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The metal canopy at a gasoline station is shown after it was overturned by high winds brought on by Hurricane Irma, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, in North Miami, Fla. (Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo)

Hurricane Irma pummels Florida; ‘This one scares me’

A monster Hurricane Irma roared into Florida with 130 mph winds Sunday for what could be a sustained assault on nearly the entire Sunshine State.

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A boat rests on its side in what is normally six feet of water in Old Tampa Bay, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. Hurricane Irma, and an unusual low tide pushed water out into the Gulf of Mexico. (Chris O'Meara/AP Photo)

Environment

Irma weakens to Category 2; water empties from bay in Tampa, folks warned to stay out

Hurricane Irma has weakened to a Category 2 storm, technically losing its major hurricane status, after making landfall in southwestern F ...

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A crane atop a building under construction in downtown, center, collapsed as Hurricane Irma passed by, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, in Miami. The crane collapsed in a bayfront area filled with hotels and high-rise condo and office buildings, near AmericanAirlines Arena, according to a tweet from the City of Miami. (Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo)

Environment

2 huge cranes atop Miami high-rises collapse in Irma’s winds [video]

Two cranes atop high-rise buildings under construction collapsed Sunday in downtown Miami amid strong winds from Hurricane Irma. T ...

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In this geocolor GOES-16 satellite image taken Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, at 18:30 UTC (2:30 p.m. EDT), the eye of Hurricane Irma moves northwest just off the coast of Cuba and south of Florida. (NOAA via AP)

Environment

‘Pray for everybody’: Irma begins its assault on Florida

Hurricane Irma roared through the Florida Keys on Sunday with punishing 130 mph winds and began pushing its way north.

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A NOAA rainbow infrared satellite image showing Hurricane Irma north of Key West, FL and Hurricane Hose northeast of Puerto Rico Sunday morning.

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New Jersey

Sunday is the statistical peak of hurricane season

Sunday marks the statistical peak of the Atlantic hurricane seaso ...

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In this geocolor image GOES-16 satellite image taken Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, at 11:45 UTC, sunlight, from the right, illuminates Hurricane Irma as the storm approaches Cuba and Florida. (NOAA via AP)

Environment

Irma taking aim at Tampa as Floridians hustle to evacuate

With the window closing fast for anyone wanting to escape, Irma hurtled toward Florida with 130 mph winds Saturday on a shifting course t ...

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Jone Yoon boards up his beach souvenir shop ahead of Hurricane Irma in Daytona Beach, Fla., Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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New Jersey

Public Safety

New Jersey’s elite search and rescue team heads to Florida

After returning from Texas where they helped with the recovery from Hurricane Harvey, members of New Jersey Task Force 1 are heading to F ...

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An easement where Sunoco Pipeline is preparing for construction of the Mariner East 2 pipeline. A homeowners group is asking a court to halt construction in that location until Sunoco comes up with a plan to mitigate contaminated soil on the site. (Jon Hurdle/StateImpact)

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Environment

Pennsylvania

Homeowners say Sunoco breached protective order during pipeline construction

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Waves at the Jersey Shore this morning. (Photo: @barrierislandclassic via Instagram)

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Environment

New Jersey

Irma swells begin arriving at the Jersey Shore

Irma continues to track through the Caribbean Friday morning en route to Florida but her swells are already arriving at the Jersey Shore ...

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Leaves and tree branches litter a street in Ocean Park, San Juan, Puerto Rico Thursday morning following Hurricane Irma. (Photo: Justin Auciello for WHYY)

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Environment

International

Experiencing Hurricane Irma in San Juan, Puerto Rico

WHYY/NewsWorks’ Down the Shore blogger Justin Auciello reported on Hurricane Irma from San Juan, Puerto Rico on Wednesday. Here ...

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Chesco residents deal with tainted water after Sunoco drills into aquifer

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Sunoco to replace private well water with public supply in Chester County

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Sunoco halts drilling where construction damaged water wells in Chester County

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Sea level rise to cause chronic flooding in Delaware Bay and Jersey Coast, scientists say

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StateImpact

Street construction poses hidden danger of lead-laced drinking water

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