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A Hawaii military family avoids tap water at home. They're among those suing over 2021 jet fuel leak

A Hawaii military family avoids tap water at home. They're among those suing over 2021 jet fuel leak

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (AP) — Richelle Dietz, a mother of two and wife of a U.S. Navy chief petty officer, often thinks about water.
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Growing wildfire risk leaves states grappling with how to keep property insurers from fleeing

Growing wildfire risk leaves states grappling with how to keep property insurers from fleeing

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Months after a catastrophic fire burned more than 2,200 homes in Hawaii, some property owners are getting more bad news — their property insurance won't be renewed because their insurance company has deemed the risk too high .
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New Mexico reaches record settlement over natural gas flaring in the Permian Basin

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has reached a record settlement with a Texas-based company over air pollution violations at natural gas gathering sites in the Permian Basin. The $24.
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Oklahoma towns hard hit by tornadoes begin long cleanup after 4 killed in weekend storms

Oklahoma towns hard hit by tornadoes begin long cleanup after 4 killed in weekend storms

SULPHUR, Okla.
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Climate change, not habitat loss, may be biggest threat to caribou herds: study

Climate change, not habitat loss, may be biggest threat to caribou herds: study

Climate change, not habitat loss, may be the biggest threat to the survival of threatened caribou herds, new research suggests.
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Study says California's 2023 snowy rescue from megadrought was a freak event. Don't get used to it

Study says California's 2023 snowy rescue from megadrought was a freak event. Don't get used to it

DENVER (AP) — Last year’s snow deluge in California, which quickly erased a two decade long megadrought, was essentially a once-in-a-lifetime rescue from above, a new study found.
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A second new nuclear reactor is completed in Georgia. The carbon-free power comes at a high price

A second new nuclear reactor is completed in Georgia. The carbon-free power comes at a high price

ATLANTA (AP) — The second of two new nuclear reactors in Georgia has entered commercial operation, capping a project that cost billions more and took years longer than originally projected. Georgia Power Co.
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Ontario to increase health coverage for wildland firefighters

Ontario to increase health coverage for wildland firefighters

BRANTFORD, Ont. — Ontario says it will give wildland firefighters the same cancer, heart and post-traumatic stress disorder coverage as municipal firefighters.
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Trans Mountain pipeline project ushers in new era for oilsands hub Fort McMurray

Trans Mountain pipeline project ushers in new era for oilsands hub Fort McMurray

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — As the urban centre at the heart of Canada's oilsands industry, Fort McMurray has seen more than its share of ups and downs. A decade and a half ago, the northern Alberta community was this country's most famous boom town.
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Philippine students are told to stay home as Southeast Asia copes with a sweltering heat wave

Philippine students are told to stay home as Southeast Asia copes with a sweltering heat wave

MANILA (AP) — Southeast Asia was coping with a weekslong heat wave on Monday as record-high temperatures led to school closings in several countries and urgent health warnings throughout the region.
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