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POLITICS: EPA chief barnstorms Capitol Hill

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U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt made the rounds on Capitol Hill yesterday, meeting with lawmakers from both parties.

BIOFUELS: Pruitt signals support for lifting ethanol restrictions

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U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt suggested yesterday that he supports lifting seasonal restrictions on the sale of high-ethanol fuel, giving biofuel supporters a surprise boost on one of their top federal policy priorities.

DENMARK: Researchers celebrate first wolf pack in 2 centuries

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Researchers have confirmed the existence of a wolf pack in Denmark, two centuries after the last wolf pack called the country its home.

WASHINGTON: Researcher cleared of lobbying accusations in wolf case

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A professor who filed a complaint against Washington State University has been cleared of accusations from the university that he misused state resources.

OREGON: Governor unveils plan to keep state forest public

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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (D) has released a plan to keep Elliott State Forest public. The plan calls for $100 million in state bonds to remove a section of the land from timber production.

TEXAS: House committee mulls parks funding bill

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The Texas House Appropriations Committee yesterday considered a bill that would increase funding for state parks and guarantee them future financial support.

OREGON: Emails show Gov. Brown opposed enviro agency head

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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (D) publicly supports Richard Whitman, her former policy adviser and head of the Department of Environmental Quality.

SOLAR: Tariffs would hurt demand 'significantly' — Goldman Sachs

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A solar company's request to President Trump to impose new trade barriers could cause U.S. solar demand to drop "significantly," according to a new research note from Goldman Sachs.

URANIUM: NRC mulls penalties over leaks

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A Canadian mining company that caused two uranium sludge leaks on a truck route between Wyoming and Utah told U.S. regulators yesterday that it has taken steps to prevent a repeat of the incidents and should not be punished.

NUCLEAR WASTE: GAO floats cement log plan over glass

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Congress should consider allowing the Department of Energy to study encasing nuclear waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in a cement-like mixture instead of turning it into glass logs, the Government Accountability Office said in a report this week.

OIL AND GAS: CSB to probe fatal Colo. home explosion linked to well

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The U.S. Chemical Safety Board is investigating the fatal home explosion in the Denver suburbs that's been traced to an oil and gas well.

REGULATIONS: Conservative law firm moves to quash enviro suit

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A conservative law firm is moving to stop litigation by the Center for Biological Diversity against the Congressional Review Act, a 1996 law Congress has used more than a dozen times this year to toss Obama-era regulations.

INTERIOR: Court rejects bid to speed post-Deepwater NEPA review

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A federal court has rejected environmentalists' bid to speed up the Interior Department's post-Deepwater Horizon review of its National Environmental Policy Act procedures.

SCIENCE: Humans need to escape Earth in 100 years — Stephen Hawking

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Renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking has revised what he sees as humanity's deadline for leaving Earth.

WEATHER: Tornado warnings have worsened since 2007

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The National Weather Service's tornado warning accuracy has declined "significantly" since a supercell devastated Greensburg, Kan., in 2007.

OCEANS: Hundreds of dead sharks wash up in Calif.

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Hundreds of sharks have washed up dead on the shores of San Francisco Bay over the last seven weeks.

FLOODS: Midwest waits for Mississippi crest as other rivers recede

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While many Midwestern communities are breathing a sigh of relief as floodwaters recede, communities along the midsection of the Mississippi River are waiting for the worst to come.

BRISTOL BAY: Pebble, EPA say settlement a week away

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The company behind the Pebble mine project in Alaska and U.S. EPA yesterday told a federal judge they are just one week away from settling long-running litigation over Obama-era proposed mining restrictions.

FERC: LaFleur forges ahead in leading neutered agency

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During her career at National Grid, Cheryl LaFleur rose to acting CEO and expected to take on the job permanently. When the company decided to hire someone from outside, she resigned.

EPA: Scientists say yanked climate webpage was accurate

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U.S. EPA is doing a large-scale website update that includes a review of the climate change page. But scientists say the previous page — which has been taken down during the review — contained no mistakes.
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