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More than 100 injured in a Beijing rail collision as heavy snow hits the Chinese capital

BEIJING (AP) — Two subway trains collided in heavy snow in Beijing , sending 515 people to the hospital, including 102 with broken bones, authorities said Friday.

Dec 15, 2023 5:05 AM Read more >

Canada to pilot options for national emergency response agency in 2024: Sajjan

OTTAWA — A new national emergency response agency may consist of regional response teams that Ottawa can call into action when disaster strikes, Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan said in a recent interview.

Dec 15, 2023 2:00 AM Read more >

California regulators vote to extend Diablo Canyon nuclear plant operations through 2030

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — California energy regulators voted Thursday to allow the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant to operate for an additional five years, despite calls from environmental groups to shut it down.

Dec 14, 2023 7:54 PM Read more >

Alaska governor's budget plan includes roughly $3,400 checks for residents and deficit of nearly $1B

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Republican Gov.

Dec 14, 2023 7:25 PM Read more >

Conservationists, tribes say deal with Biden administration is a road map to breach Snake River dams

SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S.

Dec 14, 2023 6:21 PM Read more >

New Mexico extends ban on oil and gas leasing around Chaco park, an area sacred to Native Americans

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.

Dec 14, 2023 5:19 PM Read more >

EPA begins formal review of vinyl chloride, toxic chemical that burned in Ohio train derailment

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has initiated a formal evaluation of risks posed by vinyl chloride, the cancer-causing chemical that burned in a towering plume of toxic black smoke following a fiery train derailment earlier this year in ea

Dec 14, 2023 4:03 PM Read more >

Vancouver passes motion to ask province to amend charter, remove elected park board

Vancouver's city council has passed a motion aimed at removing the city's elected park board.

Dec 14, 2023 4:02 PM Read more >

Canada's biggest banks come in at bottom of low-carbon finance ranking

TORONTO — A report by BloombergNEF finds that while Canada's top five banks are among the biggest energy financiers globally, they rank among the worst of the top 100 when measured on how much of that funding is directed to low-carbon sources.

Dec 14, 2023 3:22 PM Read more >

Xcel Energy fined $14,000 after leaks of radioactive tritium from its Monticello plant in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Xcel Energy has been fined $14,000 related to leaks of radioactive tritium from its nuclear power plant at Monticello, Minnesota regulators announced Thursday.

Dec 14, 2023 3:13 PM Read more >