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The Supreme Court will hear a major climate change case involving a devastating Colorado wildfire
LOUISVILLE, Colo. (AP) — Less than an hour after the first warning that a wildfire was headed for her suburban street, Tawnya Somauroo’s Colorado home was in ashes. She has worked tirelessly for…
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Maine Historic Preservation Commission receives federal grant
The Maine Historic Preservation Commission (Commission) is pleased to announce that it has received a grant award of $877,873 from the National Park Service for the 2026 federal fiscal year. These funds are appropriated from the Historic Preservation Fund by Public Laws 118-83 and 119-4 and are used to support the program of the State […]
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6mA pulse of warm water hitting the Pacific coast could mean erosion and flooding
SEATTLE (AP) — Sea levels along the West Coast will begin to rise by up to a foot this month as a series of pulses of warm water called Kelvin waves hit the shoreline and move north, sparking concerns about beach erosion and flooding in areas already impacted by climate change and El Niño. Kelvin […]
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2mA famed Hawaii sea arch collapses, prompting NPS warnings of unstable cliffs
HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii (AP) — A scenic cliff on the wave-swept coast of Hawaii’s Big Island has collapsed, the National Park Service said. The Holei Sea Arch, located in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, was about 90 feet (27.4 meters) high before it collapsed sometime between Sept. 23 and Sept. 27, possibly when […]
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5mMeet the air traffic controller who flies himself to work
PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — Jake Hutzler spends his workdays directing planes from an airport tower. Once a week, he gets there by strapping a propeller to his back and taking to the skies of Colorado. Before his commute, the 28-year-old air traffic controller lays out a large wing on the road outside his apartment complex, […]