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Nearly $32 million awarded for a large-scale solar project in Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A solar project benefitting the University of Arkansas system is receiving nearly $32 million for what's expected to be the largest commercial and industrial solar project in the state's history.
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Taiwan shuts schools and offices ahead of likely direct hit from powerful typhoon

Taiwan shuts schools and offices ahead of likely direct hit from powerful typhoon

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan closed schools and offices and evacuated hundreds from vulnerable areas around the island Tuesday ahead of a strong typhoon expected to hit its densely populated western coast after lashing northern Philippine islands.
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Helene and other storms dumped a whopping 40 trillion gallons of rain on the South

Helene and other storms dumped a whopping 40 trillion gallons of rain on the South

More than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast United States in the last week from Hurricane Helene and a run-of-the-mill rainstorm that sloshed in ahead of it — an unheard of amount of water that has stunned experts.
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Along Mexico's Pacific coast, flooding from Hurricane John left devastated towns and 17 dead

Along Mexico's Pacific coast, flooding from Hurricane John left devastated towns and 17 dead

COYUCA DE BENITEZ, Mexico (AP) — Along Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, floodwaters receded Monday, leaving behind devastated towns and 17 dead, after John struck the coast once as a hurricane and again as tropical storm last week.
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Wildfire flareup prompts new evacuations in Southern California mountain communities

Wildfire flareup prompts new evacuations in Southern California mountain communities

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Evacuation orders and warnings were in place Monday for Southern California residents near a wildfire that is largely contained after the blaze flared up over the weekend.
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Biden plans survey of devastation in North Carolina as Helene's death toll tops 130

Biden plans survey of devastation in North Carolina as Helene's death toll tops 130

ASHEVILLE, N.C.
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Taiwan shuts schools and offices ahead a direct hit from powerful typhoon

Taiwan shuts schools and offices ahead a direct hit from powerful typhoon

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan closed schools and offices and evacuated hundreds from vulnerable areas around the island Tuesday ahead of a strong typhoon expected to hit its populated western coast after lashing northern Philippine islands.
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Harvesting hops for beer produces a lot of waste. These German groups are seeking to fix that

Harvesting hops for beer produces a lot of waste. These German groups are seeking to fix that

MUNICH (AP) — Two students in Munich, sipping beers on their dormitory couch in 2022, chatted about a recent lecture describing the use of banana fibers in Colombia to make sustainable building materials.
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Harvesting hops for beer produces a lot of waste. These German groups are seeking to fix that

Harvesting hops for beer produces a lot of waste. These German groups are seeking to fix that

MUNICH (AP) — Two students in Munich, sipping beers on their dormitory couch in 2022, chatted about a recent lecture describing the use of banana fibers in Colombia to make sustainable building materials.
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Along Mexico's Pacific coast, flooding from Hurricane John left devastated towns and 15 dead

Along Mexico's Pacific coast, flooding from Hurricane John left devastated towns and 15 dead

COYUCA DE BENITEZ, Mexico (AP) — Along Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, floodwaters receded Monday, leaving behind devastated towns and 15 dead, after John struck the coast once as a hurricane and again as tropical storm last week.
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