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EPA retreats on Louisiana investigations that alleged Black people lived amid higher cancer risk

EPA retreats on Louisiana investigations that alleged Black people lived amid higher cancer risk

The Biden administration has dropped an investigation into whether Louisiana officials put Black residents living in an industrial stretch of the state at increased cancer risk, despite finding initial evidence of racial discrimination , according to
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Just Stop Oil protesters briefly disrupt Ashes cricket test between England and Australia

Just Stop Oil protesters briefly disrupt Ashes cricket test between England and Australia

LONDON (AP) — Two protesters from the Just Stop Oil group ran onto the field at Lords and briefly disrupted play about five minutes after the start of the second Ashes cricket test between England and Australia on Wednesday.
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Cyprus battles disease-carrying mosquitoes by breeding them with irradiated, sterilized ones

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus is battling an influx of disease-carrying mosquitoes by bringing in hundreds of thousands of the insects after being sterilized through radiation.
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Norway approves 19 oil and gas projects, saying the resulting investments are worth over $19 billion

Norway approves 19 oil and gas projects, saying the resulting investments are worth over $19 billion

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway announced Wednesday it approved 19 oil and gas projects on the Norwegian continental shelf, saying the total investments are worth over 200 billion kroner ($19 billion).
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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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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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