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Administration announces $5.8 billion in funding to clean up nation’s drinking water, upgrade infrastructure

Originally Published: 20 FEB 24 05:00 ET Updated: 20 FEB 24 15:13 ET By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration on Tuesday announced $5.8 billion in funding that will go out to every state and territory to help fix an ailing water infrastructure that continues to put millions of Americans’ health at risk. Michael Regan,

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Powerful nor’easter pelts region with snow, making it New York City’s snowiest day in 2 years

CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Lauren Mascarenhas and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — A fast-moving nor’easter dumped snow on New York City and other major Northeast metropolitan areas Tuesday, knocking out power and disrupting travel, work and school. Here’s the latest: • Double-digit snow: More than a foot of snow fell from Pennsylvania to Connecticut. At least

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More than 800,000 without power in California as intense atmospheric river brings threat of mudslides and flooding

CNN By Tina Burnside and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — An intense, long-lasting atmospheric river is moving into California Sunday, bringing the potential for “life-threatening” flooding, mudslides and widespread power outages as it dumps heavy rain and snow. Follow our live coverage here. This is what’s happening: • Rare high risk for flooding: A rare

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Biden administration considers overhaul of natural gas export approval process, throwing major Gulf projects into question

Originally Published: 24 JAN 24 16:31 ET By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration is contemplating an overhaul of the way federal agencies approve massive natural gas export projects to allow for consideration what the climate impact of those facilities would be, according to an environmental advocacy source familiar with the plans. The overhaul would effectively

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‘Life-threatening’ blizzard will slam Iowa as record-low temps or tornado-spawning storms could hit the South and East Coast

CNN By Holly Yan and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — A calamitous cocktail of vicious winds, extreme snowfall, dangerous thunderstorms and potentially lethal cold is taking aim across the country as perilous conditions snarl travel and threaten power outages in freezing temperatures. Here’s the latest: More than 70 million people are under winter weather alerts

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Deadly storm sends water levels skyrocketing on Northeast rivers and at the coast, forcing evacuations

CNN By Nouran Salahieh, Mary Gilbert, Joe Sutton and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — A powerful storm that battered a large swath of the eastern US, knocking out power across several states and leading to multiple rescues, delivered its final blow to New England Wednesday. Here’s the latest: • Swollen waterways force evacuations: Multiple rivers were

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Strong, fast-moving storm to impact nearly every corner of the eastern and central US with extreme weather

CNN By Allison Chinchar, Elizabeth Wolfe and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — A whirlwind of brutal weather is in store Monday and Tuesday as an exceptionally powerful storm packing nearly every winter weather threat tracks across the US. This fast-moving storm will unload strong winds, possible strong tornadoes, serious flooding, snow and blizzard conditions, and

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More monster waves will collide with the California coast after injuring onlookers and causing serious flooding

CNN, KCAL, KCBS By Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford, Mary Gilbert and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A series of powerful storms in the Pacific Ocean are driving towering waves into the California coastline, triggering flooding and posing a significant risk to people and structures along the coast. Monstrous, 20-foot-plus waves on Thursday crashed over

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