QUICK HITS

1 Golf ball maker fined after fatal fire:

Taiwan authorities fined a golf ball manufacturer 2.4 million New Taiwan dollars ($75,000) and warned of criminal charges for storing 30 times the legal limit of hazardous material and for other violations after a major factory fire Friday killed nine people and left one other person missing. Authorities said Launch Technologies Co. had 3,000 tons of organic peroxides on site. Four firefighters were among the nine fatalities. More than 100 other people were hurt.

2 France unveils plan to reduce emissions:

France’s President Emmanuel Macron unveiled plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and meet the country’s climate-related commitments within the next seven years, including via reducing dependency on fossil fuels and boosting electric car use. France relies on nuclear energy for over 60% of its electricity — more than any other country.

3 Lego looks for sustainable materials:

Denmark’s Lego said that it remains committed to its quest to find sustainable materials to reduce carbon emissions, even after an experiment by the world’s largest toymaker to use recycled bottles did not work. Lego said it has “decided not to progress” with making its trademark colorful bricks from recycled plastic bottles made of polyethylene terephthalate, known as PET, after more than two years of testing“found the material didn’t reduce carbon emissions.”

4 Turbulence injures passengers landing in Florida:

A Jetblue flight from Ecuador to Fort Lauderdale hit extreme turbulence while landing in Florida, injuring seven passengers and a crew member, the airline said in a statement. Jetblue flight 1256 was headed from Guayaquil, Ecuador, to Fort Lauderdale for a landing shortly after 5 a.m. when it “experienced sudden severe turbulence,” the statement said. The airline said the Airbus 320 twin-engine plane was taken out of service for inspection.

5 More Americans see effects of climate change:

New polling from The Associated PRESS-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research indicates extreme weather is bolstering Americans’ belief that they’ve personally felt the impact of climate change. About 9 in 10 Americans (87%) say they have experienced at least one extreme weather event in the past five years — including drought, extreme heat, severe storms, wildfires or flooding.