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WHITE HOUSE: Candidates for science post call climate claims 'exaggerated'

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Human-caused climate change is either a "radical hypothesis" or tremendously "exaggerated," according to two possible science advisers for President Trump.

EPA: Political operative, former Hill aide joins beachhead team

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Republican political operative John Konkus has joined the Trump administration's so-called beachhead team at U.S. EPA.

EPA: Pruitt faces open records lawsuit over emails

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Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, President Trump's nominee for U.S. EPA administrator, is facing litigation over his emails.

CLIMATE: Lawmakers clash over subpoenas, scientist's claims

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Top lawmakers on the House Science, Space and Technology Committee argued this morning over subpoenas and who should have the power to issue them.

REGULATIONS: Analysts weigh OMB's 'real world' take on Trump's order

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A guidance released by the White House Office of Management and Budget late last week answers some questions raised by President Trump's "pay-go" executive order on regulations.

OREGON STANDOFF: Juror details how prosecutors failed to make their case

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As the government prepares for the second trial stemming from last winter's armed standoff at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, an interview with a pivotal juror from the first trial reveals significant missteps that cost federal prosecutors the convictions of the occupation's leaders.

MISSOURI: Power-purchase bill gathers major business backers

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A bill before the Missouri General Assembly would allow major electricity consumers to buy power directly from a renewable generator, bypassing utilities.

VIRGINIA: State Senate moves to weaken executive, agency power

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The Republican-controlled Virginia Senate passed a proposed constitutional amendment yesterday that would allow legislators to veto executive branch and agency regulations by a simple majority in the state House and Senate.

AUTOS: Toyota, Suzuki aim to jointly develop eco technology

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Japanese automakers Toyota Motor Corp. and Suzuki Motor Corp. have announced plans to work together on ecological and safety technology.

DRINKING WATER: Trump list gives new life to desert pumping project

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A California water company that has struggled to get federal permits for years has new hope, with its name on a preliminary list of infrastructure projects that might get prioritized by the Trump White House.

WATER POLLUTION: EPA OKs slower regs for Wis. pollutant discharge

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U.S. EPA has agreed to a bid from Wisconsin to slow down the rules limiting dominant water pollutant discharge into waterways.

WATER POLLUTION: Trump company still on hook for S.C. cleanup

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Regulators in South Carolina yesterday rejected a Trump Organization effort to limit environmental cleanup duties at an industrial site once owned by Donald Trump Jr.

OIL AND GAS: Cracks, holes found in Valdez tank liner

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An oil spill watchdog group is calling for an inspection of the aging liner under the crude oil tank in Valdez, Alaska, after large holes and cracks were discovered in the material.

DAKOTA ACCESS: Seattle cuts ties with Wells Fargo over pipeline

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Seattle's City Council voted yesterday to take away $3 billion in city business from Wells Fargo & Co. in response to the bank's backing of the Dakota Access pipeline.

PIPELINES: Company files eminent domain suit to clear trees

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A pipeline company wants to start cutting trees as it prepares to build a $4.2 billion, 713-mile natural gas pipeline in Ohio.

COAL: Settlement paves way for women in underground mines

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Illinois Department of Human Rights officials say two gender bias lawsuits will result in immediate hiring of women in the state's coal industry.

WATER POLLUTION: Homebuilders sue EPA over stormwater permit

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A trade group representing homebuilders this week filed a lawsuit against U.S. EPA challenging the agency's stormwater general permit for construction.

REGULATIONS: Trump DOJ appeals order forcing EPA to tally lost coal jobs

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The Trump administration has appealed a lower-court order compelling U.S. EPA to calculate the economic impacts of air regulations on the coal industry.

WEATHER: Tornadoes rip through New Orleans, damage NASA facility

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Multiple tornadoes touched down in New Orleans yesterday, damaging buildings and injuring at least a dozen people.

FISHERIES: Army Corps looks to privatize 7 Ore. hatcheries

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The Army Corps of Engineers might change how it interprets its acquisition regulations in order to privatize seven Oregon hatcheries.
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