WASHINGTON — The Biden administration proposed a new rule Tuesday to address excessive heat in the…
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Chinese woman facing charge of trying to smuggle turtles across Vermont lake to Canada
A woman from China has been arrested at a Vermont lake bordering Quebec for trying to…
Street medicine teams search for homeless people to deliver lifesaving IV hydration in extreme heat
PHOENIX — Alfred Handley leaned back in his wheelchair alongside a major Phoenix freeway as a…
For India’s garbage pickers, a miserable and dangerous job made worse by extreme heat
JAMMU, India — The putrid smell of burning garbage wafts for miles from the landfill on…
What to know about water safety before heading to the beach or pool this summer
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — With school out for the summer and temperatures rising across the country,…
What to know about Mongolia as it holds a democratic election in the shadow of authoritarian giants
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia — Mongolia, where parliamentary elections were being held Friday, is a sparsely populated and…
Mexico’s incoming president appoints expert in sustainable development as head of energy
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s incoming President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday announced five additional members of her…
Law limiting new oil wells in California set to take effect after industry withdraws referendum
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California law that bans drilling new oil wells near places like homes…
Supreme Court blocks enforcement of EPA’s ‘good neighbor’ rule on downwind pollution
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency will not be able to enforce a key rule limiting…
Gassy cows and pigs will face a carbon tax in Denmark, a world first
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark will tax livestock farmers for the greenhouse gases…