Environment
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Carl Woerner, star creator of Island Lake water towers, tornado survivor, dies at 89
Carl Woerner, pictured in 2015, was a prominent longtime island resident who survived the 1965 tornado that devastated the area.…
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Lawmaker calls for review of UI animal testing after dog-by-dog experiments
Pentacrest on the University of Iowa campus. (Newspaper) IOWA CITY — A state lawmaker is demanding that the University of…
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A petition to put king salmon on the endangered species list is raising alarm across Alaska
Petersburg trawler Mark Roberts working on his fishing vessel, Cape Cross, on May 24, 2024. (Photo by Shelby Herbert/KFSK) The…
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Grand jury report blames San Francisco for inadequate climate threat planning
As climate change unleashes increasingly powerful storms, worsening flooding and rising sea levels, San Francisco remains woefully unprepared for flooding,…
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More than half of Abilene’s underpass water pumps fail amid heavy rainfall
ABILENE, Texas – More than half of the water pumps in Abilene’s underpasses failed during yesterday’s heavy rain. Flooding was…
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Thousands of trees will be added to the streets of Toledo to help the environment and your wallet
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) – Trees are something you may take for granted, but they are critical to communities on a…
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In Indonesia, protests over Chinese zinc mine loan amid earthquake fears
“We want the embassy to accompany us [to the Chinese government] that most people reject the presence of the mine…
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The City of McFarland is asking residents to curb water use amid the Phase 2 water shortage
MCFARLAND, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — UPDATED: 24.06.12.22:23 The city of McFarland has been experiencing a stage 2 water shortage for some…
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Senate confirms new energy regulators, expanding Biden’s control on panel that supports renewable energy
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden’s control of a key federal energy commission will last beyond his first term, giving…
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‘I need your help to save koalas’: how Australians came together to build wildlife corridors
In 2016, a friend called Linda Sparrow about a 400m stretch of koala trees on the western edge of Bangalow,…
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