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NATIONAL MONUMENTS: Obama seeks legacy with world's largest ocean protected area

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President Obama created the world's largest marine protected area today, becoming the latest president to turn to the Pacific's pristine — and remote — waters to cement a conservation legacy.

AIR POLLUTION: Texas scientist wages rare campaign for EPA advisory post

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The top toxicologist for Texas' environmental agency has waged an unprecedented campaign for a spot on a U.S. EPA panel with a critical role in reviewing Clean Air Act standards. While industry support for Michael Honeycutt is making environmentalists queasy, a Boston-based researcher who's leaving the coveted Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee seat shrugs at Honeycutt's push. "It's unusual," scientist George Allen says, "but these are unusual times."

CALIFORNIA: Lawmakers OK ban on orca breeding, performances

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California could ban theme parks and other organizations in the state from breeding killer whales or using them in performances if Gov. Jerry Brown (D) approves a bill sent to him last week.

WASHINGTON: Emergency responders to get advanced notice of oil trains

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Terminals and refineries that use oil trains must now notify the Washington State Department of Ecology in advance of oil shipments through the state.

WEST VIRGINIA: Water quality rule clears hurdle

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West Virginia regulators are continuing to move forward on a proposal that some say would allow more cancer-causing chemicals into the state's waterways.

MINNESOTA: State sets toughest limits on pesticides blamed in bee deaths

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Minnesota last week restricted the use of neonicotinoids, a chemical pesticide that has been blamed for the collapse of bee colonies worldwide.

ZIKA VIRUS: Most Floridians support GMO mosquitoes — poll

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A new poll says 60 percent of Floridians support the use of genetically modified mosquitoes to fight the Zika virus.

CHEMICALS: W.Va. rail car leaks chlorine, forcing evacuations, shutdown

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A rail car loaded with liquid chlorine leaked Saturday, resulting in the evacuation and shutdown of a West Virginia chemical plant.

WATER POLICY: Governors agree to landmark river resolution

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In what's being called a landmark agreement, governors from Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska launched resolutions Friday that could end the costly legal disputes among the states over the management of the Republican River.

WATER POLICY: Ore. wells drain reservoirs with little oversight — report

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An investigative report from the Portland Oregonian found that farmers in the state are draining underground water reservoirs for their cash crops, disturbing sensitive ecosystems and causing other chain reactions.

AIR POLLUTION: Study links some emissions to 'inefficiencies' at frack sites

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Some air pollution from oil and gas hydraulic fracturing sites stems from "operational inefficiencies" and is therefore manageable, according to a newly released study by researchers at the University of Texas, Arlington.

VW SCANDAL: FTC, judge warn owners about buyback scams

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The Federal Trade Commission is telling Volkswagen owners to beware of "unscrupulous" offers to purchase their vehicles in advance of a finalized deal between government regulators and the German automaker.

OIL SPILLS: Bourbon-inspired 'firenado' could aid cleanups

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A new study says a naturally spinning flame called a fire whirl could help clean up oil spills.

ENERGY STORAGE: Analysts doubtful of game-changing technology claims

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The ballooning energy storage industry is already affecting the power grid and the rest of the energy industry, but skeptics question how much storage technology can improve.

PIPELINES: Dakota Access worker dies in accident

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A construction worker in North Dakota was killed last week while working on the Dakota Access oil pipeline.

CALIFORNIA: Gov. Brown signs bill banning state money for coal exports

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California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed a bill Friday aimed at cutting coal exports from the Golden State.

TRANSPORTATION: Opulent cruise ship sails through Arctic

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A cruise ship's journey from Alaska to New York City via the Arctic Ocean has spawned a bevy of reactions.

ADAPTATION: Preppers hunker down ahead of disasters

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A unique group of people have taken to settling in the Pacific Northwest woods where they have stockpiled food and ammunition to survive what they call "The End of the World As We Know It."

PARIS AGREEMENT: Pershing globe-trots to tout climate deal

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U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Jonathan Pershing will be in Africa, the Middle East and India this week to drum up support for last year's landmark climate deal.

OREGON STANDOFF: LaVoy Finicum's widow plans to sue state police, FBI

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Jeanette Finicum, the widow of a rancher who was killed while occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon earlier this year, is planning to sue over her late husband's death.
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