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Appeals court strikes down Utah oil railroad approval, siding with environmentalists

Appeals court strikes down Utah oil railroad approval, siding with environmentalists

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A U.S. Appeals Court on Friday struck down a critical approval for a railroad project that would have allowed oil businesses in eastern Utah to significantly expand fossil fuel production and exports.
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A family, a beloved sister, 2 senior housing residents. These are some of the lives lost in Maui

A family, a beloved sister, 2 senior housing residents. These are some of the lives lost in Maui

Wildfires devastated parts of Maui in Hawaii last week, leaving a trail of destruction and devastation, decimating a historic town .
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Natural history museum closes because of chemicals in taxidermy collection

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota museum has closed after almost 40 years over concerns that the chemicals in its taxidermy collection could endanger visitors and staff, the affiliated zoo announced Thursday.
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Canada wildfire evacuees can't get news media on Facebook and Instagram. Some find workarounds

Before fleeing about 900 miles (1,500 kilometers) south of Yellowknife by car, Agnes Grandejambe looked to social media to find out almost everything she needed to know about escaping the encroaching wildfires .
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A look at wildfires and evacuations in N.W.T. and B.C.

A look at wildfires and evacuations in N.W.T. and B.C.

YELLOWKNIFE — Some 20,000 people from Yellowknife and thousands more from other communities in the Northwest Territories have been ordered to leave due to nearby wildfires.
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Northwest Territories under threat by wildfires — and lack of local news

Northwest Territories under threat by wildfires — and lack of local news

Residents of the Northwest Territories are feeling the effect of the news vacuum on Facebook as they flee communities that are under threat by wildfires.
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Inspection agency finds four more fields with potato wart in P.E.I., completes probe

Inspection agency finds four more fields with potato wart in P.E.I., completes probe

OTTAWA — Canada's food inspection agency says it has completed its investigation into the cases of potato wart in Prince Edward Island that halted exports to the United States.
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Company that leaked radioactive material will build barrier to keep it away from Mississippi River

Company that leaked radioactive material will build barrier to keep it away from Mississippi River

MONTICELLO, Minn.
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Hydro-Québec workers, vulnerable Cree community members evacuated due to wildfires

Hydro-Québec workers, vulnerable Cree community members evacuated due to wildfires

MONTREAL — Much-needed rain fell in parts of northwestern Quebec on Friday, where high-intensity forest fires have forced the partial evacuation of a Cree community and employees of the province's hydroelectric utility.
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New York governor blocks discharge of radioactive water into Hudson River from closed nuclear plant

New York governor blocks discharge of radioactive water into Hudson River from closed nuclear plant

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A measure to block discharges of radioactive water into the Hudson River as part of the Indian Point nuclear plant's decommissioning was signed into law Friday by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul.
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