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Mom distributes air quality monitors after 9-year-old's asthma death during wildfires

Mom distributes air quality monitors after 9-year-old's asthma death during wildfires

Nine-year-old Carter Vigh was having a great day last July 11, visiting a waterpark, enjoying a picnic lunch and playing soccer with other kids at a day camp run by his mother, Amber Vigh.
Electric cars and digital connectivity dominate at Beijing auto show

Electric cars and digital connectivity dominate at Beijing auto show

BEIJING (AP) — Global automakers and EV startups unveiled new models and concept cars at China's largest auto show on Thursday, with a focus on the nation's transformation into a major market and production base for digitally connected, new-energy ve
Climate change is bringing malaria to new areas. In Africa, it never left

Climate change is bringing malaria to new areas. In Africa, it never left

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — When a small number of cases of locally transmitted malaria were found in the United States last year, it was a reminder that climate change is reviving or migrating the threat of some diseases.
Manitoba First Nation sues governments over chronic flooding, wants protection

Manitoba First Nation sues governments over chronic flooding, wants protection

WINNIPEG — A Manitoba First Nation that has suffered from chronic flooding is suing three levels of government for failing to provide adequate protection over decades.
Don't leave us out of UN plastic treaty talks, says Aamjiwnaang First Nation

Don't leave us out of UN plastic treaty talks, says Aamjiwnaang First Nation

OTTAWA — A First Nation in southern Ontario has a simple message for the delegates who are gathered in Ottawa this week to negotiate a treaty to curb plastic waste around the world: don't leave us out.
Green deputy leader sentenced to jail for Fairy Creek old growth protests

Green deputy leader sentenced to jail for Fairy Creek old growth protests

OTTAWA — The Green Party is decrying a 60-day sentence handed to its deputy leader today for her role in old growth logging protests on Vancouver Island.

Louisiana dolphin shot dead; found along Cameron Parish coast

CAMERON, La. (AP) — Up to $20,000 is being offered for information leading to a criminal conviction or civil penalty involving a dolphin that was found shot to death in southwest Louisiana.
Canadian health-care professionals urged to share climate disaster mitigation info

Canadian health-care professionals urged to share climate disaster mitigation info

HALIFAX — After last summer's heat waves, deadly floods and record-breaking wildfires, some scientists are urging Canadian health professionals to help their patients better prepare for climate change-related extreme weather and natural disasters.
As treaty talks continue, new forecast predicts clouds with a 100% chance of plastic

As treaty talks continue, new forecast predicts clouds with a 100% chance of plastic

OTTAWA — Mother Nature delivered a typical spring day Wednesday in Ottawa, with a morning of light drizzle fading into afternoon sunshine, near-freezing temperatures — and thousands of grams of plastic.
Missouri House backs legal shield for weedkiller maker facing thousands of cancer-related lawsuits

Missouri House backs legal shield for weedkiller maker facing thousands of cancer-related lawsuits

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The manufacturer of a popular weedkiller won support Wednesday from the Missouri House for a proposal that could shield it from costly lawsuits alleging it failed to warn customers its product could cause cancer.
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