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Maryland medical waste incinerator to pay $1.75M fine for exposing public to biohazardous material

Maryland medical waste incinerator to pay $1.75M fine for exposing public to biohazardous material

BALTIMORE (AP) — A medical waste processing company has pleaded guilty to dozens of environment-related charges and agreed to pay $1.
Cleanup cost for nuclear contamination sites has risen nearly $1 billion since 2016, report says

Cleanup cost for nuclear contamination sites has risen nearly $1 billion since 2016, report says

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The estimated future cost to clean up 19 sites contaminated by nuclear waste from the Cold War era has risen by nearly $1 billion in the past seven years, according to a report released Tuesday by the U.S.
Wisconsin Republicans reject eight Evers appointees, including majority of environmental board

Wisconsin Republicans reject eight Evers appointees, including majority of environmental board

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Senate voted Tuesday to fire eight state board appointees from Democratic Gov.
Greta Thunberg was among climate activists detained at a protest to disrupt oil executives' forum

Greta Thunberg was among climate activists detained at a protest to disrupt oil executives' forum

LONDON (AP) — Greta Thunberg was detained by British police on Tuesday alongside other climate activists who gathered outside a central London hotel to disrupt a major oil and gas industry conference.
PG&E's plan to bury power lines and prevent wildfires faces opposition because of high rates

PG&E's plan to bury power lines and prevent wildfires faces opposition because of high rates

VACAVILLE, Calif.

More than half of small and medium firms affected by extreme weather: KPMG in Canada

TORONTO — KPMG in Canada says almost 60 per cent of small- and medium-sized businesses across the country have been affected by extreme weather events this year.
Electrical grids aren't keeping up with the green energy push. That could risk climate goals

Electrical grids aren't keeping up with the green energy push. That could risk climate goals

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Stalled spending on electrical grids worldwide is slowing the rollout of renewable energy and could put efforts to limit climate change at risk if millions of miles of power lines are not added or refurbished in the next few
Feds, two Atlantic premiers agree to 'modified' Atlantic Loop project

Feds, two Atlantic premiers agree to 'modified' Atlantic Loop project

OTTAWA — Nova Scotia and New Brunswick scaled back plans for the Atlantic Loop electricity grid Monday to expanding just one existing connection between their two provinces, rather than also building multiple new lines linking their provinces with Qu
In Brazil's Amazon, rivers fall to record low levels during drought

In Brazil's Amazon, rivers fall to record low levels during drought

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — The Negro River, the Amazon’s second largest tributary, on Monday reached its lowest level since official measurements began near Manaus 121 years ago.
Experts weigh impact from Supreme Court ruling on other federal environmental moves

Experts weigh impact from Supreme Court ruling on other federal environmental moves

Some legal experts say a Supreme Court of Canada ruling that found much of Ottawa's environmental assessment law unconstitutional will have no impact on other federal moves such as clean electricity regulations or oilsands emissions caps.
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