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After Michigan storm, customers wait - and wait - for power

After Michigan storm, customers wait - and wait - for power

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich.
New Mexico governor pans Forest Service amid wild cow fight

New Mexico governor pans Forest Service amid wild cow fight

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor has stepped into the fight over how federal land managers are eradicating wild cows in the Gila Wilderness. Democratic Gov.
Bill signed for West Virginia renewable energy battery plant

Bill signed for West Virginia renewable energy battery plant

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's governor on Friday signed a bill that gives $105 million in state funding for a renewable energy battery plant in a former steel town. Gov.
Rift in Idaho GOP exposed amid multistate water rule lawsuit

Rift in Idaho GOP exposed amid multistate water rule lawsuit

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Some top officials in Idaho are raising alarms over the Republican attorney general’s decision not to join a 24-state lawsuit against Biden administration waterway protections that opponents say could impact public and private lan
US judge won't block huge lithium mine on Nevada-Oregon line

US judge won't block huge lithium mine on Nevada-Oregon line

RENO, Nev.

West Virginia officials investigate reports of powder in air

Reports of a powder in the air and on some vehicles in parts of the mid-Atlantic U.S. have prompted an investigation by state environment officials in at least one state.
'The weather got the best of us:' Ottawa's Rideau Canal Skateway to stay closed

'The weather got the best of us:' Ottawa's Rideau Canal Skateway to stay closed

OTTAWA — The National Capital Commission says the Rideau Canal Skateway, the world's largest outdoor skating rink, will not open this season due to warm temperatures, leaving some Ottawa residents disappointed.
Bad deal or injustice? Quebec, N.L. premiers see Churchill Falls differently

Bad deal or injustice? Quebec, N.L. premiers see Churchill Falls differently

ST. JOHN'S, N.L.
E-bike batteries blamed for 22 NYC fires, 2 deaths this year

E-bike batteries blamed for 22 NYC fires, 2 deaths this year

NEW YORK (AP) — Lithium ion batteries used to power electric bicycles and scooters have already sparked 22 fires that caused 36 injuries and two deaths in New York City this year, four times the number of fires linked to the batteries by this time la
Did dioxins spread after the Ohio train derailment?

Did dioxins spread after the Ohio train derailment?

After a catastrophic 38-train car derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, some officials are raising concerns about a type of toxic substance that tends to stay in the environment. Last week, Sherrod Brown and J.D. Vance, the U.S.
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