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Memphis residents endure day 4 of water problems as freezing weather bursts pipes across the South

Memphis residents endure day 4 of water problems as freezing weather bursts pipes across the South

MEMPHIS, Tenn.
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U.S. Department of Justice preparing legal brief as both sides appeal Line 5 decision

U.S. Department of Justice preparing legal brief as both sides appeal Line 5 decision

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government has been asked to explain to a federal appeals court precisely how it believes the country's 1977 pipeline treaty with Canada should impact efforts to shut down the controversial cross-border Line 5.
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Alberta farmers face growing risk of soil erosion events as drought persists

Alberta farmers face growing risk of soil erosion events as drought persists

CALGARY — Nearly a century after the mass agricultural disaster known as the Dirty '30s, drought conditions on the Prairies are once again raising the risk that farmers' valuable topsoil will go blowing in the wind.
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Storm Isha's rain and winds are expected to batter parts of the UK and Ireland and disrupt travel

Storm Isha's rain and winds are expected to batter parts of the UK and Ireland and disrupt travel

LONDON (AP) — Britain and Ireland braced Sunday as Storm Isha unleashed rain and potentially deadly winds that were expected to batter a wide swath of land and disrupt travel into the start of the work week.
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'Burn, beetle, burn': Hundreds of people torch an effigy of destructive bug in South Dakota town

'Burn, beetle, burn': Hundreds of people torch an effigy of destructive bug in South Dakota town

RAPID CITY, S.D.
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Indonesia's Mount Merapi unleashes lava as other volcanoes flare up, forcing thousands to evacuate

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Merapi erupted Sunday, spreading searing gas clouds and avalanches of lava down its slopes as other active volcanoes flared up across the country, forcing the evacuation of thousands.
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Brutally cold weather reaches deep into lower United States, causing dozens of deaths

Brutally cold weather reaches deep into lower United States, causing dozens of deaths

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Much of the U.S. remained gripped by deadly Arctic weather Sunday — with subfreezing conditions reaching as far south as Texas and Florida. But the numbing cold is expected to ease up in the coming days.
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No recharge: long-term Prairie drought raises concerns over groundwater levels

No recharge: long-term Prairie drought raises concerns over groundwater levels

EDMONTON — In the middle of an Alberta mountain playground, adjacent to a popular ski resort, there's a well sunk into the bedrock that has John Pomeroy worried.
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Latest EPA assessment shows almost no improvement in river and stream nitrogen pollution

Latest EPA assessment shows almost no improvement in river and stream nitrogen pollution

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Air pollution and politics pose cross-border challenges in South Asia

Air pollution and politics pose cross-border challenges in South Asia

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — The air smells burnt in Lahore, a city in Pakistan’s east that used to be famous for its gardens but has become infamous for its terrible air quality. Toxic smog has sickened tens of thousands of people in recent months.
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