Environment News

WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — Nine months after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century struck Maui, Mayor Richard Bissen says the county will hire an outside expert to assess how its emergency management agency performed during the disaster.

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Fisheries Agency has proposed expanding commercial whaling along the country’s coast to fin whales, a larger species than the three currently permitted.

HONOLULU (AP) — Lead screening conducted on west Maui residents after last summer's devastating wildfires showed no widespread exposure to the toxic metal, Hawaii health officials said Thursday.

WINNIPEG — The threat of zebra mussels has prompted the federal government to temporarily ban watercraft from a Manitoba lake popular with tourists.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.

Salad chain Sweetgreen is adding steak to its menu , an announcement that led to strong reactions online, with customers questioning how that would impact the company’s carbon neutral plans.

CALGARY — Pathways Alliance says former MEG Energy president and CEO Derek Evans is its new executive chair.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.

OTTAWA — The start to wildfire season has been far less dramatic than it was last year but the risk of hot, dry weather and severe fires remains high, officials warned Thursday.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S.