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NOAA: Alaska council official to head fisheries service

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The longtime leader of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council will take over leadership this week of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's fisheries program, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced today.

PEOPLE: Markey aide heads to NRDC

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A top aide for Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) is joining the Natural Resources Defense Council.

SUPERFUND: Colo. leaders hope to capitalize on EPA's new priorities

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Public officials downstream from the Gold King mine paid U.S. EPA a visit last week to make sure they didn't make a mistake putting their faith in the agency following the 2015 spill at the Colorado site.

PUBLIC LANDS: Green group rallying support for national monuments

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The League of Conservation Voters today unveiled a new $600,000 campaign to rally support for public lands, as the Trump administration conducts a review of dozens of national monuments for potential rescissions.

REGULATIONS: OMB mulls fracking rollback as Dems slam methane freeze

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The Obama administration's primary effort to address impacts from hydraulic fracturing on public lands is officially on track to be scrapped.

NOMINATIONS: Senate confirms Trump FEMA pick

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The Senate today confirmed President Trump's pick of Brock Long to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency, following a swift and low-profile confirmation process.

TECHNOLOGY: Bill Gates, Tom Fanning push for DOE funding

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Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates, Southern Co. CEO Tom Fanning and eight other business leaders are urging Congress to fund Department of Energy programs slated for deep cuts by the Trump administration.

RENEWABLE ENERGY: D.C. Circuit backs grid rules accused of hurting wind, solar

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A federal court today unanimously upheld regulators' approval of a new electricity market structure in the eastern half of the country.

EPA: 38 science advisers get pink slips — internal email

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U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt continues to clear out a key advisory committee, signaling plans to drop several dozen current members of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC), according to an email yesterday from a senior agency official.

INTERIOR: Zinke envisions cutting 4,000 full-time staff

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Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke indicated today that the department is looking at relocating more resources out West as part of a larger management reorganization.

SWEDEN: New law aims for zero net emissions by 2045

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Sweden has pledged to cut net carbon emissions to zero by 2045, making it the first country to seriously increase regulations since the 2015 Paris climate deal.

UTAH: State names new enviro agency director

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Utah's Department of Environmental Quality has named Erica Gaddis its new water quality director.

OREGON: State DOE official pleads guilty to taking bribes

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A former Oregon Department of Energy official pleaded guilty yesterday to accepting almost $300,000 in kickbacks connected with the sale of state energy tax credits.

FLORIDA: South Miami pushes off vote requiring solar panels

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South Miami commissioners yesterday voted unanimously to hold off on a measure to require new homes in the city to be installed with solar panels.

COLORADO: Latest effort to save state Energy Office rejected

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An attempt to save the Colorado Energy Office failed yesterday when Republican lawmakers shot down a funding request from Gov. John Hickenlooper (D).

WATER POLLUTION: Chemours vows to stop dumping chemical into N.C. river

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The Chemours Co. said it will immediately stop dumping an unregulated toxic chemical into North Carolina's Cape Fear River.

GREAT LAKES: Algae, invasive species infestations worsen

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The Great Lakes continue to be plagued by algal blooms and invasive species even as their overall status remains "fair," according to a new report co-written by U.S. EPA and the Canadian government.

AIR POLLUTION: Conn. governor blasts EPA's ozone delay

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Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy (D) is pressing U.S. EPA to rethink its recent decision to delay a key ozone air quality benchmark, warning that it will hurt both his state's economy and public health.

DOE: Oak Ridge lays off 13 employees

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory has laid off 13 employees in its Energy and Environmental Sciences Directorate, according to current and past employees.

PESTICIDES: IG report cites flaws in EPA herbicide resistance efforts

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U.S. EPA's efforts to combat herbicide resistance in weeds are hampered by poor communication between the agency and stakeholders, the agency's watchdog office said.
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