing agreement over disputed Western Sahara
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A legal adviser to the European Union’s top court recommended Thursday that it annul the bloc’s fishing agreement with...
Chevron agrees to pay more than $13 million in fines for California oil spills
The Department of Fish and Wildlife says it the largest administrative fine in its history. SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Chevron has agreed to...
BP oil refinery in Indiana resumes normal operations weeks after power outage, temporary shutdown
WHITING, Ind. (AP) — BP’s sprawling oil refinery in northwest Indiana has resumed normal operations more than six weeks after a power outage...
Oregon county plants trees to honor victims of killer 2021 heat wave
PORTLAND — Family members of some of the people killed by record-breaking heat in the Portland, Oregon, area three years ago gathered over...
Trial of former VW CEO over diesel scandal set to start in September
BERLIN — Former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn is to go on trial in September on charges of fraud and market manipulation linked to...
