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This trans woman was begging on India’s streets. A donated electric rickshaw changed her life

This trans woman was begging on India’s streets. A donated electric rickshaw changed her life

BENGALURU, India (AP) — When Preethi moved to Bengaluru in southern India 10 years ago after being kicked out of her family home for being transgender, she hoped for a better future.
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Critical fire weather arrives in Northern California; PG&E to restore power after targeted outages

Critical fire weather arrives in Northern California; PG&E to restore power after targeted outages

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gusty winds and low humidity brought a high risk of wildfires to the interior of Northern California on Wednesday, and a utility proactively cut electricity to about 8,400 customers to prevent potential ignitions in the blustery
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Mexican Navy hopes to expand net-snagging hooks to protect endangered vaquita porpoises

Mexican Navy hopes to expand net-snagging hooks to protect endangered vaquita porpoises

SAN FELIPE, Mexico (AP) — Mexico’s Navy said Wednesday it is planning to expand the area where it sinks concrete blocks topped with metal hooks to snag gill nets that are killing vaquita marina porpoises .
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Memphis plant that uses potentially hazardous chemical will close, company says

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A medical equipment sterilizing plant that uses a chemical whose emissions could lead to cancer and other health risks says it plans to close its Tennessee location by next spring, according to a letter sent by the company to U.
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Less than one in five federally funded EV charging stations are operational: new data

Less than one in five federally funded EV charging stations are operational: new data

OTTAWA — Two different federal infrastructure programs have provided funding for more than 43,000 electric vehicle chargers since 2016, but fewer than one in five of them are actually operational, new data show.
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Ottawa investigating logging company over bridge in Alberta's Kananaskis Country

Federal officials are investigating an Alberta logging company for building a bridge without a permit over a river considered crucial habitat for threatened species.
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Hurricane Franklin cranks past Bermuda as a Category 2 storm

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The outer bands of Hurricane Franklin lashed Bermuda on Wednesday as the Category 2 storm charged past the island located in the north Atlantic Ocean.
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N.B. forest strategy lauded for conservation, criticized for lack of tree diversity

N.B. forest strategy lauded for conservation, criticized for lack of tree diversity

FREDERICTON — For the first time, the New Brunswick government is considering the risks of climate change in its long-term forest-management strategy, but critics say the province's interests are still too weighted in favour of industry over environm
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California prison on generator power after wildfires knock out electricity and fill cells with smoke

California prison on generator power after wildfires knock out electricity and fill cells with smoke

A Northern California prison was on generator power for a second week and inmates were issued masks to cope with unhealthy air after wildfires knocked out electricity and choked the remote region with smoke.
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Ontario housing minister violated integrity act in Greenbelt land swap: commissioner

Ontario housing minister violated integrity act in Greenbelt land swap: commissioner

TORONTO — Ontario's housing minister violated ethics rules when the government removed land from the protected Greenbelt for development, the province's integrity commissioner found, saying the process was marked by "unnecessary hastiness and decepti
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