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FISHERIES: Blue crab comeback may spark catch-limit fight

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As the once-threatened population of blue crabs continues to grow in Maryland, a debate could be brewing among officials and watermen about whether to change harvest limits.

WILDLIFE: Wolf spotted in Nev. for 1st time in nearly 100 years

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A wolf has been sighted in Nevada for the first time in nearly a century, according to state wildlife officials.

ENDANGERED SPECIES: Feds drop protections for Puget Sound rockfish

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Federal regulators have removed a population of canary rockfish that lives in Puget Sound from the endangered species list.

HURRICANES: Forecasters eye potential preseason storm

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Forecasters say it is possible for the Atlantic to have a tropical system in March.

FORESTS: Fire risk should be mapped like flood zones — researchers

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The federal government could reduce property damage from wildfires by creating national fire hazard zone maps similar to those already used for flood zones, a wildfire researcher said yesterday.

POLITICS: Ex-Cabinet secretary: 'I miss Barack Obama'

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Every day under President Trump is "chaos," former Obama administration Labor Secretary Tom Perez said today.

WHITE HOUSE: OSTP pick could be coming soon

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The White House this morning said its pick for director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy would be coming "soon."

EPA: Agency fills out legal shop

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U.S. EPA has begun to staff up its legal office for the Trump administration.

NATIONAL MONUMENTS: Utah governor doesn't bring up Bears Ears with Trump

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Utah Gov. Gary Herbert (R) hasn't been shy about his desire to rescind Bears Ears National Monument in the three months since its creation — except when he's in the presence of the one man Republicans believe has the authority to undo the 1.35-million-acre site, President Trump.

WATER POLLUTION: Industry asks EPA to ditch 2015 curbs on power plant toxics

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An industry group is asking U.S. EPA to reconsider a regulation aimed at reducing toxic metals in power plants' wastewater.

PARIS AGREEMENT: Exxon asks White House to stay in

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The country's largest oil company has asked President Trump not to make good on his promise to "cancel" U.S. participation in the Paris climate agreement.

EPA: National Academies panel endorses human air pollution tests

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A panel of outside experts has broadly endorsed U.S. EPA's use of voluntary human testing in air pollution studies, saying in a new report that the controversial practice yields valuable data not obtainable through other means.

CLIMATE: Greens search for silver linings in executive action

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On an otherwise dismal day for environmentalists, supporters of climate action see some silver linings for the power sector.

POLITICS: Conservative civil war brews over climate policies

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Infighting over the Trump administration's climate agenda is spilling out into the open.

BUDGET: White House outlines more cuts for energy, environment

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The White House is asking Congress to slash billions of dollars from energy and environmental programs for the last six months of fiscal 2017, beyond already deep cuts it previously proposed for next year, according to budget documents obtained by E&E News.

OKLAHOMA: Lawmakers move to OK hog hunts from helicopters

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Oklahoma lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow hunters to shoot wild hogs from helicopters.

MINNESOTA: GOP blocks pollinator protections, pesticide research

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An attempt to protect pollinators by Gov. Mark Dayton (D) has been blocked by Republican state lawmakers.

MARYLAND: Lawmakers send efficiency bill to governor's desk

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Maryland state lawmakers have approved an extension of the EmPOWER Maryland energy efficiency program.

SCIENCE: STEM workforce is aging — study

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On average, the age of U.S. scientists is increasing, according to a study by Ohio State University economists. The study included both private-sector and academic positions across STEM fields.

DRINKING WATER: Contamination found on, around N.J. military base

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Several water sources on and near Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey are contaminated with two chemicals that were used in a firefighting foam for decades, the base said yesterday.
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