Environment News

WEST END, N.C. (AP) — Jesse Wimberley burns the woods with neighbors. Using new tools to revive an old communal tradition, they set fire to wiregrasses and forest debris with a drip torch, corralling embers with leaf blowers.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is planning to replace its fleet of four helicopter water bombers as it prepares to battle future wildfires in woodlands surrounding its cities and towns.

DENVER (AP) — A federal judge has allowed the reintroduction of gray wolves in Colorado to move forward after representatives of the state's cattle industry asked for a temporary stay in the predators' release in a lawsuit.

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's parliament on Friday approved plans to raise the country's levy on carbon dioxide emissions from fuel by more than previously planned next month, a move that is part of a deal to resolve a budget crisis .

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.

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.

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.

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