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Lawyers claim cable TV and phone companies are also responsible in Maui fires

Lawyers claim cable TV and phone companies are also responsible in Maui fires

HONOLULU (AP) — After a visit to a warehouse where Hawaiian Electric Company is housing power poles and electrical equipment that may be key to the investigation of last month's devastating fires on Maui, lawyers for Lahaina residents and business ow
Things to know about aid, lawsuits and tourism nearly a month after fire leveled a Hawaii community

Things to know about aid, lawsuits and tourism nearly a month after fire leveled a Hawaii community

HONOLULU (AP) — Nearly a month after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century killed at least 115 people, authorities on Maui are working their way through a list of the missing that has grown almost as quickly as names have been removed .
Last remaining boil water advisory in Montreal suburbs lifted after six days

Last remaining boil water advisory in Montreal suburbs lifted after six days

BOUCHERVILLE, Que. — A boil water advisory put in place last week for several Montreal suburbs has been completely lifted after officials in Boucherville, Que., said the water is now safe to consume. The advisory had been in place in Longueuil, Que.
Alaska fishers fear another bleak season as crab populations dwindle in warming waters

Alaska fishers fear another bleak season as crab populations dwindle in warming waters

KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — Gabriel Prout worked four seasons on his father's crab boat, the Silver Spray, before joining his two brothers in 2020 to buy a half-interest plus access rights for a snow crab fishery that's typically the largest and richest in
More wild Atlantic salmon found in U.S. rivers than any time in the past decade, officials say

More wild Atlantic salmon found in U.S. rivers than any time in the past decade, officials say

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The last wild Atlantic salmon that return to U.S. rivers have had their most productive year in more than a decade, raising hopes they may be weathering myriad ecological threats.
Shuttered EPA investigation could’ve brought 'meaningful reform' in Cancer Alley, documents show

Shuttered EPA investigation could’ve brought 'meaningful reform' in Cancer Alley, documents show

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As industrial plants have overtaken historic Black communities and burdened neighborhoods with toxic air pollution, environmental advocates and residents of Louisiana’s chemical corridor have spent decades calling for change.
Tennis ball wasteland? Game grapples with a fuzzy yellow recycling problem

Tennis ball wasteland? Game grapples with a fuzzy yellow recycling problem

NEW YORK (AP) — Tennis has a fuzzy yellow problem most players don’t think about when they open can after can of fresh balls, or when umpires at U.S. Open matches make their frequent requests for “new balls please.
African Climate Summit issues unanimous call for world leaders to support global tax on fossil fuels

African Climate Summit issues unanimous call for world leaders to support global tax on fossil fuels

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The first African Climate Summit ended with a call Wednesday for world leaders to rally behind a global carbon tax on fossil fuels, aviation and maritime transport, and it seeks reform of the world financial system that forces A
King Charles III’s visit to France will include a state dinner at Versailles and a stop in Bordeaux

King Charles III’s visit to France will include a state dinner at Versailles and a stop in Bordeaux

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III will travel to France later this month for a state visit that was postponed in March due to fears that protesters demonstrating against President Emanuel Macron’s economic policies would disrupt the pageantry.
Alberta's 'war room' is back with massive ad spend revealed in annual report

Alberta's 'war room' is back with massive ad spend revealed in annual report

EDMONTON — New documents outline a massive increase in public funding for the Canadian Energy Centre's campaign to change attitudes toward Alberta's oil and gas.
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