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Air quality plummets as Canadian wildfire smoke stretches across the Midwest

Chicago saw its air quality plummet, while other cities including Detroit, Milwaukee and Pittsburgh were experiencing unhealthy air quality levels.

WEKU

EPA announces grant competition to fund residential solar - Roll Call

The EPA said it would use competitive grants to distribute $7 billion to encourage solar power in low-income residential areas.

Roll Call

June Heat Wave Sends Hundreds to Texas ERs

Prolonged 100-plus degree weather has caused hundreds in Texas to seek emergency medical assistance during June's heat wave.

Texas Observer

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US cities under air quality alerts amid haze of Canada wildfires

Canada has experienced its worst-ever start to the wildfire season, affecting air quality across North America.

Al Jazeera

Texas heatwave blamed for 13 deaths as scorching temperatures and smoke spread across US – as it happened

Detroit extends air quality alert through Thursday while evacuation orders in effect in Arizona as crews fight Diamond fire

The Guardian - US

Global heat waves show climate change and El Niño are a bad combo

Scientists say worsening heat waves have a clear link to climate change. This year, a seasonal El Niño pattern will also be adding fuel to the fire.

WEKU

Heatwave in south and wildfire smoke in north buffet US from both sides

More than 80m Americans under air quality alerts while temperatures hit triple digits in south and south-west

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New York set to be hit with dire air quality again as Canadian wildfire smoke rages on

New York City was blanketed in thick smoke earlier this month

The Independent UK

Explained | Global tropical primary forest cover continued decline in 2022: study

Primary tropical forest cover continued to decrease at an alarming rate in 2022, making the goal of net zero deforestation by 2030 even more unattainable.

The Hindu

New York braces for dire air quality again as Canadian wildfire smoke shifts to East Coast

New York City was blanketed in thick smoke earlier this month

The Independent UK

Hotter, faster fires: can Canada preserve its threatened wildlife?

The half-moon hairstreak butterfly is among the endangered species fighting the heat and smoke of a record wildfire season

The Guardian - UK

Where there’s smoke, fire up efforts to make air cleaner

Illinois can’t prevent winds from carrying smoke here from Canadian wildfires, but it can do more to stop air pollution from being generated here.

Chicago Sun-Times

Solar power proves its worth as heat wave grips the state

Texas has seen a boom in solar power in recent years, and experts say that’s helped the state grid weather an intense June heat wave.

The Texas Tribune

Chicago’s air quality on Tuesday was the world’s worst

Conditions were expected to improve as winds push the mass south overnight into Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. Those with respiratory issues were warned to stay indoors or wear masks.

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The Independent UK

Haze over Great Lakes region reminds US residents that Canadian wildfires persist

The haze of unhealthy air that settled over the Great Lakes region Tuesday reminded U.S. residents from the Midwest to the Northeast and as far south as Kentucky to brace for more depending on which way the wind blows as Canadian wildfires rage on

Chicago Sun-Times

Here’s what’s canceled — and what’s not — because of Chicago’s air quality

The Cubs game versus the Phillies is still set to go on, but the Park District has moved its outdoor programming inside.

Salon

Alito wife's deal raises ethics concerns

Alito’s wife has an agreement to receive nearly a quarter of the oil and gas sales from the lease

The Independent UK

Rainfall likely won't be enough to extinguish Quebec wildfires causing US smoke, officials say

Canadian officials say rainfall likely won’t be enough to extinguish the wildfires ravaging northern Quebec, but the wet weather could give firefighters a chance to get ahead of the flames as the country surpassed the record for area burned by wildfires this week

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Axios

Smoke from historic Canadian wildfires triggers air alerts across U.S.

Chicago had the world's worst air quality for major cities around the world on Tuesday.

Daily Mirror

Canadian wildfires: Maps show where toxic smoke has sparked air health alerts across the world

Health alerts are being issues across the US and even some parts of Europe as smoke and smog from over 400 wildfires in Canada tarnish the air quality in a variety of regions

The Independent UK

Canadian wildfires are causing unhealthy air quality again in Chicago and other parts of the US

Drifting smoke from the ongoing wildfires across Canada is creating curtains of haze and raising air quality concerns throughout the Great Lakes region, and in parts of the central and eastern United States

The Independent UK

A blistering heat wave is turning up the pressure on Texas' power grid

An unrelenting heat wave in Texas is testing the state's power grid as demand soars during a second week of triple-digit temperatures

Capital & Main

When Insuring Crops Ensures Climate Mistakes

Crop insurance puts pistachios, cherries and other vulnerable crops on life-support as rising temperatures threaten California agriculture.

WEKU

Smoke from Canada's wildfires darkens Europe's skies

A plume of smoke and soot stretches for thousands of miles from the province of Quebec province across the Atlantic Ocean, as seen in satellite images from NASA.

The Independent UK

US push to lower wildfire risk across the West stumbles in places

Using chainsaws, heavy machinery and controlled burns, the Biden administration is trying to turn the tide on worsening wildfires in the U.S. West through a multi-billion dollar cleanup of forests choked with dead trees and undergrowth

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