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Taking a dip Labor Day weekend? Swimmers face fecal contamination at beaches along US coastline

Taking a dip Labor Day weekend? Swimmers face fecal contamination at beaches along US coastline

OGUNQUIT, Maine (AP) — Thousands of Americans will head to beaches for one last summer splash this Labor Day weekend, but taking a dip might be out of the question: Many of the beaches will caution against swimming because of unsafe levels of fecal c
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Why you can't drive your car to Formula 1's Dutch Grand Prix

Why you can't drive your car to Formula 1's Dutch Grand Prix

ZANDVOORT, Netherlands (AP) — It's the Formula 1 race where cars are banned, at least for spectators.
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Cruise industry group sues to challenge Hawaii's tourism tax designed to deal with climate change

Cruise industry group sues to challenge Hawaii's tourism tax designed to deal with climate change

HONOLULU (AP) — A lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Hawaii imposing a tourist tax to deal with consequences of climate change seeks to stop officials from enforcing the new law on cruise ship passengers.
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Oregon could join Hawaii in mandating pay-per-mile fees for EV owners as gas tax projections fall

Oregon could join Hawaii in mandating pay-per-mile fees for EV owners as gas tax projections fall

Oregon could become the second U.S.
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EPA fires employees who publicly criticized agency policies under Trump

EPA fires employees who publicly criticized agency policies under Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday fired at least eight employees who signed a letter criticizing the agency's leadership under Administrator Lee Zeldin and President Donald Trump.
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Lawyer: Oregon firefighter arrested by Border Patrol during wildfire was on track for legal status

Lawyer: Oregon firefighter arrested by Border Patrol during wildfire was on track for legal status

SEATTLE (AP) — Lawyers are demanding the release of a longtime Oregon resident arrested by Border Patrol while fighting a Washington state wildfire , saying Friday that the firefighter was already on track for legal status after helping federal inves
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California energy regulators pause efforts to penalize oil companies for high profits

California energy regulators pause efforts to penalize oil companies for high profits

SACRAMENTO, Calif.
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Divers come face to face with Great White Shark at Fox Point Beach in Nova Scotia

Divers come face to face with Great White Shark at Fox Point Beach in Nova Scotia

A Nova Scotian scuba diver can still picture the moment he came face to face with a great white shark during a routine dive on Wednesday.
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New Orleans marks 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with solemn memorials, uplifting music

New Orleans marks 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with solemn memorials, uplifting music

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the U.S.
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Western states seek to end long-running water dispute over dwindling Rio Grande

Western states seek to end long-running water dispute over dwindling Rio Grande

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A simmering feud over management of one of North America’s longest rivers reached a boiling point when the U.S. Supreme Court sent western states and the federal government back to the negotiating table last year.
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