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The Trump administration's controversial freeze on U.S. EPA's massive grant program is expected to end Friday, according to EPA officials.

The Trump administration has apparently walked back plans to scrub climate change references from U.S. EPA's website. "We've been told to stand down," an EPA employee told E&E News today. That directive comes after staff was told yesterday to remove the climate page from the EPA website, sparking a scramble by outside data specialists to download files.

Two Spanish forest rangers were shot in the Catalonia region by a hunter with an unlicensed shotgun.

The New Mexico Supreme Court heard oral arguments yesterday on a utility's plan to close the coal-fired San Juan Generating Station.

To fix the toxic algae outbreaks that shut down local businesses last year, Florida Senate President Joe Negron (R) has proposed a plan that would affect another business — the sugar industry.

West Virginia's new governor has sacked the head of the state's coal-mine safety agency and replaced him with the office's deputy director.

An impending slaughter of Yellowstone National Park bison due to disease concerns was blocked by Gov. Steve Bullock (D) until 40 of the animals can be removed per tribal request.

A proposed measure in Wyoming would fine utilities if they provide wind or solar energy.

Target Corp. announced yesterday that it will eradicate certain chemical toxins from its supply chain as part of a comprehensive new chemical policy.

The Mississippi River is near-pristine for wildlife habitats and recreation until it reaches the Twin Cities metro area, according to a new report.

The Department of Energy today released its environmental justice strategy for 2017 to help protect vulnerable populations from agency actions.

Tundra Energy Marketing Ltd. confirmed yesterday that its pipeline was responsible for the leak of about 52,830 gallons of crude oil in a Saskatchewan aboriginal community in Canada.

The oil well owned by Anadarko Petroleum Corp. that blew out in Colorado last week sprayed at least 28,000 gallons of gas, oil and drilling waste water onto the surrounding area.

WGL Holdings, a major natural gas supplier in the Washington, D.C., area, has been purchased by Calgary, Alberta-based AltaGas Ltd. for $6.4 billion. The companies hope to close the agreement by the end of the year.

A nuclear security expert is being tapped to lead Sandia National Laboratories.

Many tree crops like pistachios, peaches and almonds need a certain amount of cold weather every year, and farmers and scientists are worried that warming temperatures could spell trouble for the industry.

The U.S. Special Representative for the Arctic, retired U.S. Coast Guard Robert Papp, has stepped down from the position to become a lobbyist for a shipbuilding company.

Exxon Mobil Corp. has appointed a renowned climate scientist who has spoken out against fossil fuels to its board.

Rain deluged California over the past two weeks, coming so heavily that it triggered flooding, mudslides, power outages and crumbling cliffs. Gov. Jerry Brown (D) declared a disaster area in 49 counties. The Golden State winter overall has been wet, with most reservoirs at or above historical averages.

The United Kingdom's high court has barred Nigerian plaintiffs afflicted by oil waste from suing Royal Dutch Shell PLC and its Nigerian subsidiary in the U.K.

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