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Warming rivers in US West killing fish, imperiling industry

By DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Baby salmon are dying by the thousands in one ... Read more

Pandemic Olympics endured heat, and now a typhoon’s en route

By JENNA FRYER AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — First, the sun. Now: the wind and the rain. ... Read more

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Wildfires rage in Russia’s Siberia, cause airport to close

MOSCOW (AP) — Heavy smoke from raging wildfires covered the Russian city of Yakutsk and 50 other Siberian ... Read more

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Wildlife, air quality at risk as Great Salt Lake nears low

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The silvery blue waters of the Great Salt ... Read more

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Japan searches for 24 unaccounted for in mudslide; 4 dead

By KANTARO KOMIYA and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press ATAMI, Japan (AP) — Rescue workers dug through sludge and ... Read more

Tropical Storm Elsa nears Cuba amid fears of flooding

By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuba prepared to evacuate people along the island’s southern region ... Read more

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Water crisis reaches boiling point on Oregon-California line

By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press TULELAKE, Calif. (AP) — Ben DuVal knelt in a barren field near the ... Read more

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PG&E seeks $3.6 billion in rate hikes for wildfire safety

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric asked regulators Wednesday to grant a $3.6 billion rate hike ... Read more

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California tests off-the-grid solutions to power outages

By DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When a wildfire tore through Briceburg nearly two years ... Read more

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Drought woes in dry US West raise July 4 fireworks fears

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Many Americans aching for normalcy as pandemic restrictions ... Read more