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Arizona regulators fine natural gas utility $2 million over defective piping

PHOENIX (AP) — A natural gas utility with more than 2 million customers in Arizona, Nevada and parts of California is being fined $2 million by regulators in Arizona over concerns about piping that is known to degrade in the heat.
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Biden administration to restrict drilling, renewables in the US West to help struggling bird

Biden administration to restrict drilling, renewables in the US West to help struggling bird

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — President Joe Biden's administration on Friday proposed tighter restrictions on oil, solar and wind energy development across more than 6,500 square miles (17,000 square kilometers) of federal land in the U.S.
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Parts of B.C. parks closed after storms damage roads, trails, campsites

Parts of B.C. parks closed after storms damage roads, trails, campsites

SOOKE, B.C. — Large sections of provincial parks in southern British Columbia remain closed after recent heavy rain and wind storms that caused flooding and damaged trails, campsites and roads.
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California air regulators to vote on contentious climate program to cut emissions

California air regulators to vote on contentious climate program to cut emissions

SACRAMENTO, Calif.
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US to tighten restrictions on energy development to protect struggling sage grouse

US to tighten restrictions on energy development to protect struggling sage grouse

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — President Joe Biden's administration on Friday proposed tighter restrictions on oil, solar and wind energy development across more than 6,500 square miles of federal land in the U.S. West to protect a declining bird species.
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Sea turtle nests increased along a Florida beach but hurricanes washed many away

Sea turtle nests increased along a Florida beach but hurricanes washed many away

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Sea turtle nests increased this year along a stretch of Florida's Gulf Coast before a trio of hurricanes washed many of them away, aquarium officials said Friday.
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Weather extremes influence illegal migration and return between the U.S. and Mexico, study finds

Weather extremes influence illegal migration and return between the U.S. and Mexico, study finds

Extreme weather is contributing to undocumented migration and return between Mexico and the United States, suggesting that more migrants could risk their lives crossing the border as climate change fuels droughts, storms and other hardships, accordin
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A research boat will scan the seabed to help search for those missing in Spain's floods

A research boat will scan the seabed to help search for those missing in Spain's floods

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A Spanish research vessel that investigates marine ecosystems has been abruptly diverted from its usual task to take on a new job: Helping in the increasingly desperate search for the missing from Spain’s floods .
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At least 4 wildfires are burning in bone-dry New Jersey

At least 4 wildfires are burning in bone-dry New Jersey

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. (AP) — Firefighters in New Jersey were stretched even thinner on Friday when another wildfire broke out in the state's bone-dry conditions.
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Study: Weather extremes are influencing illegal migration and return between the U.S. and Mexico

Study: Weather extremes are influencing illegal migration and return between the U.S. and Mexico

Extreme weather is contributing to undocumented migration and return between Mexico and the United States, suggesting that more migrants could risk their lives crossing the border as climate change fuels droughts, storms and other hardships, accordin
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