Environmental lawyer Rob Verchick isn't optimistic about the state of global efforts to slash carbon emissions, but he still has hope.
Q&A: Ex-Obama EPA official on Scott Pruitt, Huck Finn, blues harp
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SUPREME COURT: Calif. agencies seek review of landmark groundwater ruling
Two California water agencies have asked the Supreme Court to overturn a landmark ruling that found a Native American tribe has a legal right to groundwater.
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HAZARDOUS WASTE: Court rejects Obama EPA's bid to stop 'sham-recycling'
A federal court today vacated part of an Obama-era U.S. EPA rule for halting "sham-recycling" of hazardous materials.
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WHITE HOUSE: Meet Trump's G-20 'Sherpa'
As President Trump faces other leaders at the Group of 20 summit in Germany this week, his new "Sherpa" will do the heavy dealmaking behind the scenes on everything from trade to climate and energy.
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CLEAN WATER RULE: Trump analysis slashes WOTUS's economic benefits
U.S. EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers are disputing their own economic analysis of the 2015 Clean Water Rule, now saying most benefits they previously ascribed to the Obama-era regulation can no longer be quantified.
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CHINA: Government renews commitment to shift from coal to gas
The Chinese government last week renewed its commitment to move from coal to cleaner-burning natural gas in its power plants in an ambitious effort to revive a "golden age" for the petroleum product.
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FRANCE: Up to 17 nuclear reactors to close by 2025
France may close up to 17 nuclear reactors by 2025, according to Environment Minister Nicolas Hulot.
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MISSOURI: Another state bans controversial weedkiller
Missouri has banned the use and sale of the weedkiller dicamba after a rise in complaints that the chemical is drifting from treated fields into neighboring ones, causing crop damage.
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CALIFORNIA: People suffer, cattle die in record-breaking heat
A record-breaking heat wave scorched Southern California over the weekend.
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MARYLAND: Gov. Hogan opposes offshore seismic tests
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said he is opposed to expanded offshore drilling operations amid efforts by the Trump administration to conduct seismic testing to search for offshore energy reserves.
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DRINKING WATER: Cities mull selling municipal systems to solve financial woes
Cities with shrinking populations and chronic budget deficits are wondering whether to sell their public water systems to for-profit corporations.
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WESTERN WATER: Natural Columbia River flow would pay off — tribes
Letting the Columbia River flow more naturally would financially benefit the Pacific Northwest region, according to area tribes.
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AIR POLLUTION: Texas pushes back against allegations of lax enforcement
Texas regulators are broadly disputing allegations of lax enforcement leveled in a Friday report by two environmental groups.
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EPA: IG faults audit trail for pesticide-review fund
The U.S. EPA fund that covers pesticide-registration reviews couldn't be adequately tracked by auditors examining financial statements for fiscal 2015, the agency's inspector general said today.
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CLEAN POWER PLAN: Enviros push back on rollback in White House meetings
Green groups continue to head to the White House as the Trump administration readies its rollback of U.S. EPA's Clean Power Plan.
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NOMINATIONS: D.C. Circuit judge plans to step down, prompting Trump pick
President Trump may soon have an opportunity to shape Washington's second-most powerful court with the expected retirement of Judge Janice Rogers Brown.
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NEVADA STANDOFF: Feds to offer new evidence as retrial begins
Federal prosecutors this week will begin their second attempt to jail participants in the 2014 armed standoff between ranchers and federal agents near Bunkerville, Nev., after the first trial ended in April with the jury deadlocked over charges against four defendants.
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MARINE MAMMALS: Newborn beluga whale dies at SeaWorld
A newborn beluga whale died Friday at SeaWorld in Orlando, Fla.
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NATIONAL PARKS: D.C. fountains struggle to keep flowing
Almost half of the National Park Service's water features in Washington are in need of repair, and keeping the fountains running each summer is a challenge.
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WILDFIRES: Calif. blazes force evacuations, threaten infrastructure
Wildfires in California forced nearly 8,000 people to evacuate yesterday, as flames consumed homes and threatened infrastructure across the state.
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