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WEST VIRGINIA: Sluggish abandoned mine cleanup frustrates officials

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West Virginia officials are awaiting cleanup and federal funds for 3,300 abandoned coal mines, one of which burst into flame last summer in rural Preston County.

UTAH: GOP breaks state rules to push for anti-Bears Ears resolution

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Utah House Republicans broke a statehouse rule last week when they held an improper hearing on resolutions asking President Trump to wipe out Bears Ears and reduce Grand Staircase- Escalante national monuments.

AUTOS: Honda, GM will team up on fuel cells

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Honda Motor Co Ltd. and General Motors Co. will jointly produce hydrogen fuel-cell power systems starting in 2020, the companies announced yesterday.

RAIL: Amtrak to get new CFO

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Amtrak will get a new chief financial officer Thursday.

PIPELINES: Iowa diesel spill smaller than estimated, company says

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Pipeline officials overestimated the size of a diesel spill in north-central Iowa last Wednesday.

PIPELINES: Texas pipeline ruptures, spews oil

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A pipeline ruptured near Blue Ridge, Texas, yesterday, spewing a geyser of crude oil into the air.

DAKOTA ACCESS: Cleaning starts at N.D. protest site

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With a harsh winter rolling in, many protesters have left the camp site near the Dakota Access pipeline, and crews have started filling dump trucks with the trash that has accumulated under the snow.

DRINKING WATER: States on edge as Air Force addresses contamination

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Mark Correll turns to bleach as a justification for the Air Force's use of controversial chemicals as firefighting foam.

GRID: Government unveils years of space weather data

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The federal government has publicly released 16 years of data collected on space weather for the first time.

PEOPLE: Former DOE senior counsel joins Valero Energy

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A former Department of Energy official has been picked to lead Valero Energy Corp.'s Washington office.

CALIFORNIA: World's largest energy storage project opening in San Diego

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LOS ANGELES — The largest battery storage project in the world will open in days in San Diego County, part of a surge of Southern California energy storage projects coming online, energy officials said here yesterday.

OCEANS: Global warming could boost mercury levels in fish — study

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Climate change could send mercury levels in fish skyrocketing, according to a new study.

FOREST SERVICE: 2nd lawsuit targets PolyMet land swap

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A second lawsuit, filed yesterday in federal court, will challenge the U.S. Forest Service's approval of a land swap with PolyMet Mining Corp. for a copper mine in northern Minnesota.

CLIMATE: Judge voices skepticism about warming in activist's trial

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A Washington state judge questioned the existence of climate change during the trial of climate activist Ken Ward last week.

OREGON STANDOFF: Prosecutors ask judge to summon blogger to court

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Federal prosecutors are attempting to force a blogger who is allegedly outing confidential FBI informants from last winter's standoff at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge to appear in court.

OCEANS: Bay of Bengal struggles with fishery depletion, dead zone

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The Bay of Bengal's fisheries are vital to the 200 million people living along its coasts, but severe depletion has taken its toll and once-abundant species are now nearly gone.

FISHERIES: Gulf dead zone drives jumbo shrimp price spike — study

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The low-oxygen dead zone that forms off Louisiana's coast every spring and summer temporarily increases the price of jumbo shrimp, which affects fishermen, customers and seafood markets, according to a new study.

NATIONAL PARKS: Yellowstone proposes upgrading cellular coverage

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Officials at Yellowstone National Park are considering upgrades to cellular service that critics say will degrade the park's core mission.

TRIBES: Pipeline protests seen invigorating Native American youth

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A growing youth movement was a big driver of change throughout the protest of the Dakota Access pipeline.

FEDERAL WORKFORCE: Connolly proposes 3.2% employee pay raise

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Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) has proposed legislation to lift federal employees' pay.
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