The Department of Energy released a proposed rule late Friday to improve the energy efficiency of commercial boilers, which heat large buildings like apartments and hospitals.
DOE: Agency proposes rule on commercial boiler efficiency
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OBITUARY: Early prophet of climate change destruction dies
David Gates, one of the first group of ecologists to predict global devastation from fossil fuels and agricultural chemicals, died earlier this month at age 94.
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POLITICS: Greens welcome methane rollout with $80K ad campaign
The League of Conservation Voters today launched an $80,000 ad campaign thanking the Obama administration for committing to regulate methane emissions from the oil and gas sector.
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WILDLIFE: Scientists continue to study unprecedented seabird deaths
Federal scientists are still trying to understand a massive die-off of seabirds that began one year ago in Alaska.
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CHESAPEAKE BAY: Rays a 'scapegoat' for oyster decline -- study
Cownose rays may not be responsible for a decline in oyster populations in the Chesapeake Bay, according to new research.
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ENDANGERED SPECIES: Refuge staff put aside whooping crane costumes
For the last 15 years, employees of the Patuxent Research Refuge attempted to raise endangered whooping cranes by dressing in crane costumes to teach the babies to eat and drink like cranes.
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WEATHER: Widespread flooding causes deaths, damage in South
Massive rainfall has caused flooding across Louisiana and Mississippi, damaging homes and leading to evacuations.
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SCIENCE: Tweets could help catalog post-disaster damage -- study
The amounts and patterns of disaster-related tweets can be used to predict which areas received the most destruction, according to a new study.
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PEOPLE: Tech millionaire launches crusade to restore wetlands
A California millionaire has set a goal of generating $1 billion to establish wetland habitat for waterfowl and other wildlife.
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PUBLIC LANDS: FAA rules on drones may conflict with state laws
State and local laws regulating the use of drones may conflict with Federal Aviation Administration regulations.
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ZIKA VIRUS: FDA tentatively OKs release of genetically modified mosquito
Government officials last week cleared the way for genetically engineered mosquitoes to be released into the wild for the first time in the United States, a move that tentatively approves a field test that could slow the Zika virus's spread.
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OREGON STANDOFF: Ryan Bundy's attorney exits, citing conflicts
The Portland, Ore., attorney assigned to represent Ryan Bundy before the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon said Saturday he is withdrawing from the case, citing an "ethical conflict of interest."
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OBITUARY: Former Rep. Sabo, who once headed Budget Committee, dies
Former Minnesota Rep. Martin Olav Sabo (D), who was known for his civility in an age of increasingly partisan political combat, died yesterday at 78.
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ADVOCACY: Kinder Morgan readies lobbyist for pipeline safety bill
A giant in the pipeline business has registered its own lobbyist.
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CAMPAIGN 2016: 3 green groups back Duckworth for Ill. Senate seat
On the eve of the Illinois primary, three environmental groups announced today they are backing Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D) for the Senate seat currently held by Sen. Mark Kirk (R).
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ADVOCACY: Former LCV official joins Waxman firm
The former political director of the League of Conservation Voters has joined the communications and lobbying firm led by former California Democratic Rep. Henry Waxman.
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CAMPAIGN 2016: Industry, GOP condemn Clinton coal comments
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton promised "to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business" on the way to helping transition the United States to a clean-energy economy.
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CAMPAIGN 2016: Bernie Sanders' best Senate friend? Jim Inhofe
Cue the theme song to the 1970s television comedy "The Odd Couple": Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders just reminded voters that his closest Republican friend in the Senate is Environment and Public Works Chairman Jim Inhofe.
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ADVOCACY: Think tank focused on government transparency is closing
The Center for Effective Government, a liberal think tank with a three-decade legacy in Washington, D.C.'s good government community, is shutting down.
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CLIMATE: Up to 13M Americans at risk from sea-level rise -- study
Correction appended.
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