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Typhoon Koinu strengthens while moving toward Taiwan and is forecast to hit land this week

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Typhoon Koinu, traveling westward from the Pacific, was strengthening as it moved toward Taiwan, meteorologists on the island said Monday.
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Fires on Indonesia's Sumatra island cause smoky haze, prompting calls for people to work from home

PALEMBANG, Indonesia (AP) — More than 300 forest and peatland fires on Indonesia's Sumatra island caused hazy skies across the region on Monday, prompting government officials to ask people to work from home.
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Imperial, Alberta regulator knew for years about tailings seepage at mine: documents

Imperial, Alberta regulator knew for years about tailings seepage at mine: documents

EDMONTON — Documents filed by Imperial Oil Ltd.
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Tropical Storm Philippe a threat for flash floods overnight in Leeward Islands, forecasters say

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Philippe is threatening to unleash heavy overnight rains and flash flooding in the Leeward Islands before eventually recurving out into the central Atlantic where it could gain hurricane status around midweek, forecasters
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Facing increasing pressure from customers, some miners are switching to renewable energy

Facing increasing pressure from customers, some miners are switching to renewable energy

SOROWAKO, Indonesia (AP) — Red hot sparks fly through the air as a worker in a heat-resistant suit pokes a long metal rod into a nickel smelter, coaxing the molten metal from a crucible at a processing facility on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
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Arizona's biggest city has driest monsoon season since weather service began record-keeping in 1895

Arizona's biggest city has driest monsoon season since weather service began record-keeping in 1895

PHOENIX (AP) — After a summer of extreme heat, Arizona’s most populous city is in the record books again. This time Phoenix is notching a record for dry heat.
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In New York City, scuba divers' passion for the sport becomes a mission to collect undersea litter

In New York City, scuba divers' passion for the sport becomes a mission to collect undersea litter

NEW YORK (AP) — On a recent Sunday afternoon, the divers arrived on a thin strip of sand at the furthest, watery edge of New York City.
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Environmental groups increasingly using competition law to fight fossil fuel sector

Environmental groups increasingly using competition law to fight fossil fuel sector

CALGARY — Splashed across billboards and city buses, onnewspaper spreads and Facebook feeds, the "Let's Clear the Air" ad campaign by the Pathways Alliance group of oilsands companies is a multi-million-dollar public relations blitz by an industry ke
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India's devastating monsoon season is a sign of things to come, as climate and poor planning combine

India's devastating monsoon season is a sign of things to come, as climate and poor planning combine

BENGALURU, India (AP) — Sanjay Chauhan witnessed monsoon rains lash down over his home and farm in the Indian Himalayas this year with a magnitude and intensity he's never experienced before.
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Native Hawaiian neighborhood survived Maui fire. Lahaina locals praise its cultural significance

Native Hawaiian neighborhood survived Maui fire. Lahaina locals praise its cultural significance

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Shaun “Buge” Saribay felt like giving up.
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