Focus on Climate
John Podesta will take over for John Kerry as top international adviser on climate change
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House senior adviser John Podesta will add international climate policy to his job responsibilities, replacing special climate envoy John...
Land before dinosaurs: Fossils from Permian era exposed in P.E.I. after Fiona storm
FREDERICTON — Post-tropical storm Fiona has revealed traces of a time before dinosaurs, preserved in the rock and sandstone of Prince Edward Island...
Duke Energy provides resource plan update to South Carolina regulators that reflects state’s booming population, economy
“We’re already projecting eight times the load growth we anticipated just two years ago,” said Mike Callahan, Duke Energy’s South Carolina president. “This...
A controversial theory linking climate change to Arctic cold snaps, explained
The capricious start to the winter season has already seen dramatic temperature swings across much of Canada, with energy grid-disrupting cold snaps giving...
Denmark’s King Frederik X visits Poland in his first trip abroad as monarch
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — King Frederik X of Denmark began his first trip abroad as monarch Wednesday with a three-day visit to Poland...
An expected drought emergency in northeast Spain would mean tighter water restrictions for Barcelona
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona and its surrounding in northeastern Spain’s Catalonia region are preparing for tighter water restrictions amid a historic drought...
South Africa evacuates small coastal communities near Cape Town as wildfires burn out of control
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Residents were evacuated from small coastal towns near Cape Town in South Africa as wildfires swept down...
Anxiety rises with water levels, as rain and record warmth add up to flooding in BC
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Heavy rain and record-breaking warmth in southwestern British Columbia this week brought back some bad memories for Abbotsford dairy farmer...
Air quality alert cancelled after fire at Alberta oil site brought under control
MANNVILLE, Alta. — An air quality alert issued for an area east of Edmonton due to a fire at an oil lease site...
Residents of an east Arkansas town have been without water for the past two weeks
HELENA-WEST HELENA, Ark. (AP) — Residents of an east Arkansas town have been without running water for the past two weeks after the...
