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'Gasland' town gets new water line
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Public utility to pipe water to residents of 'Gasland' town

A new water line will deliver something that residents of a rural Pennsylvania community have gone without for the last 14 years — a clean, reliable supply of drinking water.

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Bolsonaro contests Brazil election
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Bolsonaro contests Brazil election, demands votes be anulled

More than three weeks after losing a reelection bid, President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday blamed a software bug and demanded the electoral authority annul votes cast on most of Brazil’s nation’s electronic voting machines, though independent experts say the bug doesn't affect the reliability of results.

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catalonia drought water
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Catalonia limits water use as Spain prays for rain

Barcelona and large swathes of Spain’s northeast are going under water restrictions as a months-long drought that has devastated crops starts to put the pinch on human activities in the Mediterranean country.

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Republicans tout benefits of fossil fuels at climate talks
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Republicans tout benefits of fossil fuels at climate talks

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Members of a Republican Congressional delegation took the stage at this year's U.N. climate talks Friday to tout the benefits of fossil fuels — a bold move at a meeting that's all about curbing carbon emissions for the good of humanity.
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youth climate activism & justice
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Fed up young climate activists: 'Adults aren't listening'

The climate change generation is saying officials are talking too much, listening too little and acting even less. And they are fed up.

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Republicans in struggle to break Democrats' hold on Congress
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Republicans in struggle to break Democrats' hold on Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — The promise of a red wave receding, Republicans slogged state by state in a determined fight to break the Democrats’ one-party hold on Washington as anxiety set in over the dragged-out race for control of Congress and the future of President Joe Biden's agenda.
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dairy air emissions regulations
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Oregon DEQ: Don’t regulate dairy air emissions just yet

DEQ said it does not have funding to design and implement a regulatory program.
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CNX’s controversial fracking study sparks debate in Pennsylvania

CNX’s controversial fracking study sparks debate in Pennsylvania

Nuclear plants gain new life as AI demand for energy rises

Nuclear plants gain new life as AI demand for energy rises

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Congress passed funding bill without disaster aid despite looming hurricane

Congress passed funding bill without disaster aid despite looming hurricane