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NATIONAL MONUMENTS: Ore. senators push Zinke on expanded site

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Oregon's Democratic senators are urging Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to take into account the "extensive public process" that resulted in the 2016 expansion of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument and to consult with them, tribes and the state before making any changes.

EPA: Carper sharply questions move on scientific advisers

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Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) is questioning U.S. EPA's recent action to not renew the terms of some of its science advisers.

ADVOCACY: Ratepayers pay for utility political activities — report

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Electric customers in some states help foot the bill for their utility's political advocacy through trade associations, a new report says.

DOE: Greens worry grid study could threaten wind PTC

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Clean energy advocates are worried a fast-tracked Department of Energy study on subsidies and grid reliability could be used to attack critical tax incentives for wind and solar producers.

CLIMATE: Obama weighs in on Paris, selfies

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In his first public foreign foray since leaving the White House, former President Obama said he is confident the United States will stay the course on combating climate change, though it might "move more slowly."

CLEAN WATER RULE: EPA, Army Corps want state input on WOTUS rewrite

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The Trump administration is asking states for advice on how to define which wetlands and small waterways are covered by the Clean Water Act.

CLIMATE: Interior removes melting glaciers, wildfires from its website

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The Interior Department has removed from its website sections describing agency efforts to mitigate and manage climate change, an environmental watchdog said.

NATIONAL MONUMENTS: Standing in Bears Ears, Zinke says protections may change

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BLANDING, Utah — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke questioned yesterday whether a monument designation is the "right vehicle" to protect tracts in southern Utah, suggesting that other public lands categories could be more appropriate for the 1.35-million-acre Bears Ears National Monument.

NATIONAL PARKS: Police union wants Zinke to split force from NPS

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More people die in car crashes per mile each year on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway than any other National Park Service roadway.

EPA: Seeing 'chilling effect,' unions push back on ethics memo

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Several unions representing U.S. EPA employees are asking the agency to rework ethics guidance they believe could silence their members.

FERC: Industry lawyer seen as Trump's likely next pick

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With President Trump announcing his picks yesterday for seats on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the talk in Washington energy circles today turned toward someone who wasn't mentioned in the White House press releases.

PHILIPPINES: Duterte says mining law will remain in place

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said today that an existing mining law will remain in place.

NEPAL: Buddha's birthplace suffers from pollution

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Lumbini, the historic birth site of Buddha, is highly polluted, according to recent air quality data.

BRAZIL: 9 killed in Amazon over lands issues

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A territorial dispute last month in a remote area of the Amazon rainforest ended with nine men being stabbed or shot dead.

TEXAS: State Senate clears Railroad Commission reform bill

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The Texas Senate has passed a long-awaited bill that aims to reform the state oil and gas regulatory agency. Environmentalists say the bill is toothless.

OREGON: Elliott State Forest to remain publicly owned

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Oregon's Elliott State Forest, which was nearly sold to a timber company, will stay in public ownership after Gov. Kate Brown (D) and others voted yesterday to stop the sale.

PENNSYLVANIA: Environmental secretary nominee passes committee

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A Pennsylvania state Senate committee yesterday advanced the nomination of Patrick McDonnell for secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection.

MARYLAND: Environmental crime prosecution hits 20-year low

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Maryland's prosecution of environmental crimes is at its lowest level in at least two decades.

DRINKING WATER: Report warns of 'decaying systems,' violations in Puerto Rico

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The U.S. territory of Puerto Rico has the highest rate of drinking water violations of all the states and territories in the nation, the Natural Resources Defense Council said in a report released this morning.

DOE: Cleanup continues after Hanford tunnel collapse

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Workers at the Hanford nuclear waste site in Washington state tried to find a fix yesterday for a hole in the roof of a tunnel that contains rail cars full of radioactive equipment.
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