After being rebuffed by a district court, the Trump administration has directly asked a federal appeals court to halt a high-profile climate change lawsuit brought by youth plaintiffs.
CLIMATE: Trump admin seeks to stop youths' lawsuit
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MINING: Miner aims to reopen largest U.S. deposit of rare earths
Tom Clarke first heard about rare earths a year ago, but now the coal miner is leading a consortium's bid to reopen a California mine that is the only major U.S. deposit of the elements.
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WILDFIRES: Where blazes burn, small cities come and go
During fire season, small cities of firefighters pop up where the men and women eat, shower and rest before their next shift.
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NATIONAL PARKS: Mall's Reflecting Pool to be drained after duckling deaths
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool will be drained and refilled after about 80 ducklings died, probably due to parasites in the water.
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WATER POLLUTION: No EPA 'pattern of deception' in mine spill — IG
U.S. EPA's inspector general found no evidence of the "pattern of deception" that Republican lawmakers saw in the agency's response to the Gold King mine spill.
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OCEANS: Caucus leaders introduce marine debris bill
The co-chairs of the House Oceans Caucus recently introduced legislation to help federal, state and local governments fight the growing influx of trash in the world's seas.
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CAMPAIGN 2018: Rep. Polis jumps into Colo. gubernatorial race
Democratic Rep. Jared Polis today announced his candidacy for Colorado governor in 2018, joining an already packed race.
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EPA: CEI official disparages Trump budget, urges redo
U.S. EPA's current budget request is 1,000 pages of "gobbledygook," according to the conservative Competitive Enterprise Institute's senior environmental fellow.
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DOE: Agency shuts down long-running energy news digest
The Department of Energy last week ended a publication that for 14 years has provided information to stakeholders about major energy infrastructure issues.
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SUPERFUND: Who pays for one of the costliest cleanups ever?
Lurking under the surface of the lower 8.3 miles of New Jersey's Passaic River are blue crabs, fish and tens of thousands of pounds of cancer-causing contaminants.
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COAL: In reversal, Trump downplays climate in mine reviews
Debate over two proposed coal mine expansions, long-running climate proxy wars, intensified last week after President Trump moved to abandon the nation's carbon-cutting goals last month in the name of helping miners.
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EPA: Pruitt rebuffs G-7 on climate
The Trump administration bucked Group of Seven allies today, refusing to endorse climate action in a statement on environmental priorities.
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NATIONAL MONUMENTS: Zinke's move on Bears Ears remains under wraps — for now
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke will continue to review Bears Ears National Monument and has reopened the public comment period for the Utah site until mid-July, the White House confirmed today.
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CHINA: Government struggles to regulate chemical industry
More than 300 children in Dapu, China, were found to have lead poisoning after experiencing hearing loss, impaired speach and difficulty walking.
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CALIFORNIA: Century-old sunken Coast Guard ship found
Researchers discovered off the Southern California coast a sunken U.S. Coast Guard boat that dates back to the Spanish-American War.
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ARIZONA: State tries to contain 28 wildfires
Nearly 30 wildfires tore through Arizona yesterday, bringing in crews from across the western United States.
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AUTONOMOUS CARS: Apple focusing on self-driving tech
Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook said the tech giant is joining the race to design self-driving car systems.
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ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Driverless revolution moves to high seas
A Norwegian shipping company wants to deliver cargoes by unmanned sea vessels by 2020.
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OIL AND GAS: Alaska wants hundreds of unused wells closed
Alaska inspectors want oil and gas companies to close hundreds of unused wells across the state.
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EMISSIONS: Calif. mayors ink port pledge
Two California mayors signed an agreement yesterday to direct the nation's largest port complex to move toward zero-emission trucks and yard equipment.
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