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Companies reach $1.18 billion deal to resolve claims from 'forever chemicals' water contamination

Companies reach $1.18 billion deal to resolve claims from 'forever chemicals' water contamination

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Three chemical companies said Friday they had reached a $1.18 billion deal to resolve complaints of polluting many U.S. drinking water systems with potentially harmful compounds known as PFAS. DuPont de Nemours Inc.
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B.C. extends deferral of old-growth logging in Vancouver Island's Fairy Creek

B.C. extends deferral of old-growth logging in Vancouver Island's Fairy Creek

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has extended an order deferring old-growth logging in the Fairy Creek watershed on Vancouver Island. The extension to Feb.
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The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season is now underway. Here's what to know.

The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season is now underway. Here's what to know.

MIAMI (AP) — It's time for residents along the southeastern U.S. coastlines to make sure their storm plans are in place as the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season got underway Thursday.
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Tropical Storm Arlene, 1st of season, forms in Gulf of Mexico

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Arlene, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season , formed Friday in the Gulf of Mexico on a track taking the cyclone south toward the western tip of Cuba.
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Ontario to launch strategy to identify and plug abandoned oil and gas wells

Ontario to launch strategy to identify and plug abandoned oil and gas wells

Ontario is investing millions of dollars on a provincewide strategy to identify and plug abandoned oil and gas wells. It is also giving $2.
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Tropical Storm Mawar intensifies rains for Japan, threatens floods and mudslides in some regions

Tropical Storm Mawar intensifies rains for Japan, threatens floods and mudslides in some regions

NAHA, Japan (AP) — Heavy rains intensified by Tropical Storm Mawar fell on Japan’s main archipelago Friday, halting trains and triggering floods and mudslides in central and western regions where residents were urged to use caution or evacuate.
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In the Amazon region where pair was killed, neglect and allegations of harsh justice

In the Amazon region where pair was killed, neglect and allegations of harsh justice

LADARIO, Brazil (AP) — One year ago on a Friday afternoon, Bruno Pereira , an expert on Indigenous peoples, and Dom Phillips , a British journalist, motored along the Itaquai river in far western Brazil, to the settlement of Ladario.
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Wildfires, other extreme weather driving insurance costs up over time: experts

Wildfires, other extreme weather driving insurance costs up over time: experts

The wildfires plaguing residents in Alberta and Nova Scotia are part of a larger trend that’s driving up the cost of home insurance as extreme weather becomes more common, insurance experts say.
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In Norway, Indigenous Sami protest outside prime minister's office against wind farm

In Norway, Indigenous Sami protest outside prime minister's office against wind farm

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Dozen of activists, including Indigenous Sami, protested Friday outside the office of Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, vowing to block entry to remind Norway's government that they want a wind farm removed because
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UN warns of aid shortage, looming food crisis in wake of devastating cyclone that hit Myanmar

UN warns of aid shortage, looming food crisis in wake of devastating cyclone that hit Myanmar

BERLIN (AP) — The United Nations warned Friday that far too little aid is reaching cyclone-hit areas of Myanmar and the country could face a major food crisis soon if farmers are unable to plant crops.
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