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NATIONAL PARKS: Zion's popular offseason stresses rangers

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Despite the winter weather, officials at Zion National Park in Utah say they're being overrun by visitors.

EARTHQUAKES: Scientists eye swarm along Calif.-Mexico border

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Over 250 small earthquakes have shaken the California-Mexico border since New Year's Eve, generating concern among locals and attention among scientists.

GULF OF MEXICO: La. updates plan for spending restoration funds

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Louisiana has released a new version of its plan to spend $50 billion restoring the coast, partly with funds from the settlement over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

NATIONAL MONUMENTS: Bundys say supporters 'must stop' Gold Butte, Bears Ears

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Cliven Bundy's family recently voiced its opposition to two new national monuments, calling on state officials and supporters to fight the Gold Butte National Monument in southern Nevada near his ranch and the Bears Ears National Monument in southeast Utah.

SCIENCE: Critics say biotech committee full of conflicts

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A national committee on biotechnology is facing criticism about potential conflicts of interest.

EPA: Will Trump pick Alaskan to lead regional office?

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There is a tradition of rotating states when selecting a new regional administrator for U.S. EPA, and if President-elect Donald Trump's administration were to follow the tradition, Alaska would be next in line.

TRANSITION: Greens kick off anti-Pruitt ad campaign

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A new TV and online ad campaign intends to swing public opinion against the nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt (R) to head U.S. EPA under the incoming administration.

ELECTRICITY: Trump picks could reshape TVA

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One-third of the board governing the Tennessee Valley Authority, the United States' biggest government-owned utility, is leaving today after three Democratic directors appointed by President Obama were denied reappointment by the Republican-controlled Senate last year.

CLEAN POWER PLAN: 14 states warn Trump of legal battle to protect rule

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If President-elect Donald Trump discards the Clean Power Plan, his administration will meet 14 states in court, a coalition of attorneys general warned last week.

EPA: Air chief unbowed after Hill fights, lawsuits

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U.S. EPA air chief Janet McCabe sees marathon oral arguments on the Clean Power Plan in federal court last fall as a high point of her seven years in the Obama administration.

WESTERN WATER: New law seen as boon for dam construction

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A major new water law is giving hope to those who support a new age of dam building in the West, but major hurdles remain.

CABINET: Trump picks hit Capitol Hill

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The Trump transition action is moving from Manhattan to Capitol Hill this week.

NATIONAL PARKS: NPS finalizes order boosting corporate fundraising

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The National Park Service last week quietly put in place a controversial policy that calls on superintendents and other top agency officials to raise more money from corporations and wealthy patrons.

AIR POLLUTION: EPA finalizes major rollback in NO2 monitoring

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U.S. EPA has substantially scaled back its original plan for tracking vehicle-related emissions of nitrogen dioxide, a regulatory retreat welcomed by state air regulators and industry advocates but hotly opposed by environmental and public health groups.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY: Fate of last-minute Obama rules in Trump's hands

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President-elect Donald Trump will decide the fate of five efficiency rules released last week that could save consumers more than $30 billion.

AGENDA: GOP reverses course as ethics flap dominates opening day

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House Republicans scrapped a plan today to weaken the independent Office of Congressional Ethics after President-elect Donald Trump and others warned against the move.

HAWAII: Advocates urge strict pesticide regs

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Public health advocates in Hawaii are encouraging the state to impose stricter pesticide regulations after a federal judge struck down local ordinances.

ARIZONA: Lawns decline as Phoenix re-embraces desert

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An emphasis on grass helped Phoenix grow in its formative years, but more recently the area has started to embrace the desert again.

OHIO: Assembly poised to move on renewables in new session

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The Ohio General Assembly seems likely to address renewable energy this session, given comments by new Senate President Pro Tempore Larry Obhof (R) and re-elected House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger (R).

MARYLAND: Gov. Hogan proposes $65M for green energy projects

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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) announced a series of environmental initiatives for the new legislative session, including a proposal to spend $65 million over three years on tax incentives, job training and a "Green Energy Institute" at the University of Maryland.
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