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The National Weather Service said air quality has "plummeted" across the Northeast. A disaster preparedness expert says people should take the warnings seriously.
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A shock of bright green appeared in waters near the Grand Canal's Rialto Bridge over the weekend. Authorities say they are working to identify the source of the unusually verdant color.
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The announcement is the latest development in what has been a years-long issue in California: insurance companies dropping homeowners because of the growing risk of wildfires.
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To prevent flooding, communities often raise levees next to rivers higher and higher. Now, a new approach is about backing off, moving levees away from rivers to create floodplains.
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In springtime, Vermont's Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge is a paradise of migratory birds where you can paddle through flooded maple forests.
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The U.S. Supreme Court placed new restrictions on the scope of the jurisdiction the Clean Water Act has over wetlands, ruling in favor of Idaho landowners who had challenged the law.
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Duke Energy will raise rates by 4.8% beginning June 1 for residential customers in Asheville, Raleigh and eastern North Carolina. It's an interim rate hike while regulators decide on a three-year, 18.7% increase.
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A new breakthrough deal for sharing the over-promised Colorado River has been reached by the seven states that share it.
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The city of Charlotte is training residents to help catalog the city’s tree canopy through a virtual, citywide tree map. More than 185,000 trees have been entered so far.
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Bees are intelligent animals that likely feel pain, remember patterns and odors and even recognize human faces. They can solve mazes and other problems and use simple tools.
