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Could you live without shopping for a year? Try the 'no-buy challenge'

11:01am September 05, 2024

The goal is to save money, cut back on overconsumption and be more mindful of wasteful and unsustainable shopping habits. This guide can help you start a challenge of your own.

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Coastal flooding is getting more common, even on sunny days

7:37pm September 03, 2024

by Rebecca Hersher

High tide floods – when water collects in streets or even seeps into buildings on days without rain – are increasingly common in coastal areas as sea levels rise, a new report warns.

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New High Country park is latest link in trail system from Mount Jefferson to Boone

5:32pm September 03, 2024

by Paul Garber

The effort to preserve Paddy Mountain was a community-wide response that included individuals as well as the town of West Jefferson and Ashe County.

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How extreme weather can have long-lasting consequences for community health

4:20pm September 03, 2024

Extreme weather events like tornadoes can happen in minutes, but the effect of these disasters have on the community can be long-lasting.

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Heirloom fruit varieties could help in protecting against climate change

4:11pm September 03, 2024

Orchards established by Mormon pioneers are still producing fruit in Utah. Experts say heirloom fruit varieties can be insurance against climate change, even as hotter summers threaten those trees.

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Beloved 'Russian spy whale' Hvaldimir is found dead under mysterious circumstances

1:34pm September 03, 2024

A beloved beluga whale with a mysterious past was found dead in the waters of Norway over the weekend. Admirers are paying tribute as authorities investigate.

Corn sweat is real, and it's made extreme heat in the Midwest even more uncomfortable

3:13am September 03, 2024

Corn sweat is real. Corn draws in water, then releases it into the air through evaporation. And all that moisture produced by more than 90 million acres of corn nationwide can make it more humid.

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A growing number of backcountry spots now require a permit for camping

2:39am September 03, 2024

Recreation.gov is kind of like Ticketmaster for campsites — a government website that controls access to the most popular recreational sites on federal public land. Many critics say it’s not fair.

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PFAS spill raises questions about older fire systems found in U.S. airport hangars

2:28am September 03, 2024

More than 1,400 gallons of firefighting foam with toxic PFAS "forever chemicals" spilled into the environment when a fire suppression system at an airplane hangar in Maine went off by accident.

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Heirloom fruit varieties could help in protecting against climate change

2:50am September 02, 2024

Orchards established by Mormon pioneers are still producing fruit in Utah. Experts say heirloom fruit varieties can be insurance against climate change, even as hotter summers threaten those trees.

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