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Frustrated farmers are rebelling against EU rules. The far right is stoking the flames

Frustrated farmers are rebelling against EU rules. The far right is stoking the flames

ANDEREN, Netherlands (AP) — Inside the barn on the flat fields of the northern Netherlands , Jos Ubels cradles a newborn Blonde d'Aquitaine calf, the latest addition to his herd of over 300 dairy cattle. Little could be more idyllic.
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Takeaways from this week's reports on the deadly 2023 Maui fire that destroyed Lahaina

Takeaways from this week's reports on the deadly 2023 Maui fire that destroyed Lahaina

HONOLULU (AP) — More than half a year after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century burned through a historic Maui town, officials are still trying to determine exactly what went wrong and how to prevent similar catastrophes in the future.
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Parks Canada removes trash bins along Lachine Canal to spur citizen responsibility

Parks Canada removes trash bins along Lachine Canal to spur citizen responsibility

MONTREAL — On warm days, Montreal's Lachine Canal can attract thousands of picnickers, cyclists and pedestrians.
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United Arab Emirates struggles to recover after heaviest recorded rainfall ever hits desert nation

United Arab Emirates struggles to recover after heaviest recorded rainfall ever hits desert nation

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates struggled Thursday to recover from the heaviest recorded rainfall ever to hit the desert nation , as its main airport worked to restore normal operations even as floodwater still covered por
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Climate change concerns grow, but few think Biden's climate law will help, AP-NORC poll finds

Climate change concerns grow, but few think Biden's climate law will help, AP-NORC poll finds

Like many Americans, Ron Theusch is getting more worried about climate change . A resident of Alden, Minnesota, Theusch has noticed increasingly dry and mild winters punctuated by short periods of severe cold — symptoms of a warming planet .
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Tsunami alert after a volcano in Indonesia has several big eruptions and thousands are told to leave

Tsunami alert after a volcano in Indonesia has several big eruptions and thousands are told to leave

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities issued a tsunami alert Wednesday after eruptions at Ruang mountain sent ash thousands of feet high. Officials ordered more than 11,000 people to leave the area.
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The desert nation of UAE records its most rain ever, flooding highways and Dubai's airport

The desert nation of UAE records its most rain ever, flooding highways and Dubai's airport

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates attempted to dry out Wednesday from the heaviest rain the desert nation has ever recorded — a deluge that flooded out Dubai International Airport and disrupted flights through the world's bu
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Communications breakdown left authorities in the dark and residents without alerts amid Maui fire

Communications breakdown left authorities in the dark and residents without alerts amid Maui fire

HONOLULU (AP) — As unpredictable wildfires roared across Maui last August, the head of the emergency management agency dragged his heels about returning to the island amid the unfolding crisis, while a broad communications breakdown left authorities
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Here's why experts don't think cloud seeding played a role in Dubai's downpour

Here's why experts don't think cloud seeding played a role in Dubai's downpour

With cloud seeding, it may rain, but it doesn't really pour or flood — at least nothing like what drenched the United Arab Emirates and paralyzed Dubai, meteorologists said.
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California sets long-awaited drinking water limit for 'Erin Brockovich' contaminant

California sets long-awaited drinking water limit for 'Erin Brockovich' contaminant

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California regulators voted Wednesday to establish a drinking water limit on hexavalent chromium , a toxic chemical compound made infamous by the movie “Erin Brockovich.
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