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According to California Poison Control, rattlesnakes account for more than 800 bites each year, with one or two resulting in death.
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Rattlesnake Bites Man Taking Selfie

Second such incident this summer

Many farmers in the Navajo Nation, who use the river for livestock and irrigation, remain concerned about the water quality in the river.
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Navajo Nation Opts to Keep San Juan Closed

Due to contamination concerns following Gold King mine spill

Kevin Jorgeson's first-person account of the historic Dawn Wall free climb.
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Kevin Jorgeson Recounts Dawn Wall Free Climb

In first-person account in 'American Alpine Journal'

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Chicago Marathon Eliminates Pace-Setters

Will focus on competition instead of time

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U.S. Firefighters Get Overseas Help

From New Zealand and Australia

“I just thought, there’s no way I’m not going to finish. I’m going to run as hard as I can, and as everyone went by me, I just thought, I’ll get them next week.”
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WATCH: Runner Loses Shoe in 1,500-Meter Race

Takes 11th at World Championships

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USA Pro Challenge Might Not Return

Race lost $2 million this year

“She got this once-in-a-lifetime moment. I feel like it kind of slipped through my fingers, so it's frustrating... This is going to be a tough one to swallow.
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Infeld Takes Bronze at World Championships

Outruns Huddle at last second

Kristin Armstrong is a two-time Olympic time trial gold medalist.
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Kristin Armstrong Wins Women’s USA Pro Challenge

Two-time gold medalist comes out of retirement

Kuriki will be the first climber to attempt to summit Everest since the earthquake that killed almost 9,000 in April.
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Everest Reopens to Climbers

First expedition since earthquake

The route is rated a 5.4 and is frequently climbed without ropes, but area they fell in had much more difficult terrain than the established route.
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2 Climbers Die in Grand Tetons

Fell trying to summit Teewinot Mountain

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Hundreds Compete in Beer Mile World Classic

Lewis Kent wins men’s race

On Thursday, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) put a wildfire smoke health advisory into effect for west-central and northwest Colorado.
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How Wildfires Affect Your Health

Plus four more of the day’s top stories

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3 Firefighters Die in Washington

Fires continue to spread

By cutting the use of fossil fuels, the solar power plant will also reduce carbon emissions equivalent to planting 3 million trees.
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Indian Airport Becomes Solar Powered

World’s first

The race will be held in Bermuda in May and June of 2017.
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ESPN Acquires TV Rights to America’s Cup

Will broadcast sailing race in 2017

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Critics Question Women’s Nolan’s 14 Feat

Disagreement around 60-hour cutoff

Coe’s election comes just ahead of the world championships, which begin Saturday in Bejing.
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Sebastian Coe Elected to Lead IAAF

The international track and field governing body

The route was damaged in the April earthquake that struck Nepal and killed more than 8,000 people. The Icefall Doctors are aiming to fix the route in time for the fall season.
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Icefall Doctors Work to Restore Everest Route

Climbers making summit pushes this fall

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is conducting confirmatory testing on the sick most recent visitor, while the National Forest Service has examined other parts of the park that the patient visited.
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Another Yosemite Visitor May Have Plague

Testing still underway

Nolan’s 14 is a run over the 14 summits over 14,000 feet in Colorado's Sawatch Range.
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First Women Complete Nolan’s 14

Ultrarunners Anna Frost and Missy Gosney finished Tuesday

The National Seed Strategy was unveiled at the Boise Regional Seed Warehouse.
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Seed Strategy Unveiled to Restore Damaged Landscapes

Focus on locally adapted seeds

Temple of Angkor was ranked first.
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Book Ranks the World’s Most Amazing Places

Temple of Angkor in first

“When I found out the oldest person that’s ever hiked the Appalachian Trail is 82-years-old, I said, ‘Well, I better wait a couple of years before I do that one.
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80-Year-Old Sets Record for Mississippi River Paddle

Completes voyage in 3 months

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WATCH: Krakauer Reflects on Everest

Says ascent was “the biggest mistake I ever made”

While cases in people are rare, animals with the plague are found by health officials every year, so the CDPH advises park visitors avoid contact with wild rodents, wear long pants for protection from fleas, and keep pets away from wild animals.
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Plague Found in Yosemite Squirrels

