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EPA opens civil rights probe into Mississippi water woes

JACKSON, Miss. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday that it is investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against…

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Florida sees rise in flesh-eating bacteria amid Ian concerns

Debris is piled up at the end of a cove following heavy winds and storm surge caused by Hurricane Ian,…

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Biden to release 15M barrels from oil reserve, more possible

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will announce the release of 15 million barrels of oil from the U.S. strategic reserve…

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EXPLAINER: Why Germany is delaying its nuclear shutdown

BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has ordered preparations for all of the country’s three remaining nuclear reactors to continue…

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A Katrina survivor with a disability tells her story

Karen Nix was working at Tulane Medical Center, monitoring the vitals of patients, when the levees failed and Hurricane Katrina…

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Business

Leak detected in pipeline that brings crude oil to Germany

WARSAW, Poland — A leak was detected in an oil pipeline in Poland which is the main route through which…

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California expands largest US illegal pot eradication effort

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — With California’s four-year-old legal marijuana market in disarray, the state’s top prosecutor said Tuesday that he will…

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‘Nothing’s left’: Hurricane Ian leaves emotional toll behind

FORT MYERS, Fla. — With her home gone and all her belongings trashed by Hurricane Ian, Alice Pujols wept as…

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Disasters like Ian pose extra risk for fragile older people

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Older people with limited mobility and those with chronic health conditions requiring the use of electrically…

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Town employee quietly lowered fluoride in water for years

RICHMOND, Vt. — Residents of a small community in Vermont were blindsided last month by news that one official in…

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