Offshore Wind Marks Milestone
Giant turbines have begun turning in the first commercial-size US offshore wind farms, giving hope to the push for renewable energy.
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Category: Christian Science Monitor
In Idaho: Fighting wildfires: A family tradition
Thousands of paid and volunteer firefighters will combat wildfires this summer. They are a rough army is often knit by a web of family ties: father and son, mother and daughter, brothers, sisters, cousins.
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In Maine: Immigrants seek a home
An open door for immigrants in Portland, Maine, struggles with influx of newcomers.
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in Pac NW: Untaming a River
For more than a century, giant walls of concrete and clay have blocked the migration of salmon on the Klamath River. Now, four dams are coming down... but is it in time?
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in Idaho: Behind the wildfire
Behind the front lines of the wildfires, a complex and intricate machinery keeps the firefighters ready.
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in No. Dak: Seeding clouds for rain
As the drought in the West and Midwest take a toll, some states are resorting to trying to wring precipitation from clouds.
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