Popular campsite shut down

Scott Ellis was a 19-time participant in the Leadville Trail 100.
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Racer Dies During Leadville 100

Mountain biker collapses on course

During his 48-hour ride, Craig Cannon took one 20-minute nap and burned nearly 30,000 calories.
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New Record for Most Vertical Feet Biked

Amateur cyclist ascended 95,623 feet in 48 hours

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Study: Paleo Dieters Should Be Eating More Carbs

Plus 3 more of the day’s top stories

The Gold King Mine Spill that sent 3 million gallons of wastewater into the Animas River in August closed the Animas and the connecting San Juan River from drinking water, irrigation, and recreation purposes.
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Who the Animas Spill Affected Most

Watersports industry takes a hit, water supplies lost

Mackey appears to have attempted to diffuse the situation, asking Capriotti to “relax.”
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Nike Exec Threatened Brooks Coach

According to police report

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Ueli Steck Completes 82 Summits Project

Finishes in 61 days

The Hateful Eight was budgeted at $44 million and is the biggest film to shoot in Colorado since 1969’s True Grit.
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WATCH: ‘The Hateful Eight’ Trailer Drops

Opens in theaters Christmas Day

“I think it’s more dangerous driving here on the Sea to Sky Highway [British Columbia Highway 99] than doing what I do.”
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Canadian Breaks Free Solo Slacklining Record

Walked 210 feet, 950 feet off the ground

“Taos is clearly the best ski mountain in New Mexico, and Stowe is arguably the best in the East.”
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Taos and Stowe Join Mountain Collective

Ski pass now includes 11 resorts

Up to 100 meteors per hour will cross the sky after 11 p.m. (local time) on Wednesday.
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Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight

Brightest of the year

While it’s impossible to pinpoint the source of the sickness for sure, the team’s doctor, Kathryn Ackerman, said that she suspected they contracted the bug on the water, despite the precautions in place.
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13 American Rowers Fall Sick in Rio

At Olympics test event

In 2010, the Alaska Board of Game removed a buffer zone around the corridor that prohibited wolf hunting and trapping. Since then, the estimated wolf population in the park has dropped to 48, the lowest spring count on record.
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Wolf Hunting Resumes Near Denali National Park

Conservationists call for buffer zone

The EPA accidentally released 3 million gallons of water containing heavy metals into the Animas River—three times more than originally reported.
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New Mexico Declares Emergency Over Animas

Spill is three times worse than originally thought

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U.S. World Team Drops Symmonds

After he refused to wear Nike

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Canadian Sets Beer Mile World Record

Previous record set earlier that day

Bear traps were set in the area. Bears that are caught will be euthanized if park officials can determine that they were involved in the attack.
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Grizzly Kills Yellowstone Hiker

Victim worked in park

“I’m completely overwhelmed. This is something that I’ve wanted for so long, and I can’t believe I did it.”
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First Woman Completes Golden Gate Swim

Beginning from the Farallon Islands

“The parents would take a drink, give him two drinks. They would take a drink, give him two drinks,” Otero County Sheriff Benny House told CNN affiliate KVIA. “I’m sure that’s a contributing factor on how he fared so well.”
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Couple Dies Hiking in White Sands

9-year-old son survives

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Liliya Shobukhova Stripped of Marathon Titles

Russian marathoner banned for doping

Information about how to prevent contracting the plague will be available at Yosemite National Park.
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Child Contracts Plague in Yosemite

Disease last reported in 2006

The inmate, who’d been serving time for rape and narcotics, snuck out of a window, stole an old surfboard and toy shovel, and paddled to shore.
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Inmate Escapes Using Surfboard

Paddles to freedom with toy spade

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Production Begins on “Unstealable” Bikes

Yerka’s frame doubles as its lock

In this photo provided by Azim Afif people approach the scene after an avalanche triggered by a massive earthquake swept across Everest Base Camp, Nepal on Saturday, April 25, 2015. Afif and his team of four others from the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) all survived the avalanche. (Azim Afif via AP)
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NSF Offers Grants for Himalayan Earthquake Research

$760,000 awarded

Heavy metals, including iron and copper, poured into the Animas River, turning it bright orange.
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3 Million Gallons of Waste Close Animas River

EPA accidentally spills pollution from mine

Adidas’ purchase of Runtastic comes on the heels of other sportswear brands expanding into digital fitness.
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Adidas Buys Runtastic

