Men hit by lightning plucked from mountain in a record-high helicopter rescues
Rescuers fetched two men struck by lightning from a Colorado peak in what they believe were the highest helicopter rescues ...
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Trump is expected to sign a measure blocking California’s vehicle emissions rules
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump is expected to sign a measure Thursday that blocks California’s first-in-the-nation rule banning the sale ...
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Chesapeake Bay health grade dips after hottest year on record and extreme rainfall patterns
ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The health of the Chesapeake Bay declined in an annual report card on the nation's largest estuary ...
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As the UN Ocean Conference opens in France, a push to turn promises into protection
NICE, France -- The third United Nations Ocean Conference opens Monday as pressure mounts for nations to turn decades of ...
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At least 2 people killed as storms push through South
Two people were killed by falling trees and tens of thousands were left without power as severe storms rolled through ...
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California’s Yurok Tribe gets back ancestral lands that were taken over 120 years ago
ON THE KLAMATH RIVER, Calif. -- As a youngster, Barry McCovey Jr. would sneak through metal gates and hide from ...
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To avoid blackouts, Trump admin keeps another aging power plant online through summer
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The U.S. Department of Energy has ordered another power plant, this time an oil and gas plant ...
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Arizona’s rural groundwater deal stalls as legislative session nears end
PHOENIX -- Arizona's governor and the GOP-controlled Legislature are at odds over regulating groundwater pumping in the state's rural areas ...
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World’s nations to gather in France to tackle what UN says is a global emergency in the oceans
UNITED NATIONS -- The world’s nations are gathering in France next month to tackle what the United Nations calls a ...
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Virginia capital under boil-water advisory after water treatment operations issues
Officials are issuing a boil-water advisory Tuesday in parts of Virginia’s capital city, leaving many residents without drinkable tap water ...
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