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US pulls plug on authorization for lithium exploration next to a national wildlife refuge in Nevada

RENO, Nev.
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Scientists say Florida Keys coral reefs are already bleaching as water temperatures hit record highs

Scientists say Florida Keys coral reefs are already bleaching as water temperatures hit record highs

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.
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UN agency that governs international waters mired in grueling debate over deep sea mining

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Members of a U.N. agency that governs international waters were locked in a fierce debate late Friday over whether to allow deep sea mining and set a new deadline for proposed regulations still stuck in draft mode. The U.
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Seattle climate activists roost in old cedar tree to prevent it from being cut down for new housing

Seattle climate activists roost in old cedar tree to prevent it from being cut down for new housing

SEATTLE (AP) — With ropes, a harness, a hammock and a bucket pulley system, masked activists in Seattle have taken residence in the branches of an old, thick cedar tree to prevent it from being cut down to make way for new homes.
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Tar balls are being found 100 miles downstream from Yellowstone River train derailment

Tar balls are being found 100 miles downstream from Yellowstone River train derailment

LAUREL, Mont.
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Wildfire crews fight wildfire with fire to protect, secure Cranbrook, B.C. airport

Wildfire crews fight wildfire with fire to protect, secure Cranbrook, B.C. airport

VICTORIA — The forest and brush around the international airport at Cranbrook, B.C., has been scorched in an all-out effort to protect the vital transportation link from an encroaching wildfire, airport manager Tristen Chernove said Friday.
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Arizona woman injured in Yellowstone bison attack says 'yes' to boyfriend's hospital proposal

Arizona woman injured in Yellowstone bison attack says 'yes' to boyfriend's hospital proposal

PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona woman who suffered fractured vertebrae and collapsed lungs after being gored by a bison in Yellowstone National Park has said “yes” to her boyfriend's hospital proposal.
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CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here's what you need to see and know today

CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here's what you need to see and know today

As the U.S.-Mexico border region baked in a heat wave, Associated Press photographer Gregory Bull took to the streets of cities there.
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Southern California hiker, 71, dies after trek in blistering Death Valley heat

Southern California hiker, 71, dies after trek in blistering Death Valley heat

DEATH VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California outdoor enthusiast died Tuesday after collapsing following an hours-long hike in Death Valley National Park, the world's hottest place.
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Fight for funding to protect crucial isthmus between N.S. and N.B. goes to court

Fight for funding to protect crucial isthmus between N.S. and N.B. goes to court

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government is asking the province's Court of Appeal to determine who has jurisdiction over the works that protect a vital link between the province and New Brunswick.
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