An industry group that represents large domestic consumers of natural gas is calling on the Trump administration to halt exports while developing new criteria for shipments to nations that lack free-trade deals with the United States.
NATURAL GAS: Industry group wants DOE to hit pause on exports
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OREGON STANDOFF: FBI agent faces obstruction charges in LaVoy Finicum shooting
An FBI agent will face obstruction of justice charges for making false statements about firing at Robert "LaVoy" Finicum, one of the leaders of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupation last year.
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REGULATIONS: Group sues EPA over Trump adviser documents
The watchdog group American Oversight sued U.S. EPA in federal court yesterday, hoping to force the agency to release all communications with billionaire investor and White House regulatory adviser Carl Icahn.
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RENEWABLE ENERGY: Court backs Conn. bid to boost clean power
A federal court today upheld Connecticut's program to promote the use of renewable sources of electricity.
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OCEANS: Island emerges off Outer Banks
A new island has emerged off North Carolina's Outer Banks beyond the tip of Cape Point.
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FISHERIES: Md. ends crab season early, citing population losses
Maryland will end the commercial crabbing season in the Chesapeake Bay 10 days early and impose late-season bushel limits in response to blue crab population losses, the state Department of Natural Resources said yesterday.
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SALMON: Dams, pipelines threaten tribal traditions
Chinook salmon are disappearing after years of drought, threatening ancient ways of life for tribes along California's Klamath River.
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MARINE MAMMALS: Endangered right whale deaths stump scientists
Six North American right whales have washed up dead in recent weeks in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada, alarming conservationists.
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NATIONAL MONUMENTS: Some in Calif. support Interior's public lands review
California lawmakers have emerged as staunch opponents of President Trump's proposal to eliminate or downsize national monuments across the country, but some local leaders near Giant Sequoia National Monument are taking a different approach.
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PUBLIC LANDS: Western governors call for revamping Forest Service
WHITEFISH, Mont. — Pointing to "significant dissatisfaction" with the management of national forests, the Western Governors' Association yesterday approved a resolution that calls in part for overhauling the Forest Service.
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BORDER WALL: Solar panels possible on U.S.-Mexico barrier, official says
President Trump surprised many stakeholders this month when he suggested solar panels could be mounted on his proposed U.S.-Mexico border wall. Solar power, he said, could cover the expected multibillion-dollar cost of the wall.
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EPA: Pruitt met with Dow CEO before rejecting pesticide ban
U.S. EPA chief Scott Pruitt met privately with the CEO of Dow Chemical Co. just before reversing the agency's ban on a pesticide that studies show can harm children's brains.
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CLEAN POWER PLAN: White House meets with greens, unions on rollback
The White House has begun meetings to discuss pulling back on U.S. EPA's Clean Power Plan.
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HOUSE: McCarthy mad as cap and trade keeps new member in Calif.
U.S. Rep.-elect Jimmy Gomez has not been sworn in since his special election win 21 days ago.
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APPROPRIATIONS: House subcommittee rejects most of Trump's USDA cuts
A $20 billion spending plan for agriculture programs cleared its first hurdle in the House today, with lawmakers rejecting most — but not all — of the Trump administration's moves to sharply cut farm and rural programs.
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ENERGY POLICY: House panel approves Yucca, EPA bills
The House Energy and Commerce Committee today advanced a number of high-profile energy bills, including language to advance the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste site in Nevada that's emerging as a key priority for the Trump administration.
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WHITE HOUSE: Trump vows to help tribes 'unleash' energy reserves
President Trump kicked off a meeting with four governors and other state and tribal leaders today by vowing to unlock "vast treasures of energy reserves."
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DOE: Appropriators agree to cut renewables, efficiency, ARPA-E
A House appropriations subcommittee advanced a $37.5 billion energy and water bill that would slash funding for renewable and efficiency programs and eliminate the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy.
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POLITICS: Voters want Trump to protect land, keep monuments — poll
Sportsmen and women say the Trump administration needs to protect public lands, maintain the "number and size" of national monuments, and support efforts to save the greater sage grouse, according to a wide-ranging poll released today that was conducted by a GOP polling firm.
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CLEAN WATER RULE: Big legal question: Is Trump's WOTUS repeal 'reasoned'?
The Trump administration's 42-page proposal for repealing former President Obama's Clean Water Rule largely builds its case on a 2009 split decision by the Supreme Court on federal regulation of swear words on television.
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