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Flames from the Shetland Creek wildfire are seen from Highway 1 outside Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada, where 2,000 people are on evacuation alert in the the province's southern interior, July 19, 2024. REUTERS/Jesse Winter

Wildfires in Alberta, British Columbia prompt evacuation orders

Alberta faces 158 wildfires, 55 uncontrolled, whereas B.C. is battling 319 fires, with evacuation orders in place.

By Reuters20 Jul 2024Reuters

Coastal erosion is hitting large parts of England and Wales (AFP)

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Landmark UK court case fights to turn back tide of climate change

A case at the High Court will argue that the UK's climate adaptation plan does not do enough to protect people affected by...

By Clara Lalanne20 Jul 2024Agence France-Presse

High rise housing complexes line the oceanfront in Long Branch,N.J. on July 19, 2024. A public-private group formed after Superstorm Sandy recommends a surcharge on property insurance, fees on the oil and gas industries, and a public voter referendum as ways to raise money for resiliency projects to protect against future big storms. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

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Superstorm Sandy group eyes ballots, insurance surcharges and oil fees to fund resiliency projects

Climate resiliency funding should come from insurance, oil fees, and voter approval, recommends new Rebuild By Design report.

By Wayne Parry19 Jul 2024The Associated Press

FILE - Steam billows from a coal-fired power plant Nov. 18, 2021, in Craig, Colo. A federal appeals court on Friday, July 19, 2024, allowed a Biden administration rule aimed at limiting planet-warming pollution from coal-fired power plants to remain in place, even as legal challenges continue. The EPA rule, announced in April, would force many coal-fired power plants to capture 90% of their carbon emissions or shut down within eight years. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

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US court upholds EPA rule on coal plant emissions despite industry pushback

The court upheld the rule requiring coal plants to cut carbon emissions by 90% or shut down, a key part of Biden's climate...

By Matthew Daly19 Jul 2024The Associated Press

A man fishes on Mexico's Lake Patzcuaro, where authorities have released thousands of fish to rebuild stocks hit by drought (AFP)

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Mexico tries to bring drought-stricken Lake Patzcuaro back to life

Mexican authorities are releasing thousands of fish and cleaning freshwater springs to revive Lake Patzcuaro, severely impacted by drought, heat waves, and water...

By AFP19 Jul 2024Agence France-Presse

FILE PHOTO: A ponderosa pine tree is cut down after having burnt in the Brattain Fire, at Fremont National Forest, near Paisley, Oregon, U.S., September 19, 2020. REUTERS/Adrees Latif/File photo

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Buffett’s PacifiCorp suspected of collusion by wildfire victims’ law firms

Class-action firms accuse PacifiCorp of colluding with other law firms to secure low settlements for 2020 Oregon wildfire victims.

By Jonathan Stempel19 Jul 2024Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Azerbaijani Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Mukhtar Babayev attends the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin, Germany, April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Liesa Johannssen/File Photo

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COP29 host Azerbaijan launches climate fund, seeks fossil-fuel producer support

Azerbaijan, host of COP29, announced a $1 billion climate fund for developing nations, funded by 10 fossil-fuel producers and oil companies, aiming to...

By Valerie Volcovici19 Jul 2024Reuters