Supreme Court justices today appeared conflicted about how to resolve a case over an alleged seizure of oil drilling rigs by Venezuela. The case is pitting Venezuela and the United States, hardly allies, against an American firm.
SUPREME COURT: Justices conflicted in battle over oil-rig seizures
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EPA: Big bucks await officials who take revolving door
U.S. EPA and other federal agencies will undergo a major change in executive leadership as the Obama administration prepares to exit after eight years.
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DAKOTA ACCESS: Obama weighs in, shaking up pipeline debate
President Obama signaled yesterday that the Army Corps of Engineers is weighing options for rerouting the contentious Dakota Access oil pipeline to protect lands that Native Americans consider sacred, but experts say the administration is facing a very heavy lift. "Making a significant reroute at this point — either by the order of the government or agreement of the parties — would be difficult," said Edward Gehres, an attorney who specializes in tribal issues.
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PARAGUAY: Pilcomayo River drought brings slow death
The Pilcomayo River that divides Paraguay and Argentina is suffering from a drought, which has become normal for the region.
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KENYA: Elephants tracked to protect 'corridors' between parks
Kenyan biologists are tagging elephants with radio collars in an effort to safeguard the "corridors" the animals use to travel between national parks, where they are protected.
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ITALY: Earthquakes cause 2-foot ground collapse
The earthquakes that shook Italy last week disrupted more than 230 miles of land, with some areas near the epicenter dropping up to 28 inches, according to data released Monday.
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OREGON: Renewable companies may have taken improper tax credits
Some of the largest renewable energy companies in Oregon may have received dubious tax credits, according to an audit by a crime consultant.
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MONTANA: State revamps 21-year-old drought plan
Montana is updating its drought management plan, which has not been modified since 1995.
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LOUISIANA: Levee cuts create more land than expected
A massive sediment diversion project has yielded greater-than-expected results while remaining under budget, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
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TOXICS: Study breaks new ground on chemical effects on newborns
Low-income and Latina pregnant women experience pervasive exposure to environmental toxins, and their infants often exhibit higher levels of the same, a new study shows.
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WATER POLLUTION: Air Force official defends foam use despite PFCs
A top Air Force official yesterday said airmen do not "knowingly and intentionally" put people at risk when using toxic firefighting foam.
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WATER POLLUTION: GAO wraps up probe of EPA's Gold King spill response
Government investigators have finished their probe of U.S. EPA's handling of the Gold King mine disaster and presented the work in an oral briefing instead of a formal report.
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NUCLEAR WASTE: DOE, state reach deal for Savannah River Site cleanup
State and federal agencies this week reached an agreement on cleanup of nuclear waste at the Savannah River Site near Aiken, S.C.
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FUEL ECONOMY: Automakers make progress, but car buyers still like SUVs
Automakers are meeting and beating fuel economy standards with technologies both in and off the internal combustion engine, according to two U.S. EPA reports released yesterday.
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DOE: Air freshener sparks emergency at Savannah River Site
Officials at a nuclear weapons complex in Columbia, S.C., got a scare yesterday when an air freshener container was reported as a suspicious device in a bathroom.
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DOE: Demolition underway at Hanford
Crews have begun demolishing a large plutonium facility at the highly contaminated Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state.
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TECHNOLOGY: Mercedes-Benz launches U.S. battery company
Watch out, Tesla. Mercedes-Benz is making a play for the U.S. energy storage market.
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PIPELINES: Explosion stokes fears over aging network
The deadly explosion this week of Colonial Pipeline Co.'s Alabama pipeline has people raising concerns about aging oil and gas infrastructure.
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DAKOTA ACCESS: Protesters pepper-sprayed in latest clash
Another clash between officers in riot gear and protestors of the Dakota Access pipeline happened yesterday when dozens of protesters were pepper-sprayed as they tried to reach the pipeline developer's property.
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CAMPAIGN 2016: GOP platform hints Trump would attack regs with data law
Expect Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to hammer President Obama's climate regulations with the 2001 Data Quality Act.
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