The director of the National Hurricane Center, Rick Knabb, is leaving the forecasting agency for an on-air hurricane expert position at the Weather Channel.
PEOPLE: National Hurricane Center director moves to Weather Channel
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PIPELINES: Canadian spill prompts rare safety board deployment
Canadian agencies responded yesterday to an oil spill at an Enbridge Inc. storage site east of Edmonton, Alberta.
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COAL: Power plant construction plummeted in 2016 — study
Coal-fired power plant construction dropped dramatically in 2016, according to a new study.
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REFINERIES: Texas school board OKs $10B petrochemical plant
A local school board in Texas has given approval to a $10 billion petrochemical complex north of Corpus Christi, despite community opposition.
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DAKOTA ACCESS: Holes burned through unused pipe highlight sabotage risk
Just as the Dakota Access pipeline is getting finishing touches to carry oil, the developer has reported "recent coordinated physical attacks" on the pipeline.
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ADVOCACY: Documentaries highlight climate security risks
Filmmakers who believe in action against climate change are using documentaries about global warming national security risks to reach skeptics about the issue.
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AGRICULTURE: Beef consumption declines and so do emissions — report
Declining meat consumption in the United States has cut as much pollution related to climate change as taking tens of millions of cars off the road, according to a study by an environmental group.
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OIL AND GAS: Judge halts Calif. injection fines
A county judge in California temporarily halted state fines of oil producers who failed to meet a Feb. 15 deadline to stop injection well operations.
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DOE: Federal appeals court weighs loan office cronyism charge
Federal appeals court judges pressed attorneys for the administration and a battery-maker today over allegations the Department of Energy's loan office was tainted by cronyism.
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EPA: Watchdog group sues agency for encrypted messages
U.S. EPA is now facing litigation over its employees' use of encrypted messages.
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OREGON STANDOFF: Last 4 defendants found guilty on misdemeanor charges
A federal judge yesterday found four defendants guilty of a variety of misdemeanor charges including trespassing during last year's occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon.
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WILDLIFE: Duck hunting dips dramatically in U.S. since 1970
Duck hunting in the United States is on the decline, and this could have consequences for conservation and waterfowl populations, according to a study by Delta Waterfowl.
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WILDLIFE: Feds inadvertently killed 15 pets last year
Federal agents kill millions of animals across the country every year.
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FORESTS: Residents clash with feds over dam demo in dawn showdown
Protesters and the Forest Service came to a compromise yesterday over federal authorities' plans to blow up five vintage dams along Santiago Creek in Southern California.
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FORESTS: Judge rejects federal approval of Ore. logging project
A federal judge has ruled that the Forest Service did not properly analyze a proposed logging project in Oregon's Umpqua National Forest, ordering the agency to re-examine potential impacts of the project to a proposed wilderness area and habitat for the threatened northern spotted owl.
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SUPREME COURT: LCV urges senators to reject Gorsuch
The League of Conservation Voters has urged senators to oppose the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to be a Supreme Court justice.
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WATER POLICY: Lawmakers stress infrastructure investment needs
Speaking at a rally held today in honor of World Water Day, several lawmakers emphasized the need for federal investment in water infrastructure projects.
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NUCLEAR: Senate panel approves bipartisan reform bill
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee today easily approved a bipartisan bill to revamp federal licensing of advanced reactors and usher in the next wave of nuclear technology.
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CLIMATE: Trump's tweets could harm his environmental rollbacks
President Trump's words and tweets could jeopardize his environmental regulation rollbacks in the same way they did his travel ban.
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KEYSTONE XL: Trump says he threatened TransCanada to drop NAFTA suit
President Trump last night said Keystone XL pipeline developer TransCanada Corp. dropped a multibillion-dollar claim against the U.S. government after he threatened to block the infamous project.
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