Today: September 16, 2024
Today: September 16, 2024

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Scores of wildfires are scorching swaths of the US and Canada. Here's the latest on some of them

Scores of wildfires across the United States and Canada have scorched swaths of land in California, Oregon, Idaho, Alberta and beyond, forcing evacuations and road closures, as well as destroying and threatening structures

Environment|Health

Wildfire smoke chokes parts of Canada and western US, with some areas under air quality alerts

Dozens of wildfires are blazing across several western states, with some areas under air quality alerts or advisories

Wildfire smoke chokes parts of Canada and western US, with some areas under air quality alerts
Health|News

California workplace safety board approves heat protections for indoor workers, excluding prisons

California’s workplace regulators passed rules that would protect indoor workers from extreme heat

California workplace safety board approves heat protections for indoor workers, excluding prisons
Business|Environment|Health|Science

In a rural California region, a plan takes shape to provide shade from dangerous heat

Elected officials, community leaders and farmworkers on Saturday launched a project to significantly increase the amount of shade in unincorporated areas in the Eastern Coachella Valley, a major agricultural area in southern California where temperatures routinely top 100 degrees in the summer

In a rural California region, a plan takes shape to provide shade from dangerous heat
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Activist who fought for legal rights for Europe's largest saltwater lagoon wins 'Green Nobel'

A professor who helped save Europe's largest saltwater lagoon is one of this year's winners of the Goldman Environmental Prize, known as the “Green Nobel."

Activist who fought for legal rights for Europe's largest saltwater lagoon wins 'Green Nobel'
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California sets long-awaited drinking water limit for 'Erin Brockovich' contaminant

California regulators adopted a drinking water limit on toxic hexavalent chromium, a chemical compound made infamous by the movie “Erin Brockovich."

California sets long-awaited drinking water limit for 'Erin Brockovich' contaminant
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Extreme heat, wildfire smoke harm low-income and nonwhite communities the most, study finds

Extreme heat and wildfire smoke on their own are harmful to the human body, but the combination of both increases damage to people’s hearts and respiratory systems, according to a study released Friday

Extreme heat, wildfire smoke harm low-income and nonwhite communities the most, study finds

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