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Thirty times more plastic on ocean floor than surface, analysis suggests, but more trapped on land than sea...
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‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.” ’ Matthew 22:44 (BSB)
Image: 'The Angel Hahaiah', courtesy of Project OverSoul.
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Trump wants to add wildfire smoke costs to Canada tariffs, but tariffs are paid by US consumers and a Supreme Court ruling plus USMCA exemptions may leave the threat legally hollow.
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New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C.are under a Code Purple air quality alert as Canadian wildfire smoke descends on the East Coast...
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Scott County leaders are again confronting a proposal for a natural gas power plant priced at up to $400 million, one that would place a major energy facility on prime Iowa farmland.
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Storms are typical during intense heat but this week’s have been extreme. Plus, deadly monsoon rains in Bangladesh
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Diesel tops $5 a gallon as regular gas reaches almost $4, nearly a dollar and a quarter more than a year ago
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Severe storms continuing to batter Texas on Thursday have triggered a catastrophic flash flood emergency in the Hill Country, where a massive flood wave is rapidly rising on the Guadalupe River.
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President Donald Trump's war against Iran is drawing down U.S. oil reserves to an alarming degree, CNBC expert Steve Liesman told MS NOW's Nicolle Wallace on "Deadline: White House" — and it puts the country in an extremely precarious position.
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Wildfire smoke from fires blazing in Canada and Minnesota will blanket much of Wisconsin this week, bringing hazardous air quality to northern Wisconsin.
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The data published by Imperial College London on deaths caused by the May and June heatwaves is a stark reminder of how climate change is not only measured in degrees of temperatures but also in terms of lost lives...
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Slow-moving storms are drenching South Texas, prompting swift-water rescues and a high risk of excessive rain and life-threatening flash flooding through late week.
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The Trump administration is coming under fire for its response to the outbreak of cyclosporiasis, a foodborne illness that causes explosive diarrhea and has so far been documented in more than two dozen states. Public health officials still have not identified the source of the outbreak...
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Emergency Management officials have issued a citywide Code Red due to extreme heat in New York City. When Code Red is initiated, shelter is available system-wide to anyone who is believed to be homeless. Code Reds are activated during periods of extreme heat and humidity. Outreach teams sweep through Code [...]
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Residents objected to the project's anticipated electricity use, pollution, and noise, while also arguing that a large industrial facility did not belong so close to homes.
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An Ontario man is warning others to take tick bites seriously after spending 10 days in hospital with anaplasmosis as health officials report rising cases.
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Smoke drifting from wildfires in Canada and northern Minnesota has sent air pollution to dangerous levels across parts of the Midwest and Northeast.
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More toxic than normal air pollution, wildfire smoke can linger in the air for weeks and travel thousands of miles.
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THIS is the eerie moment smoke blankets choke the New York City skyline as over 850 wildfires in Canada send hazardous toxins across the border.
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Environment Canada has issued an air quality warning for much of southwestern Ontario as wildfire smoke combines with an ongoing heat wave. Officials are urging people to limit time outdoors, particularly those most vulnerable to smoke and extreme heat.
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Heavy smoke from several large wildfires blazing in Canada and Minnesota is engulfing large swaths of the Midwest and Northeast U.S. this week.
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Wildfires are raging across Algeria, where extreme heat and prolonged drought have fuelled dozens of blazes. Authorities say more than 130 fires were reported on July 15 alone. At least one person has been killed, and the damage has been devastating— especially for farmers and livestock owners. Wildfires are common in Algeria during the summer, but they have been unusually severe this year.
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Flooding in Texas prompted dozens of rescues as dangerous heat and wildfire threats continue across the western and eastern United States.
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An orange haze has washed over Toronto’s skyline as wildfire smoke drifts into the region, leaving Toronto with some of the worst air quality in the world on Wednesday.
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Health officials uncovered a serious pest control problem at the Trump National Golf Club Washington D.C., where President Donald Trump was seen last weekend, according to reports on Tuesday.
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A new report says health officials are investigating Taco Bell as a potential part of the cyclosporiasis outbreak that’s sickened thousands of people across the U.S., with many suffering from extreme diarrhea. The Washington Post cites two anonymous sources close to the investigation, which is said to involve both federal and state health officials.
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By altering the definition of the word "harm" as used by the Endangered Species Act, the Trump administration may limit how wildlife is protected in the United States. Environmental groups are suing.
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