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In the Amazon, millions breathe hazardous air as drought and wildfires spread through the rainforest

In the Amazon, millions breathe hazardous air as drought and wildfires spread through the rainforest

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Thick smoke has enveloped extensive areas of the Brazilian Amazon on Thursday as the region grapples with a surge in wildfires and a historic drought .
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California considers stepping in to manage groundwater basin in farm country

California considers stepping in to manage groundwater basin in farm country

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California officials on Thursday faulted communities in a stretch of the crop-rich San Joaquin Valley for failing to develop a plan to adequately protect groundwater in the often drought-plagued state.
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White House poised to announce winners of competition to produce hydrogen fuel

White House poised to announce winners of competition to produce hydrogen fuel

HARRISBURG, Pa.
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Industry prepares as avian flu cases expected to increase as birds migrate south

Industry prepares as avian flu cases expected to increase as birds migrate south

VANCOUVER — Animal health experts are warning about avian flu returning to poultry farms as wild birds begin migrating south for the winter. Ray Nickel, spokesman for the B.C.
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Alberta premier's visit to House of Commons environment committee cancelled

Alberta premier's visit to House of Commons environment committee cancelled

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's scheduled appearance before a House of Commons environment committee next week has been cancelled. Smith had said she would speak before the environment and sustainable development committee on Tuesday.
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N.W.T. premier presses for infrastructure as Trudeau promises new homes

N.W.T. premier presses for infrastructure as Trudeau promises new homes

YELLOWKNIFE — The premier of the Northwest Territories said Thursday she doesn't expect the North to get essential critical infrastructure before the next climate disaster, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the fire-ravaged region.
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Florida citrus forecast improves over last year when hurricanes hit state

Florida citrus forecast improves over last year when hurricanes hit state

ORLANDO, Fla.
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Orsted puts up $100M guarantee that it will build New Jersey's first offshore wind farm by 2025

OCEAN CITY, N.J. (AP) — The Danish wind energy company Orsted has put up a $100 million guarantee that it will build New Jersey's first offshore wind farm. But it will lose that money if the project is not operating by Dec.
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Warming and habitat loss shrink pollinator numbers. That may hit coffee, cocoa crops hard in future

Warming and habitat loss shrink pollinator numbers. That may hit coffee, cocoa crops hard in future

Changes in the climate and land use are combining to dramatically shrink the numbers of insects pollinating key tropical crops. As those problems interwine and intensify, it likely will hit coffee lovers right in the mug, according to a new study.
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Scientists count huge melts in many protective Antarctic ice shelves. Trillions of tons of ice lost.

Scientists count huge melts in many protective Antarctic ice shelves. Trillions of tons of ice lost.

Four dozen Antarctic ice shelves have shrunk by at least 30% since 1997 and 28 of those have lost more than half of their ice in that time, reports a new study that surveyed these crucial “gatekeepers’’ between the frozen continent’s massive glaciers
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