Today: September 23, 2024
Today: September 23, 2024

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EPA offers $2B to clean up pollution, develop clean energy in poor and minority communities

The Biden administration is making $2 billion available to community groups, states and tribes to clean up pollution and develop clean energy in disadvantaged communities in what officials called the largest-ever investment in environmental justice

EPA offers $2B to clean up pollution, develop clean energy in poor and minority communities
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Maui wildfire survivors camp on the beach to push mayor to convert vacation rentals into housing

Some Lahaina wildfire survivors in Hawaii are vowing to camp on a popular resort beach until the mayor shuts down unpermitted vacation rentals and turns them into housing for those in need

Maui wildfire survivors camp on the beach to push mayor to convert vacation rentals into housing
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A population of hard-to-eradicate ‘super pigs’ in Canada is threatening to invade the US

Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana and other northern states are making preparations to stop an invasion of wild pigs from Canada

A population of hard-to-eradicate ‘super pigs’ in Canada is threatening to invade the US
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Search continues for the missing after landslide leaves 3 dead in Alaska fishing community

Three people are dead and three others remain missing after a landslide ripped through a remote Alaska fishing community this week

Search continues for the missing after landslide leaves 3 dead in Alaska fishing community
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To save the climate, the oil and gas sector must slash planet-warming operations, report says

The oil and gas sector, one of the major emitters of planet-warming gases, will need a rapid and substantial overhaul for the world to avoid even worse extremes fueled by human-caused climate change

To save the climate, the oil and gas sector must slash planet-warming operations, report says
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Decision on the future of wild horses in a North Dakota national park expected next year

About 200 wild horses roam free in a western North Dakota national park

Decision on the future of wild horses in a North Dakota national park expected next year
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Longer droughts in Zimbabwe take a toll on wildlife and cause more frequent clashes with people

In Zimbabwe, rains are finally bringing relief to its second-largest national park

Longer droughts in Zimbabwe take a toll on wildlife and cause more frequent clashes with people
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Dozens evacuate and 10 homes are destroyed by a wildfire burning out of control on the edge of Perth

Australian authorities say dozens of residents have been evacuated and at least 10 homes have been destroyed by a wildfire that's burning out of control during heat wave spring conditions on the northern fringe of the west coast city of Perth

Dozens evacuate and 10 homes are destroyed by a wildfire burning out of control on the edge of Perth
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A rapidly melting Antarctica gets the attention of UN chief ahead of COP28 climate talks

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is visiting Antarctica just before the COP28 climate talks begin in Dubai

A rapidly melting Antarctica gets the attention of UN chief ahead of COP28 climate talks
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Maui residents wonder if their burned town can be made safe. The answer? No one knows

When Daniel Skousen scrubs at the ash and soot covering his Maui home, he worries about the smell

Maui residents wonder if their burned town can be made safe. The answer? No one knows
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Flight data recorder recovered from US Navy plane that overshot the runway near Honolulu

Officials have recovered the flight data recorder from a U.S. Navy airplane that overshot the runway near Honolulu

Flight data recorder recovered from US Navy plane that overshot the runway near Honolulu
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US Navy removes fuel from plane that overshot Hawaii runway and is now resting on a reef and sand

The U.S. Navy says it has removed nearly all of the fuel from a plane that overshot a Hawaii runway and landed in an environmentally sensitive bay

US Navy removes fuel from plane that overshot Hawaii runway and is now resting on a reef and sand
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The worst-performing major economy also faces a budget crisis. Germany's leader vows fixes, but how?

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has vowed that his government will work “as fast as possible” to solve a budget crisis

The worst-performing major economy also faces a budget crisis. Germany's leader vows fixes, but how?
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Panama's Supreme Court declares 20-year contract for Canadian copper mine unconstitutional

Panama's Supreme Court has unanimously declared a 20-year concession for a Canadian copper mine that had sparked weeks of protests as unconstitutional

Panama's Supreme Court declares 20-year contract for Canadian copper mine unconstitutional
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Storm closes schools in Cleveland, brings lake-effect snow into Pennsylvania and New York

An early blast of cold and snow shut down schools in Cleveland on Tuesday and made driving on heavily traveled Interstate 90 in northern Ohio treacherous

Storm closes schools in Cleveland, brings lake-effect snow into Pennsylvania and New York
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Toppled White House Christmas tree is secured upright, and lighting show will happen as scheduled

Repair crews have installed concrete blocks and cables to secure the National Christmas Tree in front of the White House after the tree blew down

Toppled White House Christmas tree is secured upright, and lighting show will happen as scheduled
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Biden visits Boebert's district to reject Republican criticism of green policies

In Colorado, President Joe Biden has said Rep_ Lauren Boebert was wrong to describe his policies as “a massive failure."

Biden visits Boebert's district to reject Republican criticism of green policies
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A US Navy plane went into a Hawaii bay. Underwater video shows its tires are touching a coral reef

The U.S. Navy says underwater footage shows two points where a large plane is touching coral in a Hawaii bay

A US Navy plane went into a Hawaii bay. Underwater video shows its tires are touching a coral reef
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UN weather agency says 2023 is the hottest year on record, warns of further climate extremes ahead

The U.N. weather agency says 2023 is all but certain to be the hottest year on record, and warning of worrying trends that suggest increasing floods, wildfires, glacier melt, and heat waves in the future

UN weather agency says 2023 is the hottest year on record, warns of further climate extremes ahead
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UN atomic chief backs nuclear power at COP28 as world reckons with proliferation

The world wants more nuclear energy as a means to fight climate change and supply an ever-growing demand for electricity, part of a generational shift in thinking on atomic power

UN atomic chief backs nuclear power at COP28 as world reckons with proliferation
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Hurricane season that saw storms from California to Nova Scotia ends Thursday

A busy Atlantic hurricane season is now coming to a close

Hurricane season that saw storms from California to Nova Scotia ends Thursday
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Drivers would pay $15 to enter busiest part of NYC under plan to raise funds for mass transit

Most drivers would pay $15 to enter Manhattan’s central business district under a plan released by New York officials

Drivers would pay $15 to enter busiest part of NYC under plan to raise funds for mass transit
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Top world leaders talk of climate crisis at UN summit. They say they must act on fossil fuels, war

Dozens of world leaders said they know the planet’s dangerously overheating and they are trying to keep it from getting worse

Top world leaders talk of climate crisis at UN summit. They say they must act on fossil fuels, war
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Harris heads to Dubai to tackle delicate tasks of talking climate and Israel-Hamas war

Vice President Kamala Harris will face two delicate tasks when she attends a climate summit this weekend in Dubai

Harris heads to Dubai to tackle delicate tasks of talking climate and Israel-Hamas war
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New US rules, aimed at curbing China, could make it harder for EV buyers to claim a full tax credit

Americans could have a harder time finding electric vehicles that qualify for a full $7,500 federal tax credit under new rules being proposed

New US rules, aimed at curbing China, could make it harder for EV buyers to claim a full tax credit

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