A decision on whether to allow construction of hundreds of homes on the last large, undeveloped coastal lot in Southern California has been delayed.
CALIFORNIA: Coastal regulator postpones decision on major development project
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FLINT CRISIS: Costly pipeline project raises eyebrows
With national scrutiny still focused on lead-tainted drinking water in Flint, Mich., many are beginning to question a 74-mile pipeline being built from Lake Huron to the struggling former automaker powerhouse.
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INFRASTRUCTURE: Aging roads, grid cost economy -- report
The nation's infrastructure will need roughly $3.3 trillion in investment in the next 10 years, according to a new study from the American Society of Civil Engineers.
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BLM: Agency taps new regional chief with energy, budget chops
The Bureau of Land Management today tapped a longtime Interior Department official with extensive budget and management experience to the agency's massive Eastern States office.
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TRANSPORTATION: Hyperloop developer taps technology hatched by national lab
Technology developed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory will be used in an early version of Hyperloop, the so-called fifth mode of transportation.
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NUCLEAR: Calif. officials to revisit plant closure settlement
California regulators will take a new look at a settlement that left customers on the hook for about $3.3 billion in costs associated with closing the San Onofre nuclear power plant.
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OIL SANDS: City declared largely intact after devastating fire
A Canadian official has declared the oil sands city devastated by wildfires largely clear of danger.
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ELECTRICITY: Turbine maker unveils off-grid power technology
A Spanish manufacturing company known for its wind turbines today unveiled technology geared for generating power in areas without transmission lines.
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SCIENCE: Space agencies call for new satellites to keep tabs on emissions
Space agencies need a new generation of satellites that can map greenhouse gas emissions from individual countries, according to a new proposal.
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FEDERAL AGENCIES: White House launches effort to climate-proof building codes
The White House announced a push today to update standards for commercial and residential buildings to boost their resilience to climate change.
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ENDANGERED SPECIES: Couple gets jail time for smuggling sea turtle eggs
A California couple has been given a six-month prison sentence for smuggling more than 900 endangered sea turtle eggs from Mexico into the United States.
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CLIMATE: Citizens around the world suing governments over emissions
Environmental groups in the United States and other countries are using children in lawsuits over climate change.
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FEDERAL AGENCIES: Watchdog sues Obama admin over FOIA delays
The Cause of Action Institute is suing to end delays by the Obama administration for its public records requests.
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WILDLIFE: Extinction risk for 1 in 5 plant species -- survey
One in 5 types of plants across the globe are at risk of extinction from excessive logging and farming practices, according to an inaugural worldwide overview of plant life.
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ENDANGERED SPECIES: Drunken park rompers left behind vomit, boxers and dead fish
Authorities are offering a $15,000 reward for information about three men accused of going on a drunken rampage in Death Valley National Park that included gunfire, skinny dipping and a dead endangered Devils Hole pupfish.
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FORESTS: Researchers seek ban on pest-carrying imported plants
The federal government may need to stop nurseries from importing woody plants in order to save forests from invasive bugs, university researchers said today.
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CLIMATE: Winter ticks decimate N.H. moose herds
Climate change and thriving tick populations are likely to blame for declining moose herds in the northeastern United States, researchers say.
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ADVOCACY: Mining and fracking watchdog adds former Hill aide to board
The environmental watchdog Earthworks announced yesterday that Washington, D.C.-based professor and former Capitol Hill aide Robin Broad and longtime environmental activist Jennifer McDowell have joined the group's 12-member board of directors.
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EPA: Former Hill aide to oversee agency transition
U.S. EPA's Shannon Kenny has a tough task ahead this election year.
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OIL AND GAS: Senate passes rail safety bill
The Senate passed a bipartisan bill by unanimous consent last night to boost safety along railroads used to transport hazardous materials.
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