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AmeriCorps CEO gets a look at a volunteer-heavy project to rebuild Louisiana's vulnerable coast.

AmeriCorps CEO gets a look at a volunteer-heavy project to rebuild Louisiana's vulnerable coast.

VIOLET, La.
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Wildfire smoke chokes parts of Canada and western US, with some areas under air quality alerts

Wildfire smoke chokes parts of Canada and western US, with some areas under air quality alerts

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fires burning in California, Oregon, Arizona, Washington and other western states, as well as Canada, have filled the skies in regions of the western U.S.
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Ethics commissioner flags conflict at Sustainable Development and Technology Canada

Ethics commissioner flags conflict at Sustainable Development and Technology Canada

OTTAWA — The former chair of a foundation responsible for doling out hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funds for green technology projects failed to recuse herself from decisions that benefited organizations to which she had ties, the ethics
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Surprise Yellowstone geyser eruption highlights little known hazard at popular park

Surprise Yellowstone geyser eruption highlights little known hazard at popular park

BILLINGS, Mont.
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Monday breaks the record for the hottest day ever on Earth

Monday breaks the record for the hottest day ever on Earth

Driven by oceans that won't cool down, an unseasonably warm Antarctica and worsening climate change, Earth's record hot streak dialed up this week, making Sunday, then Monday, the hottest days humans have measured, according to the European climate s
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First runners reach the finish in the annual Death Valley ultramarathon called the world's toughest

First runners reach the finish in the annual Death Valley ultramarathon called the world's toughest

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif.
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Vermont opens flood recovery centers as it awaits decision on federal help

Vermont opens flood recovery centers as it awaits decision on federal help

BERLIN, Vt. (AP) — Vermont on Wednesday opened the first of four flood recovery centers while officials waited to find out whether the state qualifies for federal help.
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A typhoon kills 3 as it nears Taiwan. It killed 13 in the Philippines, where people plead for rescue

A typhoon kills 3 as it nears Taiwan. It killed 13 in the Philippines, where people plead for rescue

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A typhoon killed three people in Taiwan as it approached the island on Wednesday, while people trapped by rising floodwaters in the Philippines called for help in the Southeast Asian nation where at least 13 died.
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The flickering glow of summer's fireflies: too important to lose, too small to notice them gone

The flickering glow of summer's fireflies: too important to lose, too small to notice them gone

DELAWARE SEASHORE STATE PARK, Del. (AP) — On a muggy July evening, Delaware state biologist Jason Davis is doing what kids have done for ages: Trying to catch a firefly.
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William & Mary expands new climate-focused major, deepens coastal research with $100 million gift

William & Mary expands new climate-focused major, deepens coastal research with $100 million gift

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — William & Mary has received a $100 million donation that aims to help the world's coastal communities adapt to changing temperatures, rising seas and more intense storms, the university announced Wednesday.
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