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September 26, 2017

The Latest: 7 earthquakes hit Oklahoma City area in 3 days

The Latest on the recent cluster of earthquakes in central Oklahoma.

September 26, 2017

US prosecutors seek records of unregulated chemical in river

Federal prosecutors are investigating a company and its discharges of a little-studied chemical into a North Carolina river that supplies drinking water to hundreds of thousands of people.

September 26, 2017

Ship in California leaks unknown 'flammable liquid'

Twelve people were reported hurt Sunday after a ship leaked a “flammable liquid” near the Port of Long Beach in California.

September 26, 2017

EPA: No mine spill compensation for groups that file suit

The Environmental Protection Agency says it can't reconsider multimillion-dollar damage claims from the state of New Mexico and the Navajo Nation over a mine wastewater spill because both have sued the agency.

September 26, 2017

Titanic 'fatberg' of congealed waste clogs Baltimore sewer

A massive "fatberg" made up of congealed fat, wet wipes and other waste has been named as the culprit in a sewer overflow in Baltimore.

September 26, 2017

Residents of smoke-choked Montana town advised to leave

Montana health officials are warning residents of a town choked by smoke from a nearby wildfire that the air pollution there is so bad at certain times of the day that everybody should leave.

September 26, 2017

Reward offered to catch Nevada lake invasive fish dumper

Nevada game wardens who spend most their time hunting down big-game poachers are focusing on a serious threat to nature in a lake: An invasive fish species.

September 26, 2017

US: 'Zero' chance of Colorado River water shortage in 2018

U.S. water managers say there will be no water cutbacks in 2018 for millions of residents and farmers served by the Lake Mead reservoir on the Colorado River because of heavy snowfall last winter.

September 26, 2017

Loss of sea ice leads walruses to early appearance in Alaska

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says Pacific walruses have begun coming ashore along Alaska's northwest coast, and it's likely because sea ice in the Arctic Ocean already has receded beyond the outer continental shelf.

September 25, 2017

Asian carp found near Lake Michigan got past barriers

Officials say an Asian carp found in a Chicago waterway this summer apparently got past an electric barrier system intended to prevent the invasive fish from reaching the Great Lakes.