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Threatened by shortages, electric car makers race for supplies of lithium for batteries

Threatened by shortages, electric car makers race for supplies of lithium for batteries

BEIJING (AP) — Threatened by possible shortages of lithium for electric car batteries, automakers are racing to lock in supplies of the once-obscure “white gold” in a politically and environmentally fraught competition from China to Nevada to Chile .
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Western premiers disappointed by delay to federal bail reform on repeat offenders

Western premiers disappointed by delay to federal bail reform on repeat offenders

WHISTLER, B.C. — Premiers from Western Canada said Tuesday they are "extremely disappointed" in the federal government for not passing reforms to the bail system to target repeat offenders before Parliament rose last week for the summer.
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Canadian wildfires are causing the worst air in the US in cities like Chicago and Detroit

Canadian wildfires are causing the worst air in the US in cities like Chicago and Detroit

CHICAGO (AP) — Drifting smoke from the ongoing wildfires across Canada is creating curtains of haze and raising air quality concerns throughout the Great Lakes region and in parts of the central and eastern United States.
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B.C. to provide up to 8,000 free air conditioners to low-income and vulnerable people

B.C. to provide up to 8,000 free air conditioners to low-income and vulnerable people

British Columbia will provide up to 8,000 free portable air-conditioning units to keep vulnerable people cool and protected during extreme hot weather events, Health Minister Adrian Dix said.
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Apparent new orca calf spotted in endangered pod near British Columbia

SEATTLE (AP) — A baby orca has apparently been born to an endangered killer whale population in the Pacific Northwest, scientists reported.
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New Mexico negotiates settlement over permit renewal for US nuclear waste repository

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Energy over the renewal of a permit for the federal government’s only underground repository for nuclear waste.
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A blistering heat wave is turning up the pressure on Texas' power grid

A blistering heat wave is turning up the pressure on Texas' power grid

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — On another 100-degree day in Texas , Sean Whitaker lingered outside a Dallas cafe after polishing off an iced coffee, having switched off the power to everything back home except his refrigerator.
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New Mexico lawmakers question fallowing as way to reduce water use along the Rio Grande

New Mexico lawmakers question fallowing as way to reduce water use along the Rio Grande

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.
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Federal board sides with Navajo coal company, says BNSF Railway must ship to Canadian port

Federal board sides with Navajo coal company, says BNSF Railway must ship to Canadian port

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A federal board has sided with one of the largest coal producers in the United States in a contract dispute with a major freight railroad, ordering BNSF Railway to transport at least 4.
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Rain helps firefighters' efforts in Quebec, but not enough of it to extinguish flames

Rain helps firefighters' efforts in Quebec, but not enough of it to extinguish flames

MONTREAL — The rain that has been falling in northern Quebec since Monday likely won't be enough to extinguish the wildfires threatening several communities, but the wet weather could give firefighters a chance to get ahead of the flames, officials s
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