Utah state House Speaker Greg Hughes (R) used part of his Legislature's opening day to rail against the newly established Bears Ears National Monument, urging President Trump to rescind the designation for the 1.35-million-acre-site.
NATIONAL MONUMENTS: Utah lawmakers push Trump to rescind Bears Ears
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ADVOCACY: Meet the group that styles itself the West's 'radical center'
Half a dozen years ago, ranchers and landowners in the West felt a gap in the spectrum of groups representing them in policy battles.
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INFRASTRUCTURE: Senate Democrats unveil 10-year, $1T plan
Senate Democrats revealed a trillion-dollar plan to rebuild the country's roads, bridges, waterways and airports today in a challenge to President Trump to make good on his infrastructure promises.
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HOUSE: Top Dems picked for Natural Resources subcommittees
House Natural Resources Committee Democrats today announced five subcommittee ranking members and a vice ranking member for the full panel.
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WHITE HOUSE: Ryan invites Trump to address Congress
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) today invited President Trump to address a joint session of Congress next month.
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NOMINATIONS: Democrats delay Sessions vote
The Senate Judiciary Committee postponed today's scheduled vote on President Trump's nominee for attorney general after ranking member Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) requested a delay.
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NOMINATIONS: Panel approves Chao, Ross after assurances on climate info
Wilbur Ross is one step closer to becoming Commerce secretary, after assuring a key Democrat that the department would continue to "research, monitor and report" climate information under his leadership.
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COMMERCE: Dems blast climate science denier at NOAA as 'swamp alligator'
A climate denier on the Commerce Department landing team is a "swamp alligator" who should be kept far away from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, according to key Democrats.
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AUTOS: Trump calls for more investment, vows weaker rules
President Trump and the leaders of major automakers met this morning to seek common ground on boosting manufacturing jobs in the United States and reviewing regulations.
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AIR POLLUTION: Regulatory freeze puts dozens of EPA rules in limbo
The impact of a Trump administration regulatory freeze quickly landed at U.S. EPA yesterday as agency officials moved to halt or delay implementation of almost three dozen rulemakings and final regulations.
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FEDERAL AGENCIES: Social media horse-collared as Trump team grabs reins
Twitter posts and other social media activity have been scaled back at U.S. EPA, the departments of the Interior and Energy, and other agencies as the new Trump administration gets traction.
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TRANSITION: Trump's 'tornado-like force' at EPA
President Trump's top political aide at U.S. EPA has been described as "bombastic," "tornado-like," a "rabid dog" and "an environmentalist."
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PIPELINES: Trump orders advance of Keystone XL, Dakota Access
President Trump signed memos today aimed at restarting the Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines, keeping a campaign promise and throwing down the gauntlet to environmentalists opposed to the projects.
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ITALY: Officials rescue 3 puppies from avalanche rubble
At least 14 people are dead and 15 more are missing after an avalanche devastated the base of the Gran Sasso d'Italia mountain in the Abruzzo region in Italy.
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OREGON: State slaughters 4 panthers preying on pets, chickens
Officials in Oregon killed four cougars within the past week that had killed two pets and 12 or more chickens in the small town of La Pine.
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OREGON: State approves gillnetting on Columbia River
A compromise between Oregon and Washington to phase out controversial gillnets on the Columbia River collapsed this month, leading the two states to approve separate plans for commercial fisheries along their aqueous boundary.
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ARMY CORPS: Port Everglades dredging stalls again for environmental review
The Army Corps of Engineers plans to stop dredging Port Everglades in Florida while it reviews again the potential environmental damage, according to federal court filings.
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FLINT CRISIS: Lead levels dip below federal limits — officials
Lead levels in the drinking water of Flint, Mich., have fallen below federal limits for the first time since the 2015 crisis, officials announced yesterday.
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SUPERFUND: Obama appointee slams EPA mining rule
Proposed changes to Superfund insurance standards for the hardrock mining industry earned U.S. EPA a scolding from a federal watchdog.
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STATES: Falling energy production hits some budgets hard
Six of the major energy-producing states have fallen into recessions after declines in production and exploration led to plummeting revenues and stagnating job growth, according to a financial analysis released yesterday.
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