BERLIN — France saw around 1,000 additional deaths last week at the height of its record-smashing heat wave, the country’s public health agency said Sunday, as the head of the World Health …
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FRANKFORT, Ky. — Four people have died due to flooding from thunderstorms in Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear announced as he declared a state of emergency on Saturday. As much as 12 inches …
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Trump administration takes aim at California Coastal Commission
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Trump administration has initiated a new review of the California Coastal Commission and other powerful coastal watchdogs — a move that several state leaders and environmental activists worry could …
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BERLIN — Temperatures soared to record highs from Switzerland to the Czech Republic and Denmark on Saturday, as a heat wave that baked Western European countries this week moved to central and …
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Dangerous weather hampers firefighters and leads to fireworks bans in West
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHot, dry and windy conditions are fueling a fast-moving wildfire in Utah, forcing the governor to declare an emergency and restrict fireworks as the weather across the West gives rise …
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LOS ANGELES — All the water unleashed onto the warehouse fire in Boyle Heights — some of it 480 gallons at a time by helicopter — had to end up somewhere. That …
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is ramping up its enforcement of illegal pesticides smuggled through the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, officials said during a visit to L.A. …
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California’s high electricity prices are shutting out AI data centers
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe nation is awash in data center hate and California is no exception. Temporary bans have cropped up across the state as residents from Imperial County to San José fight …
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Supreme Court ruling blocks thousands of lawsuits against maker of Roundup weedkiller
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court sided with the maker of the Roundup weedkiller Thursday in a ruling expected to block thousands of lawsuits alleging it failed to warn people the product could …
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The Colorado River is drying up, deepening water crisis in Southwest
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesGRANBY, Colo. — High in the Rocky Mountains, spring-fed streams and ponds have vanished, leaving patches of cracked mud in what were once spongy meadows. This year has been so extremely warm …