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10 years after the deadliest US landslide, climate change is increasing the danger

10 years after the deadliest US landslide, climate change is increasing the danger

OSO, Wash. (AP) — After the mountainside collapsed, obliterating a neighborhood and 43 lives in the worst landslide disaster in U.S.
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Maine to decide on stricter electric vehicle standards

Maine to decide on stricter electric vehicle standards

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine environmental regulators are set to decide whether the state will join a growing number of states adopting new standards designed to grow the use of electric vehicles.
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An Amsterdam court has ruled KLM's sustainable aviation advertising misled consumers

An Amsterdam court has ruled KLM's sustainable aviation advertising misled consumers

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — In a decision hailed by an environmental group as a historic victory, an Amsterdam court ruled Wednesday that Dutch national airline KLM misled consumers in statements about sustainable aviation in a case that accused th
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With unsold grain piled high, a Polish farmer faces an uncertain future as war in Ukraine grinds on

With unsold grain piled high, a Polish farmer faces an uncertain future as war in Ukraine grinds on

CYWINY WOJSKIE, Poland (AP) — Piotr Korycki picks up a handful of wheat and watches as the yellow grains run through his fingers.
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Things to know about the risk of landslides in the US

Things to know about the risk of landslides in the US

OSO, Wash. (AP) — Landslides occur around the world and have helped shape the Earth as we know it. They tend to garner little notice when they strike in remote, unpopulated areas, but they also have the potential to cause immense catastrophes.
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A southeast Alaska community wrestles with a deadly landslide's impact

A southeast Alaska community wrestles with a deadly landslide's impact

WRANGELL, Alaska (AP) — Jamie Roberts and her husband felt lucky when they found an A-frame cabin on forest-draped Wrangell Island in southeast Alaska, where they could settle on a few acres and have some chickens.
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Massachusetts moves to protect horseshoe crabs during spawning

Massachusetts moves to protect horseshoe crabs during spawning

BOSTON (AP) — Wildlife protection advocates are welcoming a decision by the Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission to approve protections for horseshoe crabs during spawning, which is when the creatures are at their most vulnerable.
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California tribe that lost 90% of land during Gold Rush to get site to serve as gateway to redwoods

California tribe that lost 90% of land during Gold Rush to get site to serve as gateway to redwoods

California's Yurok Tribe, which had 90% of its territory taken from it during the Gold Rush of the mid-1800s, will be getting a slice of its land back to serve as a new gateway to Redwood National and State Parks visited by 1 million people a year.
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Invasive species lead to access restrictions in B.C., Alberta national parks

Invasive species lead to access restrictions in B.C., Alberta national parks

Parks Canada is closing all bodies of water in British Columbia's Kootenay and Yoho national parks, and restricting watercraft in Alberta's Waterton Lakes National Park in an effort to slow the spread of invasive species.
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As electric vehicle sales slow, US relaxes plans for stricter auto emissions standards for a while

As electric vehicle sales slow, US relaxes plans for stricter auto emissions standards for a while

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration this week is expected to announce new automobile emissions standards that relax proposed tailpipe limits for three years but eventually reach the same strict standards set out by the Environmental Protection
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