For $240 million

The Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness Additions Act prohibits development of 275,665 acres of the Boulder-White Clouds.
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Senate Passes Boulder-White Clouds Wilderness

Protecting more than 275,000 acres in Idaho

Researchers collected data from hundreds of glaciers, dating back as far as 120 years, and found that they lost between about one-and-a-half and three feet per year.
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Glaciers Are Shrinking Faster Than Ever

New study compares data on hundreds of glaciers

“Though very different from one another, these places reflect the creatively and ingenuity of the American spirit,” said NPS Director Jonathan B. Jarvis.
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NPS Announces 4 New National Historic Landmarks

Following designation of 3 new national monuments

Munch began paddling from the mouth of the Lester River on May 20, spending a total of 49 days on the water and traveling at an average speed of about 3.5 miles per hour.
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Man Circumnavigates Lake Superior on SUP

1,350-mile paddleboard journey completed in 2 months

The first to announce the change in policy was Delta Air Lines, which specifically banned lion, elephant, buffalo, leopard, and rhinoceros trophies.
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U.S. Airlines Ban Hunting Trophies

Delta, American Airlines, and United

The Clean Power Plan, which establishes the first-ever national standards to limit carbon pollution from power plants, aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 32 percent, from 2005 levels, by 2030.
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White House Unveils Carbon Plan

Carbon pollution standards for power plants

“It’s so much easier to be outside,” Staley told Yahoo News. “I don’t know why you would run on a treadmill.”
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New Record Set for Treadmill Running

Non-pro runs 81.62 miles in 12 hours

Molchanova set 41 world records and claimed 23 world champion titles after switching from competitive swimming to free diving in her 40s.
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Champion Freediver Goes Missing

Natalia Molchanova did not emerge from dive near Spain

The Enduro World Series holds competitions in eight cities around the world.
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Enduro World Series Racer Dies in Crash

Remainder of the race canceled

Robbie Maddison rode a special bike in the waves of Teahupo'o.
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WATCH: Dirt Biker Surfs Teahupo’o

Australian stuntman rides ski bike

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Katie Ledecky Breaks World Record in 1,500 Meters

During preliminary race in Russia

Tom Danielson tested positive for synthetic testosterone before racing the Tour of Utah.
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Tom Danielson Tests Positive for PEDs

Rider denies wrongdoing

The HNF Heisenberg XF1 will feature a
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BMW Helps Heisenberg Build Mountain E-Bike

Works on suspension system

Researchers often observe great white sharks near the Farallon Islands.
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Shark Interrupts Swim to the Farallones

Great whites known to roam the area

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Katie Mackey Wins Diamond League 3,000 Meters

Fourth American ever with first-place finish

Mirror Wall is located in a rarely-visited part of Greenland's Scoresby Sund.
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Climbers Finish First Ascent on Mirror Wall

British team conquers Greenland route

The female northern white rhino lived in the Dvur Králové Zoo in the Czech Republic.
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Northern White Rhino Dies

Population dwindles to four

A teammate helps Tejay van Garderen of the U.S., left, after he fell ill during the seventeenth stage of the Tour de France.
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Tejay van Garderen Will Race Vuelta

Following disappointing Tour de France

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Pete Kostelnick Wins Badwater

Race returned to Death Valley

Birethanti, Nepal
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At Least 30 Dead in Nepal Landslides

Near Annapurna trekking route

Robbie Dowling summited Mount Kilimanjaro to support health facilities along the Amazon River.
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Man Carries Bathtub up Kilimanjaro

To raise money for charity

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WATCH: Big Wave Wipeout at Teahupo’o

“I got annihilated,” says Porcella

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North Korea Plans Surf Camp

Opening in September

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July Brings Snow to Montana, Wyoming

Blankets northern Rockies

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National Parks “Under Threat” from Air Pollution

Researchers show health, visibility effects

Annapurna Sanctuary, a trek in north-central Nepal.
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Nepal Reopens Annapurna Trail

Safety assessment finds little damage

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Nike FuelBand Settlement Reached

Offering partial refund

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All Teams Leave K2

Himex decides against Broad Peak

'Paradise Waits' is scheduled for release in September 2015.
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WATCH: ‘Paradise Waits’ Trailer Released

From Teton Gravity Research

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