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In this GOES-16 GeoColor and fire temperature satellite image taken Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 6:40 p.m. EDT and provided by CIRA/NOAA, smoke from wildfires burning in the Canadian Provinces of Quebec, right, and Ontario, left, drift southward. (CIRA/NOAA via AP)

Millions across the country breathing hazardous air as smoke from Canadian wildfires streams south

By Jennifer Peltz and Rob Gillies - Associated Press

This image provided by Maxar Technologies, shows Kakhovka dam and station, Ukraine before collapse, on June 5, 2023. (Satellite image ©2023 Maxar Technologies via AP)

Zelenskyy visits area flooded by destroyed dam as five reported dead in Russian-occupied city

Associated Press

The sun rises over a hazy Manhattan skyline as seen from Jersey City, N.J., Thursday, June 8, 2023. Intense Canadian wildfires are blanketing the northeastern U.S. in a dystopian haze, turning the air acrid, the sky yellowish gray and prompting warnings for vulnerable populations to stay inside. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Smoky haze blanketing U.S. and Canada could last into the weekend

By Jennifer Peltz, Rob Gillies and Michael R. Sisak - Associated Press

The sun rises over a hazy New York City skyline as seen from Jersey City, N.J., Wednesday, June 7, 2023. Intense Canadian wildfires are blanketing the northeastern U.S. in a dystopian haze, turning the air acrid, the sky yellowish gray and prompting warnings for vulnerable populations to stay inside. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Northeast leaders plead with residents to limit outdoor activities amid haze

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the U.S. Army, workers at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant in Richmond, Ky., begin the destruction of the first rocket from a stockpile of M55 rockets with GB nerve agent, July 6, 2022. The Kentucky facility built to dispose of deadly Cold War-era chemical weapons is nearing the end of its mission to destroy its 520-ton stockpile, a milestone that will likely mark the end of chemical weapons destruction projects in the U.S., officials said Wednesday, June 7, 2023. (U.S. Army via AP) **FILE**

Kentucky chemical weapons disposal program nearly done as U.S. eliminates final stockpiles

By Dylan Lovan - Associated Press

Haze blankets over monuments on the National Mall in Washington, Wednesday, June 7, 2023, as seen from Arlington, Va. Smoke from Canadian wildfires is pouring into the U.S. East Coast and Midwest and covering the capitals of both nations in an unhealthy haze. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

White House calls Canadian wildfires an ‘alarming’ example of climate change

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 6, 2020, file photo, a resident walking through a flooded street looks back at storm damage caused by Hurricane Eta in Planeta, Honduras. Environmental campaigners called Wednesday for fossil fuel producers to contribute to a new fund intended to help poor countries cope with climate disasters. (AP Photo/Delmer Martinez, File)

Campaigners want fossil fuel firms to pay into climate calamity fund; diplomats dubious

Associated Press

This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows the flooded village of Korsunka, southern Ukraine on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. (Maxar Technologies via AP)

Ukraine rushes drinking water to flooded areas as officials wrestle with impact of major dam breach

By Vasilisa Stepanenko - Associated Press

A former iron ore processing plant near Hoyt Lakes, Minn., that would become part of a proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine, is pictured on Feb. 10, 2016. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Tuesday, June 6, 2023, it has revoked a crucial federal permit for the proposed NewRange Copper Nickel mine, previously known as PolyMet, in northeastern Minnesota, saying the permit did not comply with the water quality standards set by a sovereign downstream tribe. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)

U.S. Army Corps revokes permit for Minnesota mine, cites threat to tribal water standards

By Steve Karnowski - Associated Press

A general view of the stadium prior to the start of the World Cup group C soccer match between Argentina and Saudi Arabia at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. An advertising regulator says FIFA made false claims about last year's World Cup in Qatar being carbon neutral. The Swiss Commission for Fairness says FIFA was “not able to provide proof that the claims were accurate.” (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)

FIFA made false claims about ‘carbon-neutral’ World Cup in Qatar, Swiss regulator says

Associated Press

A dam generates power along the Manicouagan River north of Baie-Comeau, Quebec, June 22, 2010. Importing more of Canada's historically abundant hydroelectricity is seen by some as a key component to making the U.S. electric grid carbon-free by 2035, as well as improving energy reliability and cost for American consumers. (Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Bottomless supply? Concerns of limited Canadian hydropower as U.S. seeks to decarbonize grid

By Susan Haigh and Wilson Ring - Associated Press

A transmission tower stands on a field in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, as the sunrises on June 6, 2023. A report released Wednesday, June 7, 2023, by the International Energy Agency says that demand for energy is growing, yet emissions are not growing as fast. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

Leaders gather in Paris to accelerate wringing more out of every ounce of fuel

By Brittany Peterson and Drew Costley - Associated Press

A Man talks on his phone as he looks through the haze at the George Washington Bridge from Fort Lee, N.J., Wednesday, June 7, 2023. Intense Canadian wildfires are blanketing the northeastern U.S. in a dystopian haze, turning the air acrid, the sky yellowish gray and prompting warnings for vulnerable populations to stay inside. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

How to stay healthy as smoke spreads from Canada wildfires

By Maddie Burakoff - Associated Press

A dead chub and other dead fish are floating in the Oder River near Brieskow-Finkenheerd, eastern Germany, on Aug. 11, 2022. The environment ministers of Poland and Germany met on the border of the two countries on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, to discuss protection of the Oder River against a repeat of deadly pollution that killed hundreds of tons of fish last year. (Frank Hammerschmidt/dpa via AP) **FILE**

Poland, Germany discuss avoiding repeat of deadly river pollution but ready for all scenarios

By Monika Scislowska - Associated Press

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks to reporters inside the rotunda of the state Capitol building, Feb. 25, 2023, in Richmond, Va. Virginia regulators are expected to take a final vote Wednesday, June 7, 2023, on whether to advance Youngkin's plan to withdraw from a multistate carbon cap-and-trade program. (AP Photo/John C. Clark, File)

Virginia regulators expected to vote on Youngkin plan to withdraw from climate initiative

By Sarah Rankin - Associated Press