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PublishedOctober 17, 2017
Hurricanes help cause increase in canceled flights by air carriers
The dozen airlines covered in the Transportation Department's monthly consumer report canceled 2.2 percent of their flights in August, up from 1.4 percent a year earlier.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2017
FEMA auctioned off emergency response trailers even as Harvey was bearing down
The sale depleted the government's already diminished stock of mobile homes ahead of what would become the nation's largest-ever housing mission.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2017
Burnham boy raises money for hurricane victims
Dillon Whitney, 10, collected donations at a lemonade stand to give to the American Red Cross.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2017
Bowdoin College grad Sam Brody knows climate change
Here's what happened when Hurricane Harvey arrived at the flood expert's doorstep.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2017
LePage offers $50,000 match for hurricane relief donations
The governor makes his appeal as Red Cross Maine sends its last emergency response vehicle to Florida in anticipation of Hurricane Irma.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2017
Harvey’s victims leave shelters but face dire housing crunch
The Federal Emergency Management Agency says more than 53,000 residents displaced by the storm are now staying in government-funded hotel rooms.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2017
Fire and black smoke billow from crippled Texas chemical plant
Two containers containing chemicals caught fire Friday evening, and six more are expected to catch fire eventually.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2017
Lesson from Katrina: No pet left behind
Federal and state disaster polices now embrace the view of dogs and cats as family members.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2017
Maine colleges reach out to students who may have been affected by Harvey
Bowdoin and Bates say they have been in touch with students in the Houston area and expect that they will be on campus for the start of classes.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2017
Chemical plant explosions put Arkema SA in spotlight
The plant was fined nearly $110,000 in February by OSHA over 10 safety violations.
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