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• Distrust remains after U.S. Navy report on tainted Hawaii water

  Lauren Wright continues to be leery of the water coming out of the taps in her family's U.S. Navy home in Hawaii, saying she doesn't trust that it's safe.

  

• Dwindling salmon stocks mean endangered B.C. orcas are going hungry, researchers say

  Researchers in British Columbia say the province's endangered southern resident orcas have not been getting enough food for years, with some of the worst bouts of hunger occurring since 2018.

  

• Rescuers recover 26 dead from mudslide in India's northeast

  Fresh rain and falling boulders on Saturday hampered rescuers who have so far pulled out 26 bodies from the debris of a mudslide that wiped out a railroad construction site in India's northeast, officials said.

  

• Tropical Storm Colin brings rain to Carolinas, weakens

  Tropical Storm Colin formed along the South Carolina coast on Saturday morning, bringing rain and winds, though the storm later weakened and conditions are expected to improve by Monday's July Fourth celebrations.

  

• Greece gets European assistance in fighting wildfires

  The first of the more than 200 firefighters from six European countries that will help their Greek colleagues in fighting wildfires have arrived in Athens.

• Strong earthquake kills 5 in southern Iran

  Five people were killed and 44 others injured in a magnitude 6.3 earthquake in southern Iran on Saturday, state television reported.

• Mounties issue 80 tickets in B.C. national park after crashes kill 3 bears in 6 days

  Multiple crashes involving bears in a B.C. national park earlier this month prompted a crackdown on drivers in the area, according to the B.C. Highway Patrol and Parks Canada.

• U.S. Supreme Court limits EPA in curbing power plant emissions

  In a blow to the fight against climate change, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday limited how the nation's main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.

• Australia prioritizes reducing emissions and cheaper electric cars

  Australia's new government is putting climate change at the top of its legislative agenda when Parliament sits next month for the first time since the May 21 election, with bills to enshrine a cut in greenhouse gas emissions and make electric cars cheaper, a minister said on Wednesday.

• Protesters push to drop charges against Wet'suwet'en land defenders

  Activists rallied outside David Eby's Vancouver office calling on the B.C. attorney general to drop criminal charges against Wet'suwet'en land defenders.

• EU countries approve climate measures after long talks

  European Union countries reached a deal following hard-fought talks that dragged into early Wednesday to back stricter climate rules that would eliminate carbon emissions from new cars by 2035.

• 1 dead as mudslides hit southern Austria after heavy rains

  Authorities in Austria declared a civil emergency Wednesday after some villages in the southern state of Carinthia were cut off by mudslides and flooding following heavy rainfall. One person was killed and another was reported missing.