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Stretch of scenic California Highway 1 that collapsed is closed again amid storms
BIG SUR, Calif. — A new storm swept into California on Thursday and again forced the closure of scenic Highway…
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Crews escorting cars around damaged section of California’s Highway 1 after lane collapsed in storm
SAN FRANCISCO — Authorities urged motorists to avoid California’s Highway 1 along the central coast after a section of the…
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4 people die on Spain’s coastlines after falling into sea during high winds
MADRID — Four people have died after falling into the sea in three incidents on Spain’s Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts,…
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Here are the big hurdles to the global push to build up renewable energy
The world’s governments have agreed they want to triple renewable energy by 2030, a goal laid out at the U.N.…
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Mountain lion kills 1, injures another in California
GEORGETOWN, Calif. — A mountain lion in Northern California killed one man and injured another while the two were out…
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Bird flu is decimating seal colonies. Scientists don’t know how to stop it
PORTLAND, Maine — Avian influenza is killing tens of thousands of seals and sea lions in different corners of the…
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EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after a partial ban was enacted
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a carcinogen that is still used…
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The spring equinox is here. What does that mean?
Spring is almost here — officially, at least. The vernal equinox arrives on Tuesday, marking the start of the spring…
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Ohio governor declares emergency after severe storms that killed 3
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s governor has declared a state of emergency in 11 counties across central Ohio struck by severe…
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Severe storms rake Indiana and Kentucky, damaging dozens of structures
MADISON, Ind. — Severe storms with at least one suspected tornado raked southern Indiana and northern Kentucky on Thursday, damaging…
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