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Japan orders millions to evacuate as typhoon lashes region
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Japan orders millions to evacuate as typhoon lashes region

Typhoon Haishen, which passed Japan and made landfall in South Korea, brought down power lines and left some injured in Japan, and disrupted travel in the region.
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Severe flooding in Southern Japan swamps nursing home
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Severe flooding in Southern Japan swamps nursing home

Officials said that at least 16 people had died as a result of the deluge and mudslides that struck the island of Kyushu overnight.
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Japan wants to dump nuclear plant's tainted water. Fishermen fear the worst
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Japan wants to dump nuclear plant's tainted water. Fishermen fear the worst

The water from the Fukushima disaster is more radioactive than the authorities have previously publicized, raising doubts about government assurances that it will be made safe.
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Typhoon Hagibis could match fury of 1958 storm that killed 1,200 in Japan
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Typhoon Hagibis could match fury of 1958 storm that killed 1,200 in Japan

Forecasters say Chiba Prefecture, which was battered by a typhoon last month and is still recovering, is in the direct path of the powerful storm.
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Greenpeace verdict over pipeline protest defamation could spell problems for environmental activism and speech

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Petrochemical industry struggles with overcapacity, rising costs, and shaky green investments

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Plastic ban in Bangladesh struggles as eco-friendly bags face high costs

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An open letter from EPA staff to the American public

Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

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Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro speaks with the state flag and American flag behind him.

Two years into his term, has Gov. Shapiro kept his promises to regulate Pennsylvania’s fracking industry?

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Trump’s government cuts disrupt NOAA forecasts and data collection