U.S. EPA yesterday said it wanted to postpone compliance dates for an Obama administration regulation related to polluted water releases from power plants.
WATER POLLUTION: EPA moves to delay power plant dumping rule compliance
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AUTOS: General Motors under scrutiny for diesel emissions
Auto giant General Motors is now facing the same accusations as other automakers about possible extra emissions from its diesel vehicles.
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ELECTRICITY: Calif. plans for solar decrease during total eclipse
California relies so much on solar power that state officials are urging residents to turn off unneeded lights and appliances during the Aug. 21 solar eclipse.
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DOE: Lawmakers ask GAO to review Hanford facilities
Seven members of Congress yesterday asked the Government Accountability Office to examine how the aging, contaminated facilities at the Hanford nuclear reservation are monitored and maintained.
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PUBLIC HEALTH: Scientists question whether warming leads to epidemics
Brazil is once again suffering from the effects of a devastating mosquito-borne disease after the Zika virus plagued the country in 2015 and 2016.
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CALIFORNIA: Top court strikes down ruling on elephant treatment
The California Supreme Court yesterday struck down a lower court's ruling that would have required the Los Angeles Zoo to exercise its elephants on soft ground and not use electric shocks.
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NEVADA STANDOFF: Start date for retrial pushed back to July
A new jury selection date of July 10 has been set for the retrial in the first case stemming from a 2014 armed standoff between ranchers and federal agents in Nevada.
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CLIMATE: Petroleum group pulls rip cord on children's case
The refining industry trade group American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers wants to get out of a lawsuit between a group of children and the U.S. government.
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PUBLIC LANDS: Bears Ears dispute sends outdoor show to Denver
Two major outdoor recreation trade expositions are combining for one big show in Denver next year.
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HURRICANES: NOAA predicts above-normal storm season
Weather forecasters in the United States yesterday predicted an above-average Atlantic hurricane season in 2017.
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POLLINATORS: Bee losses drop to 10-year low but remain high
American beekeepers lost 21 percent of their colonies last winter, the lowest winter loss since 2006 and an improvement over last year's 27 percent death rate.
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EVERGLADES: Fla. lawmakers offer bills to speed up restoration
Florida lawmakers reintroduced legislation in both the Senate and House yesterday aimed at speeding up restoration projects in the Everglades.
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NATIONAL MONUMENTS: Comments on Interior review heavily favor status quo — group
Public comments on an Interior Department review of the status of dozens of national monuments is skewing heavily in favor of retaining existing designations, including the Bears Ears National Monument in southeastern Utah, according to a new analysis by the Center for Western Priorities.
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PARIS AGREEMENT: G-7 slow-walk on climate may signal U.S. will stay in treaty
TAORMINA, Sicily — Delegations at the Group of Seven summit here are grappling with the wording of what looks likely to be a vague statement on climate change in their final communique.
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ENERGY POLICY: Top Trump aide trashes coal
The White House's top economic adviser yesterday dismissed coal, citing natural gas, solar and wind as ways President Trump can bring back manufacturing and jobs without sacrificing the environment.
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Q&A: Clean air warrior on Trump, enviro politics, fine wine
Bill Becker ends his nearly 37-year run next Friday as executive director of the National Association of Clean Air Agencies.
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY: Trump stands by Obama rules after lawsuit threat
The Trump administration is backing several major energy efficiency standards after critics threatened lawsuits and attacked the Department of Energy for delays.
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DOE: Big talk but little action as nominations lag
President Trump's bold plans for overhauling the Department of Energy have been hamstrung so far by a lack of nominees for key DOE posts.
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EPA: Banking 'bulldog' now top Pruitt adviser
The scion of a storied Oklahoma banking family is taking the lead on U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's effort to remake the agency's toxic waste cleanup program.
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CHINA: Ivory ban forces down prices, but poaching persists
The Asian market for raw ivory has plummeted since China announced a plan to ban its legal domestic ivory trade, but poaching remains a problem.
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