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CLIMATE: Rising seas bring humans, tigers into conflict

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Climate change may displace both park rangers and Bengal tigers in a remote stretch of the world's largest mangrove forest on the border of India and Bangladesh.

OBITUARY: Yellowstone mourns loss of park spokeswoman

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Yellowstone National Park staff members are mourning the loss of their co-worker Amy Bartlett, who died Sunday only days after giving birth to her third child.

ENERGY POLICY: Autonomous cars key to cutting oil imports -- security panel

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The U.S. Energy Security Council is urging federal regulators to hasten adoption of autonomous vehicles to reduce U.S. reliance on foreign oil.

CHEMICALS: Senators say work is mostly done on TSCA bill

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Work is almost complete on an overhaul of the nation's chemical safety laws, with pending issues largely resolved, a group of senators said this morning.

ENERGY POLICY: Upton expects House negotiators to be named next week

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The House is likely next week to name its negotiators for a formal conference with the Senate on competing energy bills, offering some hope that a compromise might be in reach on the complex legislation.

APPROPRIATIONS: Ag bill advances with seafood labeling requirements

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The Senate Appropriations Committee today approved a $147.7 billion spending measure for agriculture programs in the next fiscal year, adding provisions benefitting crab and salmon producers in Alaska.

APPROPRIATIONS: Senate approves Zika funding in transportation bill

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The Senate voted today to add emergency funding to fight the Zika virus to the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) spending package.

ENERGY POLICY: FERC locks out protesters to study looming gas shortage

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission was warned about potential gas shortages in Southern California today in a meeting room closed to the public over commissioners' fears of having their work obstructed by anti-fracking demonstrators.

CAMPAIGN 2016: Trump energy adviser eyes tax code to 'level the playing field'

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The North Dakota congressman who has Donald Trump's ear on energy policy said today that he's submitted recommendations to the presumptive GOP presidential nominee that include changes to the energy tax code that will allow all energy sources to write off development expenses.

SUPREME COURT: Trump's shortlist rankles greens

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Some of the people on Donald Trump's Supreme Court shortlist have track records of rattling environmentalists.

REGULATIONS: White House outlines agenda for Obama's final months

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The Obama administration's latest compilation of pending regulatory actions shows more than 3,300 of them flowing through the pipeline, including a controversial stream protection rule and action to curb venting and flaring of natural gas from drilling projects on public lands.

CAMPAIGN 2016: ClimateWire's Lehmann discusses influence of Trump energy adviser on policy proposals

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As presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump begins to give more details on his plans for energy and climate policy, Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) has emerged as a key voice in Trump's circle of advisers. How influential could Cramer be in shaping an energy and climate platform? On today's The Cutting Edge, ClimateWire deputy editor Evan Lehmann discusses the dynamic between Trump and Cramer and previews Trump's scheduled speech next week before a North Dakota oil and gas conference.

CANADA: Bears hunt for 'rotten pizza' after Fort McMurray wildfire

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The Canadian city of Fort McMurray is not just recovering from devastating wildfires; now it has a bear problem.

CANADA: Nation OKs GMO salmon

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Canada has approved the first genetically modified salmon for sale in the country.

WYOMING: Wind tax credit sparks controversy

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Wyoming state lawmakers and the developer of the largest onshore wind farm in the country are butting heads.

NORTH CAROLINA: Bill imposes undue regs on renewables -- critics

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Some critics say a North Carolina bill that would levy financial hurdles and safety precautions on wind and solar farms would make the state the most unfriendly in the nation to green energy.

WATER POLLUTION: St. Louis River rebounds from contamination but faces challenges

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Residents who grew up in Duluth, Minn., remember when the St. Louis River was so polluted, parents warned their children not to get too close.

MINING: N.M. officials feel left out of Gold King talks

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New Mexico officials are criticizing the federal government's slow work on paying for damage incurred in the 2015 Gold King mine spill.

SOLAR: 'Floatovoltaics' pique global interest

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Energy firms in the United States, Japan and Australia are pursuing the construction of solar panels that float on water.

OIL AND GAS: Tank overflows, spills 105K gallons of briny mix in N.D.

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A tank owned and operated by a Texas-based energy firm overflowed and resulted in a spill of 105,000 gallons of a saltwater-oil mixture and 16,800 gallons of oil.
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