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Workers breach key Klamath dams, allowing salmon to swim freely for the first time in a century

Workers breached the final dams on a key section of the Klamath River on Wednesday, clearing the way for salmon to swim freely through a major watershed near the California-Oregon border for the first time in more than a century as the largest dam re
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Maui judge agrees to ask state Supreme Court about barriers to $4B wildfire settlement

Maui judge agrees to ask state Supreme Court about barriers to $4B wildfire settlement

HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaii Supreme Court will be asked to weigh in on an issue that threatens to thwart a $4 billion settlement in last year's devastating Maui wildfires.
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Storm slowly heads toward Japan's capital, leaving mudslides and broken bridges in its path

Storm slowly heads toward Japan's capital, leaving mudslides and broken bridges in its path

TOKYO (AP) — Tropical Storm Shanshan slowly made its way northeast through Japan toward the capital Saturday, setting off a mudslide that killed three people, halting trains and leaving underground passages brimming with water.
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Maui judge agrees to ask state Supreme Court about barriers to $4B wildfire settlement

HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaii Supreme Court will be asked to weigh in on an issue that threatens to thwart a $4 billion settlement in last year's devastating Maui wildfires.
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Navajo Nation adopts changes to tribal law regulating the transportation of uranium across its land

Navajo Nation adopts changes to tribal law regulating the transportation of uranium across its land

The Navajo Nation has approved emergency legislation meant to strengthen a tribal law that regulates the transportation of radioactive material across the largest Native American reservation in the U.S.
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Navajo Nation adopts changes to tribal law regulating the transportation of uranium across its land

Navajo Nation adopts changes to tribal law regulating the transportation of uranium across its land

The Navajo Nation has approved emergency legislation meant to strengthen a tribal law that regulates the transportation of radioactive material across the largest Native American reservation in the U.S.
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Calgary warns tickets coming for water scofflaws as use continues to be too high

Calgary warns tickets coming for water scofflaws as use continues to be too high

CALGARY — Calgarians who are watering their lawns can expect to get tickets in the coming days. The city is reporting another day of higher-than-allowed water use since rationing rules came into effect Monday.
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Slow tropical storm dumps heavy rain around Tokyo after causing floods in southern Japan

Slow tropical storm dumps heavy rain around Tokyo after causing floods in southern Japan

TOKYO (AP) — A slow-moving tropical storm had a far-reaching impact in much of Japan on Friday, dumping heavy rain around Tokyo and flooding roads and riverside areas in the south.
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Runners are used to toughing it out. A warming climate can make that deadly

Runners are used to toughing it out. A warming climate can make that deadly

Carolyn Baker, clad in a neon pink top and matching sunglasses, smiled as she ran the Falmouth Road Race on the shore of Cape Cod, looking around for friends as she neared the end of a race she’d completed more than a dozen times before.
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Takeaways from AP report on perils of heatstroke for runners in a warming world

Takeaways from AP report on perils of heatstroke for runners in a warming world

As climate change reshapes the way humans live outdoors, it's affecting the way they play, too. That includes runners, who may find themselves in harm's way on a warming planet.
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