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Great Lakes region braces for more snow while cleaning up after lake-effect storms

Great Lakes region braces for more snow while cleaning up after lake-effect storms

Even more snow could be on the way for places in the Great Lakes region that are still digging out after days of storms caused deadly wrecks, collapsed a barn on top of 100 cows and buried some towns under nearly 6 feet (1.83 meters) of powder.
The drinking water for New Jersey's capital went largely untested for more than a year, utility says

The drinking water for New Jersey's capital went largely untested for more than a year, utility says

TRENTON, N.J.
10 years and $42 million later, Jersey Shore town ends battle over its eroding beaches

10 years and $42 million later, Jersey Shore town ends battle over its eroding beaches

NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J.

The drinking water for New Jersey's capital went largely untested for more than a year, utility says

TRENTON, N.J.

Great Lakes region cleans up after lake-effect storms, but more snow may be coming

Cleanup work was nearing an end around parts of the Great Lakes region socked by lake-effect snowstorms that dropped more than a foot of snow over the weekend, but forecasters warned another storm system could add a few more inches there later this w
Here's where Canadian experts stand on fluoridating drinking water

Here's where Canadian experts stand on fluoridating drinking water

For decades, water fluoridation has played a key role in improving the oral health of North Americans, experts say, but the practice is coming under scrutiny in some communities as opponents gain new prominence in the U.S.
Floods wreak havoc in Malaysia, southern Thailand with over 30 killed, tens of thousands displaced

Floods wreak havoc in Malaysia, southern Thailand with over 30 killed, tens of thousands displaced

KOTA BARU, Malaysia (AP) — Severe floods caused by monsoon rains killed more than 30 people and displaced tens of thousands in Malaysia and southern Thailand, officials said Tuesday, with both countries preparing shelters and evacuation plans in anti
Floods wreak havoc in Malaysia, southern Thailand with over 30 killed, tens of thousands displaced

Floods wreak havoc in Malaysia, southern Thailand with over 30 killed, tens of thousands displaced

KOTA BARU, Malaysia (AP) — Severe floods caused by monsoon rains killed more than 30 people and displaced tens of thousands in Malaysia and southern Thailand, officials said Tuesday, with both countries preparing shelters and evacuation plans in anti
A landmark climate change case opens at the top UN court as island nations fear rising seas

A landmark climate change case opens at the top UN court as island nations fear rising seas

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top United Nations court took up the largest case in its history on Monday, hearing the plight of several small island nations helpless in combating the devastating impact of climate change that they feel endangers t
Already buried under snow, Great Lakes region expected to see more stormy weather this week

Already buried under snow, Great Lakes region expected to see more stormy weather this week

Snow continued to fall Monday around parts of the Great Lakes region, where storm-weary residents who have plowed and shoveled for days faced the prospect of even greater accumulations.
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