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            <description>Latest news on the environment from around the Rio Grande Valley, the State of Texas and the Nation</description>
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            <title><![CDATA[At least 6 confirmed dead in Texas tornado]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 May 2013 04:52:45 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[GRANBURY, Texas (AP) -- Officials say at least six people were killed when a spring tornado outbreak devastated parts of North Texas, destroying or damaging dozens of homes and injuring dozens of people.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Battle for H20]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Bryan Hale]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 May 2013 23:08:08 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Bryan Hale explains in a special report just what the future of the Valley's water supply will entail.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Northern winds shut down Beach Access 5 and 6 on SPI]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 03 May 2013 11:02:55 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Strong northern winds have prompted authorities to temporarily shut down two popular beaches on South Padre Island.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Where have all the honeybees gone?]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 03 May 2013 08:11:23 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[New federal report cites many causes for dramatic bee disappearance]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[What new water restrictions mean to you]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 02 May 2013 08:14:25 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The lack of rainfall has created a serious situation here in the Rio Grande Valley.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nature Report: Fabulous Fallout]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Moore]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:26:41 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Colorful birds are everywhere as the spring migration thru South Padre Island hosts thousands of exhausted songbirds stopping over to rest and feed after winging it some 500 miles across the Gulf of Mexico.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Water disruption for Combes residents]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:56:15 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The town of Combes is temporarily shutting-off water for residents  from 3 pm to 6 pm today.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Both Texas, Louisiana sue over new federal red snapper regulations]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Action 4 News Staff]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:20:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Texas and Louisiana have sued to block federal fishery officials from regulating the length of the red snapper recreational fishing season in federal waters off their coasts.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Drought costs dry land farmer more than $100,000]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadia Galindo]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:34:49 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Vern Vanderpool’s family has been farming in the Rio Grande Valley since the early 1900’s.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Flooding causing frustration in Alamo neighborhood]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Veronica Gallegos]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 21 Apr 2013 23:32:05 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Residents in Alamo waking up to a known irrigation problem in the area. A pipe that feeds water from the Rio Grande to an irrigation canal continues breaking. Sending massive amounts of water onto the street and residents want the county to get it fixed.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Water nowhere in sight]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Daisy Barrera]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:16:55 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The last time the Rio Grande Valley has seen this type of drought was from 1988 to 1990.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Adopt-A-Beach event seeking volunteers]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Action 4 News Staff]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:56:50 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Earth Day is just around the corner and what better way to celebrate our planet than to help take care of it?]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Gorilla collapses, dies at Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:49:15 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Officials believe heart disease may have claimed the life of a gorilla who died inside his behind-the-scenes quarters at the Gladys Porter Zoo.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Study: Hail Damage from Hidalgo Largest in State in 2012]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=885165]]></link>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Victoria Marshall]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:18:16 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[As the threat for severe weather grows, so does the fear of a damaging event.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Moisture from cold front causes numerous power failures]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Avila]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:15:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Hundreds of people found themselves without power on Thursday morning thanks to moisture from last night's cold front.]]></description>
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