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An air tanker drops fire retardant while trying to keep the Grubbs Fire from spreading in the Palermo community of Butte County, Calif., on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. Firefighters stopped the fire at around 10 acres. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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Most evacuation orders lifted as crews continue battling Northern California wildfire

Containment of the Thompson Fire near the city of Oroville in Butte County remained at 7%, the same as the previous night.

FILE PHOTO: Volunteer firefighter members of the Alto Pantanal Brigade walk through a burned area while working to extinguish a fire rising in the Pantanal, the world's largest wetland, in Corumba, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, June 14, 2024. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/File Photo
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Intense fires burn in Brazil as court mandates return of striking environmental workers

The decision was made as intense fires burn in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands and with the oil industry hampered by the lack of licensing...

Anne-Claire Fontan, scientific officer at the WMO's tropical cyclone programme, said that Beryl signals a very active Atlantic hurricane season in 2024 (NOAA/RAMMB)
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Hurricane Beryl’s rapid intensification signals a new era of powerful storms

The World Meteorological Organization told AFP that more storms with the hallmarks of Hurricane Beryl could be expected in the future.

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Suncor oil sands site shut because of nearby wildfire: Alberta minister

Suncor Energy has shut down the 215,000 bpd project as a precaution due to a wildfire burning about eight kilometres away.

Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson speaks during a press conference in Ottawa, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Wilkinson says he expects between 20 and 25 commercial-scale carbon capture and storage projects to break ground in Canada within the next decade.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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More carbon capture projects to be green-lit soon: Canada’s Natural Resources Minister

Minister Wilkinson says he expects between 20 and 25 commercial-scale carbon capture and storage projects to break ground in Canada within the next...

A temperature of 108 degrees is displayed on a bank sign in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, July 3, 2024. A heat wave with triple digit temperatures is expected in California's Central Valley for the next several days. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Millions swelter under dangerous 4th of July heat wave

Around 134 million people in the U.S. are under alerts as an “extremely dangerous and record-breaking” heat wave broils much of the country.

The Competition Bureau says it will speed the development of guidance on the interpretation of new provisions in the Competition Act aimed at greenwashing.The government's Competition Bureau website is pictures on a mobile phone and laptop screen in Ottawa on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Competition Bureau to speed development of guidance on new greenwashing rules

The Competition Bureau says it will speed the development of guidance on new provisions in the Competition Act aimed at greenwashing

In India's capital Delhi 11.5 percent of deaths every year were linked to air pollution, the researchers said (AFP)
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Air pollution drives 7% of deaths in big Indian cities: study

India's capital Delhi was the worst offender, with 12,000 annual deaths linked to air pollution — or 11.5% of the total.

FILE PHOTO: Electric vehicle chargers from Electrify America are shown in a shopping center parking lot in Oceanside, California, U.S.,October 19, 2023.     REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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Industry groups target California’s electric car targets in Supreme Court showdown

Energy companies, corn growers and industry associations have long opposed strong environmental rules in California.

An out-of-control fire in northern California has promoted warnings for thousands of people to flee (AFP)
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Thousands told to flee raging California wildfire

Thousands of residents near Oroville, CA, are evacuating as a wildfire fueled by an "exceptionally dangerous" heatwave has consumed over 3,000 acres.

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