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Stargazers' delight: Efforts to cut unwanted light pollution win praise

Stargazers' delight: Efforts to cut unwanted light pollution win praise

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Advocates for limits on indiscriminate outdoor lighting that are obscuring night skies worldwide are recognizing efforts by an oil and natural gas developer to reduce scattered light in New Mexico.
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The polar vortex readies to dump snow on Texas and its neighbors

The polar vortex readies to dump snow on Texas and its neighbors

DALLAS (AP) — An area stretching from Texas to Tennessee braced Wednesday for the expected arrival of freezing rain and snow, as some other parts of the country that already received an arctic blast this week prepared to go another round with the plu
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A second oil and gas lease sale for Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge draws no bids

A second oil and gas lease sale for Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge draws no bids

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S.
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US will keep protecting more than 2,000 Rocky Mountain grizzly bears

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration will continue protecting about 2,000 grizzly bears in four Rocky Mountain states despite objections from Republican-led states, U.S. wildlife officials said Wednesday.
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US will keep protecting more than 2,000 Rocky Mountain grizzly bears

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration will continue protecting about 2,000 grizzly bears in four Rocky Mountain states despite objections from Republican-led states, U.S. wildlife officials said Wednesday.
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What this week's winter wallop means for farmers across the U.S.

What this week's winter wallop means for farmers across the U.S.

A nasty dose of winter weather has pummeled much of the U.S. from Kansas to the East Coast, leaving many Americans to dig out of the blizzard — including farmers.
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What to know about wildfires raining embers onto the Los Angeles area

What to know about wildfires raining embers onto the Los Angeles area

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fierce wildfires are raging in the Los Angeles area, with fast-moving flames burning through homes and businesses as residents flee smoke-filled canyons and picturesque neighborhoods that are home to many celebrities.
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What this week's winter wallop means for farmers across the U.S.

What this week's winter wallop means for farmers across the U.S.

A nasty dose of winter weather has pummeled much of the U.S.
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Southern US shivers as new winter storm threatens snow for Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas

Southern US shivers as new winter storm threatens snow for Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas

NORFOLK, Va.
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Wild weather halted ferries between New Zealand's main islands again. Why isn't there a tunnel?

Wild weather halted ferries between New Zealand's main islands again. Why isn't there a tunnel?

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Wild weather during New Zealand ’s peak summer holiday period has disrupted travel for thousands of passengers on ferries that cross the sea between the country’s main islands.
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