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FEMA head sounds the alarm over disaster funding after double hurricanes

FEMA head sounds the alarm over disaster funding after double hurricanes

WASHINGTON (AP) — The money available to help communities hit by disasters has shrunk after back-to-back hurricanes Helene and Milton , and the funding problems might jeopardize the government's ability to respond to new emergencies in the future, th
As US ramps up nuclear power, fuel supplier plans to enrich more uranium domestically

As US ramps up nuclear power, fuel supplier plans to enrich more uranium domestically

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (AP) — A supplier of fuel for nuclear power plants announced a $60 million expansion in Tennessee on Wednesday, promising to resume and grow its manufacturing of high-tech centrifuges there to enrich uranium at its facility in Ohio.
Gorilla at Calgary zoo died from head injury after worker closed wrong door

Gorilla at Calgary zoo died from head injury after worker closed wrong door

CALGARY — Officials at the Calgary zoo say a young gorilla was killed after a worker accidentally closed a wrong door and the animal was struck in the head. Eyare, a two-year-old female western lowland gorilla, was injured Nov.

Judge puts stop to governor's effort to remove Virginia from greenhouse gas initiative

Virginia can't withdraw from a multistate initiative designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions unless the Legislature agrees to it, a judge has ruled, dealing a blow to Gov. Glenn Youngkin's efforts to exit the compact.

Second teen charged in New Jersey forest fire as rain should help douse New York blaze

A second teenager was charged with intentionally setting a wildfire in a New Jersey suburb of Philadelphia as “significant” rainfall was expected to help douse a stubborn wildfire burning on the New Jersey-New York border Wednesday.
Ukraine has seen success in building clean energy, which is harder for Russia to destroy

Ukraine has seen success in building clean energy, which is harder for Russia to destroy

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Maxim Timchenko, who runs the largest private energy company in Ukraine, pulls out a piece of paper with bar charts showing how much new electricity his company has brought online this year in the country versus how much Russi

Second teen charged in New Jersey forest fire as rain should help douse New York blaze

A second teenager was charged with intentionally setting a wildfire in a New Jersey suburb of Philadelphia as “significant” rainfall was expected to help douse a stubborn wildfire burning on the New Jersey-New York border Wednesday.
Deadline looms for negotiators seeking a deal for cash to curb global warming

Deadline looms for negotiators seeking a deal for cash to curb global warming

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — With time running down, negotiators at the United Nations annual climate talks on Wednesday remained mired in the maze of a trillion-dollar money problem, turning to host Azerbaijan to lead the way to daylight with a promised
Urban salmon return to Metro Vancouver streams to spawn and inspire recovery efforts

Urban salmon return to Metro Vancouver streams to spawn and inspire recovery efforts

BURNABY, B.C. — The metallic screech of a train rolling by. The constant hum of traffic on the nearby Trans-Canada Highway. These are the sounds of the Brunette River in the fall, as it cuts through the suburbs of Burnaby, B.C.
Famous Fredericton beaver sculpture finds new home in downtown art gallery

Famous Fredericton beaver sculpture finds new home in downtown art gallery

FREDERICTON — When people pass by the white-pillared Beaverbrook Art Gallery starting this weekend, they will be greeted by one of Fredericton's most famous sculptures.