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CALIFORNIA: Coastal regulator postpones decision on major development project

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A decision on whether to allow construction of hundreds of homes on the last large, undeveloped coastal lot in Southern California has been delayed.

FLINT CRISIS: Costly pipeline project raises eyebrows

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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.

INFRASTRUCTURE: Aging roads, grid cost economy -- report

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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.

BLM: Agency taps new regional chief with energy, budget chops

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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.

TRANSPORTATION: Hyperloop developer taps technology hatched by national lab

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Technology developed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory will be used in an early version of Hyperloop, the so-called fifth mode of transportation.

NUCLEAR: Calif. officials to revisit plant closure settlement

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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.

OIL SANDS: City declared largely intact after devastating fire

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A Canadian official has declared the oil sands city devastated by wildfires largely clear of danger.

ELECTRICITY: Turbine maker unveils off-grid power technology

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A Spanish manufacturing company known for its wind turbines today unveiled technology geared for generating power in areas without transmission lines.

SCIENCE: Space agencies call for new satellites to keep tabs on emissions

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Space agencies need a new generation of satellites that can map greenhouse gas emissions from individual countries, according to a new proposal.

FEDERAL AGENCIES: White House launches effort to climate-proof building codes

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The White House announced a push today to update standards for commercial and residential buildings to boost their resilience to climate change.

ENDANGERED SPECIES: Couple gets jail time for smuggling sea turtle eggs

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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.

CLIMATE: Citizens around the world suing governments over emissions

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Environmental groups in the United States and other countries are using children in lawsuits over climate change.

FEDERAL AGENCIES: Watchdog sues Obama admin over FOIA delays

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The Cause of Action Institute is suing to end delays by the Obama administration for its public records requests.

WILDLIFE: Extinction risk for 1 in 5 plant species -- survey

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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.

ENDANGERED SPECIES: Drunken park rompers left behind vomit, boxers and dead fish

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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.

FORESTS: Researchers seek ban on pest-carrying imported plants

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The federal government may need to stop nurseries from importing woody plants in order to save forests from invasive bugs, university researchers said today.

CLIMATE: Winter ticks decimate N.H. moose herds

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Climate change and thriving tick populations are likely to blame for declining moose herds in the northeastern United States, researchers say.

ADVOCACY: Mining and fracking watchdog adds former Hill aide to board

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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.

EPA: Former Hill aide to oversee agency transition

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U.S. EPA's Shannon Kenny has a tough task ahead this election year.

OIL AND GAS: Senate passes rail safety bill

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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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