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Alberta energy minister told to design incentives for industry to clean up oil wells

Alberta energy minister told to design incentives for industry to clean up oil wells

EDMONTON — Direction from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to her new energy minister suggests the United Conservative government hasn't given up on a controversial program that would see taxpayers backstop the cleanup of old oil and gas wells that com
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Spain sweats out sultry nights as heat wave bakes southern Europe

Spain sweats out sultry nights as heat wave bakes southern Europe

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain sweltered under an unrelenting heat wave Wednesday as temperatures started to build toward what is forecast to be a torrid weekend across southern Europe.
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A heat wave has baked parts of the Southwest for weeks. Forecasters warn it's not cooling soon

A heat wave has baked parts of the Southwest for weeks. Forecasters warn it's not cooling soon

PHOENIX (AP) — Millions of people across the Southwest are living through a historic heat wave, with even the heat-experienced desert city of Phoenix being tested since temperatures have hit 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius) for 13 consecut
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Interior Department official with key role in Colorado River talks is stepping down

Interior Department official with key role in Colorado River talks is stepping down

WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Interior Department official who has had a key role in negotiations over the shrinking Colorado River plans to step down from the job next week.
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Snow shovels in hand, volunteers help Vermont communities clear the mud from epic floods

Snow shovels in hand, volunteers help Vermont communities clear the mud from epic floods

ANDOVER, Vt.
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Humans' impact on the earth began a new epoch in the 1950s called the Anthropocene, scientists say

From climate change to species loss and pollution, humans have etched their impact on the Earth with such strength and permanence since the middle of the 20th century that a special team of scientists says a new geologic epoch began then.
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A Florida sinkhole that claimed a man's life in 2013 reopens, this time harmlessly

A Florida sinkhole that claimed a man's life in 2013 reopens, this time harmlessly

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sinkhole that in 2013 fatally swallowed a man sleeping in his own house has reopened for a third time, only now it's behind chain-link fencing and doing no harm to people or property.
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EPA moves to reduce childhood exposure to lead-based paint dust

NEW YORK (AP) — The Biden administration on Wednesday moved to reduce children's exposure to lead, proposing stricter limits on dust from lead-based paint in older homes and child-care facilities.
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Missing trail hiker’s body found in Yosemite National Park creek

Missing trail hiker’s body found in Yosemite National Park creek

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif.
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How America’s push for the atomic bomb spawned enduring radioactive waste problems in St. Louis

How America’s push for the atomic bomb spawned enduring radioactive waste problems in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The federal government and companies responsible for nuclear bomb production and atomic waste storage sites in the St.
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