Montana is releasing dogs to detect invasive zebra and quagga mussels that have cost the United States billions of dollars over the past 30 years.
INVASIVE SPECIES: Mont. deploys dogs to track down mussels
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GREAT LAKES: Yearly Erie algal bloom lower thanks to dry season
Although this year's Lake Erie algal bloom was smaller than normal, scientists warn against being hopeful.
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WILDLIFE: Wyo. protects mule deer migration corridor
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has bought a prime corridor for mule deer migration in a move experts say will protect the species.
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WHALES: Orca numbers at risk on West Coast — scientists
A colony of orca whales off the coast of British Columbia and Washington state is at risk of flatlining, scientists have warned.
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OCEANS: Navy sonar testing a go in final Pacific training plan
The U.S. Navy will move forward with a plan to expand sonar testing and other training off the coasts of Washington, Oregon and Northern California.
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WESTERN WATER: Report finds 'cause for hope' in healing Calif. estuary
Restoring the West Coast's largest estuary is within reach, according to a report released today by California scientists.
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SENATE: McConnell eyes swift action on coal, Keystone XL
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is working on a list of quick executive decisions that President-elect Donald Trump can take on coal and other energy issues when he enters the Oval Office.
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HOUSE: McCarthy won't rule out omnibus, slams midnight rules
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy is not ruling out moving an omnibus spending package or a water projects bill in the lame-duck session that begins today.
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ALASKA: Referendum links voter registration with oil-wealth payment
A new Alaska law will automatically register as voters all those who sign up to receive their annual payment from the state's oil trust.
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PEOPLE: FERC commissioner jumps to law firm
Tony Clark, a former Republican member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, is joining the Washington, D.C.-based law firm Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP, which specializes in communications and energy law.
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PARIS AGREEMENT: White House rolls out global renewable energy funding
The White House and Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz launched new actions to continue the global transition to zero- and low-carbon energy sources today, despite a gloomy outlook for climate action from the next administration.
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TRANSITION: Names emerge for top jobs in DOE, FERC
President-elect Donald Trump's transition team is considering high-profile energy lawyers for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, according to a source involved in the effort.
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LOBBYING: 'Swamp' welcomes Trump to town
On the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump pledged to "drain the swamp" — the capital's pervasive influence industry that works the political system for its clients.
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ADVOCACY: Greens ready to cash in on Trump win
Just after Donald Trump won the White House contest, environmental groups started making pleas for cash.
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LAW: D.C. Circuit may be bulwark against enviro rule changes
A panel of judges in Washington, D.C., that leans liberal could give environmental advocates one bright spot in the next four years under a Trump administration that has pledged to undo a host of Obama administration regulations.
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POLITICS: Can Trump deliver on immense energy, climate promises?
President-elect Donald Trump vowed on the campaign trail to topple just about every major energy and environment policy enacted in the past eight years. But his bold agenda faces significant hurdles.
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UKRAINE: Chernobyl gets new radiation shield
Workers have begun to move a massive shield over Chernobyl's reactor 4 to help prevent radiation leaks for the next 100 years.
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CHINA: 'World's saddest' polar bear temporarily moved
A polar bear living in a Chinese mall deemed the "world's saddest" will be getting a temporary break from its enclosure in an indoor aquarium.
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RUSSIA: Algal blooms strike world's deepest lake
Russia's Lake Baikal, which holds 20 percent of the world's unfrozen fresh water, is no longer considered one of the cleanest lakes on the planet.
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WATER POLLUTION: Utah residents fear uranium mill is leaking
Some residents of a town in Utah are considering moving because of possible water contamination from a uranium mill.
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