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Newsom wants to speed up a delayed rule to make California homes more fire resistant

Newsom wants to speed up a delayed rule to make California homes more fire resistant

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As Los Angeles reels from deadly January wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes, California Gov.
22 states sue New York, alleging environmental fund is unconstitutional

22 states sue New York, alleging environmental fund is unconstitutional

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Twenty-two states sued New York on Thursday, contending that a new law forcing a small group of major energy producers to pay $75 billion into a fund to cover climate change damage is unconstitutional.
Trump's choice for chief trade negotiator says tariff threat is about fentanyl

Trump's choice for chief trade negotiator says tariff threat is about fentanyl

WASHINGTON — The man likely to be named the United States' chief trade negotiator argued Thursday that President Donald Trump's tariff threat against Canada is about fentanyl trafficking as he faced questions about the levies from Republicans and Dem

22 states sue New York state, alleging environmental fund is unconstitutional

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Twenty-two states sued New York state on Thursday, contending that a new law forcing a small group of major energy producers to pay $75 billion into a fund to cover climate change damage is unconstitutional.
B.C.'s child welfare workers 'in crisis,' fix could take decade, says advocate

B.C.'s child welfare workers 'in crisis,' fix could take decade, says advocate

VICTORIA — Chronic understaffing, and the excessive workload and burnout that comes with it, has the people in charge of protecting British Columbia's most vulnerable children in a state of crisis, the province's representative for children and youth
The sea was once a blessing for the Pakistani city of Gwadar. But it's become a curse

The sea was once a blessing for the Pakistani city of Gwadar. But it's become a curse

GWADAR, Pakistan (AP) — There was a time when few people in the coastal Pakistani city of Gwadar understood what climate change was. After a decade of extreme weather , many more do. Rain battered Gwadar for almost 30 consecutive hours last February.
Newsom wants to speed up a delayed rule to make California homes more fire resistant

Newsom wants to speed up a delayed rule to make California homes more fire resistant

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As Los Angeles reels from deadly January wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes, California Gov.
Alberta politician ending coffee with constituents after coal backlash

Alberta politician ending coffee with constituents after coal backlash

EDMONTON — Chelsae Petrovic is cancelling coffee engagements with her constituents after getting an earful about the province's decision to lift its coal mining moratorium.
Utility says its equipment may have started a small blaze that erupted during January's LA firestorm

Utility says its equipment may have started a small blaze that erupted during January's LA firestorm

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California utility said Thursday that its equipment may have sparked a small wildfire in Los Angeles that broke out the same day as two massive blazes in the area that killed at least 29 people and destroyed thousands of homes.
Storms flood neighborhoods with a wintry mix and drop 'thunder ice' in several states

Storms flood neighborhoods with a wintry mix and drop 'thunder ice' in several states

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Storms sent creeks over their banks and caused flash flooding in portions of West Virginia and Kentucky on Thursday, while a wintry mix coated trees and roads in ice and even dropped “thunder ice” in several states.
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