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Nevada considers plan to restrict water use for Las Vegas residents
A home with a swimming pool abuts the desert on the edge of the Las Vegas valley, Wednesday, July 20, 2022, in Henderson, Nev.John Locher | APNevada lawmakers are considering legislation that will give water managers the authority to restrict the ...
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California federal judge throws out Trump-era changes that weakened Endangered Species Act
A Mexican gray wolf leaves cover at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro County, N.M.Jim Clark | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via APA California federal judge on Tuesday threw out Trump-era changes to the landmark Endangered Species A...
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Biden opens the possibility of more offshore oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
An oil and gas drilling platform stands offshore as waves churned from Tropical Storm Karen come ashore in Dauphin Island, Alabama, October 5, 2013.Steve Nesius | ReutersThe Biden administration released a five-year offshore oil and gas drilling develo...
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Texas power demand breaks record as severe heat wave hits the state
Yvette Johnson, 54, sits next to a fan outside of her families home on June 10, 2022 in Houston, Texas.Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesPower demand recently hit a record high in Texas amid a severe heat wave and will likely break more records this week as h...
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Biden moves to protect major Alaska watershed from mining
Humpaback whale in Bristol Bay, AlaskaEnrique Aguirre Aves | Photodisc | Getty ImagesThe Biden administration on Wednesday moved to ban the disposal of mining waste in Alaska's Bristol Bay watershed, potentially halting the controversial Pebble Mine pr...
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Climate change has made India’s heat wave 100 times more likely, UK weather service says
A farmer pours water on himself while working at a wheat farm in the Ludhiana district of Punjab, India, on Sunday, May 1, 2022.T. Narayan | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe blistering heat wave in northwest India and Pakistan was made over 100 ti...
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Bitcoin drops below $34,000 over the weekend, extending Friday’s losses
In this articleBTC.CM=Bitcoin is a volatile asset, and has been known to swing more than 10% higher or lower in a single day.Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesBitcoin continued to slide after a broader stock sell-off in the U.S. last week sent th...
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California subpoenas Exxon for details on role in global plastic pollution
A logo of the Exxon Mobil Corp is seen at the Rio Oil and Gas Expo and Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil September 24, 2018.Sergio Moraes | ReutersCalifornia's attorney general on Thursday announced an investigation into the fossil fuel and petroche...
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Biden reverses Trump move to open up more oil drilling in Arctic
A polar bear sow and two cubs are seen on the Beaufort Sea coast within the 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | ReutersThe Biden administration on Monday reversed a Trump administration plan that would have...
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California unveils proposal to ban new gas-fueled cars by 2035
Morning traffic makes its way along a freeway in Los Angeles, California, September 19, 2019.Mike Blake | ReutersCalifornia's clean-air regulators unveiled a plan this week that would ramp up the sale of electric and zero-emissions vehicles while ...
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Russia says jet scrambled as US B-52 bombers fly over Baltic Sea
A Russian Sukhoi Su-35 combat plane was sent to intercept two United States B-52H strategic bombers flying over the Baltic Sea.Russia’s defence ministry has said a Russian Su-35 combat plane was scrambled over the Baltic Sea after two United States str...
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Kangana Ranaut shares throwback pictures from her college days, says, ‘I want to teach acting and filmmaking someday’
Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut took to her Instagram and shared throwback pictures from her college days, narrated a story of her principal, and expressed her wish to teach acting and filmmaking someday and become like her principal. On Monday, Kang...
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Explained: After 4 US banks collapse within 11 days, know reason behind financial turmoil in US banking?industry
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Explained: After 4 US banks collapse within 11 days, know reason behind financial turmoil in US banking industryUS Banking Crisis: In recent weeks, the banking sector has experienced significant upheaval, with several banks on the verge of collaps...
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‘They lost crunch matches, semifinal and fail to qualify’: Star all-rounder mocks Team India
In a bizarre claim, former Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez said that Team India is always the favourites in any tournament but India has failed to perform well in ICC events. It may be recalled that under Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s captaincy India had wo...
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Pushback in Australia against increasingly draconian protest laws
Australian climate campaigner Deanna ‘Violet’ CoCo found herself facing a 15-month prison sentence after she and three other activists drove a truck onto Sydney Harbour Bridge last April and blocked one of its lanes during the morning rush hour.The gro...