Wild weather’s coming: West readies for snow as Midwest gets a taste of summer
[ad_1] BOSTON — A powerful winter storm is expected to dump several feet of snow in parts of West starting
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Climate and environment
Warm weather brings brings a taste of spring to central and western United States
[ad_1] OMAHA, Neb. — A warm front swept springlike weather across a large swath of the country Sunday in what
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What killed Flaco the owl? New York zoologists testing for toxins, disease as contributing factors
[ad_1] NEW YORK — New York City’s celebrity owl Flaco died from a traumatic impact, zoologists confirmed a day after
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Electric school buses finally make headway, but hurdles still stand
[ad_1] The first electric school buses in the United States began running a decade ago in three school districts in
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A housing shortage is testing Oregon’s pioneering land use law. Lawmakers are poised to tweak it
[ad_1] PORTLAND, Ore. — A severe lack of affordable housing has prompted Oregon lawmakers to consider chipping away at a
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US and British strikes on Houthi sites in Yemen answer militants’ surge in Red Sea attacks on ships
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The U.S. and Britain struck 18 Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday, answering a recent surge in
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Death of beloved New York City owl, Flaco, in apparent building collision devastates legions of fans
[ad_1] Tributes poured in Saturday for Flaco, the beloved Eurasian eagle-owl that became a feel-good New York story after escaping
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Tired of diesel fumes, these moms are pushing for electric school buses
[ad_1] Areli Sanchez’s daughter, Aida, used to be one of 20 million American kids who ride a diesel bus to
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Kayakers paddle in Death Valley after rains replenish lake in one of Earth’s driest spots
[ad_1] DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — Kayakers have been paddling in one of the driest places on Earth after
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White House, tribal leaders hail ‘historic’ deal to restore salmon runs in Pacific Northwest
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The Biden administration, leaders of four Columbia River Basin tribes and the governors of Oregon and Washington
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