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Water boil order issued for more than 2 million in Houston
HOUSTON — More than 2 million people in the Houston area were under a boil order notice Monday after a…
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West Texas earthquake causes damage hundreds of miles away
MENTONE, Texas — A strong earthquake that struck a remote area of the West Texas desert caused damage in San…
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Town employee quietly lowered fluoride in water for years
RICHMOND, Vt. — Residents of a small community in Vermont were blindsided last month by news that one official in…
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EPA to designate ‘forever chemicals’ as hazardous substances
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency moved Friday to designate two “forever chemicals” used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams…
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How new Colorado River cuts will impact states, residents
WASHINGTON — Arizona and Nevada residents won’t face bans on watering their lawns or washing their cars despite more Colorado…
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Polio detected in NYC’s sewage, suggesting virus circulating
NEW YORK — The polio virus has been found in New York City’s wastewater in another sign that the disease,…
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More human remains discovered as drought dries Lake Mead
LAS VEGAS — More human remains have been found at drought-stricken Lake Mead National Recreation Area east of Las Vegas,…
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Hot, dry summer: Dutch government declares water shortage
As the Dutch capital baked in the heat, municipal workers sprayed water on bridges over the city’s canals to prevent…
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James Lovelock, creator of Gaia ecology theory, dies at 103
LONDON — James Lovelock, the British environmental scientist whose influential Gaia theory sees the Earth as a living organism gravely…
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Californians could see mandatory water cuts amid drought
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom threatened Monday to impose mandatory water restrictions if residents don’t use less on…
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