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MARINE MAMMALS: Officials have hard time removing Wally the whale's carcass

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For the fourth time, authorities in California have towed the carcass of a 22-ton humpback whale back to the sea.

NATIONAL PARKS: Gettysburg tells visitors not to take 'cursed' rocks home

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Every three to four months, officials at Gettysburg National Military Park expect to receive rocks in the mail -- often accompanied by a brief, apologetic note.

WILDLIFE: Over half of Earth in biodiversity danger zone

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The numbers of animals and plants of different species have fallen below the "safe" level set by biologists, according to a recent study.

FORESTS: Republicans push rival wildfire funding bills

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Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) said today that he doesn't want legislation he recently proposed on wildfires to complicate congressional efforts on the issue, and that he hopes to find a compromise with rival legislation by Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska).

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE: Crowded parks lack plans to limit the crush of visitors

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On the Sunday before July Fourth, the lead story in the Portland Press Herald, Maine's biggest newspaper, was on overcrowding at the state's beloved national park.

NATIONAL PARKS: Senate OKs bill to rename Olympic wilderness for former colleague

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Before leaving town for its seven-week recess, the Senate yesterday unanimously approved legislation from Washington state's senators that would rename a portion of Olympic National Park after former Republican Gov. Dan Evans.

ENERGY POLICY: Cantwell pursues modern policy for modern grid

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Sen. Maria Cantwell, the top Democrat on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, is tapping into the nation's scientific and engineering muscle for policy advice on how to build a cleaner, smarter electric grid.

COAL: Lawmakers scold admin over mine reclamation enforcement

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Congress is getting involved again in the long-running debate over what a strip coal mine should look like once operations are done.

EPA: Chaffetz questions agency cost-of-life estimates

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The House's top watchdog is raising questions about the numbers behind some of U.S. EPA's most prominent regulations.

CARBON CAPTURE: McConnell backs Dems' CCS bill

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is backing bipartisan legislation that would boost incentives for large carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects.

FEDERAL WORKFORCE: Senate Dems decry DOE's 'war on whistleblowers'

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Whomever the next president taps to replace Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz will face "really tough questions" about whistleblower retaliation by contractor companies that run department facilities, the Senate's top Democratic watchdog said yesterday.

FLINT CRISIS: Oil industry official picked to lead Mich. DEQ draws fire

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Michigan Republican Gov. Rick Snyder appointed a new leader yesterday for the Department of Environmental Quality, filling a vacancy created by the director's resignation in the wake of the Flint, Mich., water crisis.

CAMPAIGN 2016: Heritage urges next president to ax DOE offices, labs

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The Energy Department would be dramatically slashed and largely privatized if the next president adopts the conservative "Blueprint for Reform" put forth yesterday by the Heritage Foundation.

CAMPAIGN 2016: House Dem agenda focused on security, not green issues

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House Democrats rolled out their fall campaign agenda this week, urging members to talk about economic and security issues as they seek re-election -- but making little mention of green topics.

CAMPAIGN 2016: Trump confirms Pence as VP; formal announcement tomorrow

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Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump today confirmed the widely anticipated decision that he has chosen Indiana Gov. Mike Pence to be his vice presidential running mate.

DOE: Colbert's promise to Moniz: 'no rhetorical 2 x 4'

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Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz was ready to show his scientist chops on the late-night television circuit last year.

NATURAL GAS: Greens lose another export project challenge

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A federal appeals court today rejected environmentalists' challenges to a project that would export liquefied natural gas from a Chesapeake Bay facility.

ENDANGERED SPECIES: Congressman bitten by Mexican wolf report he requested

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The Interior Department's inspector general released a report this week highlighting problems with the Mexican wolf recovery effort tied to a former interagency coordinator whom volunteers called "overly passionate," but the audit also raised questions about the honesty of the congressman who requested the probe.

PUBLIC LANDS: Groups gird for clash over Bears Ears

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Battle lines have been drawn over how to protect the Bears Ears region in southeast Utah, a landscape cherished by American Indian tribes, rock climbers and off-highway vehicle users, among many others.

PERU: Smelter pollution lawsuit rejected by World Bank panel

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Claims that Peru was legally responsible for cleaning up pollution caused by a smelter plant were dismissed by a World Bank panel yesterday.
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