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Communities can't recycle or trash disposable e-cigarettes. So what happens to them?

Communities can't recycle or trash disposable e-cigarettes. So what happens to them?

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the growing popularity of disposable e-cigarettes , communities across the U.S. are confronting a new vaping problem: how to safely get rid of millions of small, battery-powered devices that are considered hazardous waste.
Carbon capture key to net-zero electricity, but federal timelines too tight: report

Carbon capture key to net-zero electricity, but federal timelines too tight: report

CALGARY — Carbon capture and storage is key to greening Canada's electricity grid, but meeting the proposed time frame laid out by the federal government will be extremely difficult based on the current state of the technology, according to a new rep
Hurricanes are now twice as likely to zip from minor to whopper than decades ago, study says

Hurricanes are now twice as likely to zip from minor to whopper than decades ago, study says

With warmer oceans serving as fuel, Atlantic hurricanes are now more than twice as likely as before to rapidly intensify from wimpy minor hurricanes to powerful and catastrophic, a study said Thursday.
Birds nesting in agricultural lands more vulnerable to extreme heat, study finds

Birds nesting in agricultural lands more vulnerable to extreme heat, study finds

As climate change intensifies extreme heat, farms are becoming less hospitable to nesting birds, a new study found.
Federal forecasters predict warm, wet US winter but less snow because of El Nino, climate change

Federal forecasters predict warm, wet US winter but less snow because of El Nino, climate change

The upcoming United States winter looks likely to be a bit low on snow and extreme cold outbreaks, with federal forecasters predicting the North to get warmer than normal and the South wetter and stormier.
European court says Italy violated rights of residents near Naples over garbage crisis

European court says Italy violated rights of residents near Naples over garbage crisis

ROME (AP) — Italy violated the human rights of residents living in and around Naples by failing to manage a 15-year garbage and pollution crisis that contributed to higher mortality rates from cancer in the area, the European Court of Human Rights ru
IAEA team gathers marine samples near Fukushima as treated radioactive water is released into sea

IAEA team gathers marine samples near Fukushima as treated radioactive water is released into sea

IWAKI, Japan (AP) — A member of the International Atomic Energy Agency team visiting Fukushima for its first marine sampling since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant started releasing treated radioactive wastewater into the sea said Thursday h
Havana’s once stately homes crumble as their residents live in fear of an imminent collapse

Havana’s once stately homes crumble as their residents live in fear of an imminent collapse

HAVANA (AP) — The house on Villegas Street, in the heart of Old Havana, looks nothing like the stately two-story home it used to be a century ago, with its high ceilings, wrought iron railings, semicircular arches and stairs covered in white marble.
After rainy season that wasn't, parched Mexico City starts restricting water

After rainy season that wasn't, parched Mexico City starts restricting water

MEXICO CITY (AP) — On a bank of Villa Victoria reservoir, where in other years boats might have used them to anchor, 10 concrete blocks lie exposed to the sun.
US announces $3.5B for projects nationwide to strengthen electric grid, bolster resilience

US announces $3.5B for projects nationwide to strengthen electric grid, bolster resilience

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Wednesday announced $3.
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