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COAL: Murray's 'favorite hobby' is suing media — ACLU on Oliver spat

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The American Civil Liberties Union ripped into Murray Energy Corp. CEO Robert Murray in defense of HBO comedian John Oliver.

WEATHER: Pacific Northwest scorches in record heat wave

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A scorching heat wave is set to engulf the Pacific Northwest, spelling danger for Seattle residents without air conditioning.

POLLINATORS: Honeybee populations rise, but problems remain

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U.S. honeybee populations are on the rise, and the species appears to be bouncing back from a disease that has concerned scientists and farmers for decades, according to a report released yesterday by the Department of Agriculture.

FISHERIES: Commission votes down lobster catch restrictions

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An interstate panel yesterday voted down a plan to preserve the declining southern New England lobster population with new fishing restrictions.

COAL: Wyo. council rejects mine permit

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The Wyoming Environmental Quality Council yesterday rejected a permit for the state's potential first major new coal mine in decades, saying more public outreach is needed.

NEVADA STANDOFF: Juror to remain despite receiving death sentence message

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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Despite getting a text message demanding that she "pass [a] death sentence" against four men who participated in the 2014 armed standoff between ranchers and federal agents near Bunkerville, Nev., a juror does not need to be dismissed from the case, U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro determined yesterday.

OCEANS: Senate panel OKs seafood marketing, research bills

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A Senate panel today approved a bill that would create an advisory committee aimed at boosting seafood marketing and research.

NOMINATIONS: Senate panel advances contentious DOT pick

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A divided Senate panel today approved Steven Bradbury's nomination to be general counsel for the Department of Transportation, but Democrats united in opposition, citing his work in the George W. Bush administration in writing legal memos that authorized "enhanced interrogation techniques" in the fight against terrorism.

WHITE HOUSE: Trump signs 'seriously flawed' Russia sanctions bill

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President Trump today signed legislation imposing sanctions on Iran, North Korea and Russia — including energy interests — while taking shots at Congress and the bill itself in separate statements.

INTERIOR: Enviros put spotlight on 'revolving door'

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An environmental advocacy group with roots in Montana and Colorado is trying to make it easier to monitor Interior Department staffing, as seen through a distinctly critical lens.

WHITE HOUSE: Perry isn't in the running for DHS — official

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The Trump White House is not considering Energy Secretary Rick Perry to replace John Kelly as head of the Department of Homeland Security, according to an administration official.

REGULATIONS: White House abandoned 131 Obama-era rules — report

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The Trump administration abandoned 131 Obama-era rules in its spring 2017 regulatory agenda, according to a new analysis by the Center for Progressive Reform.

FEDERAL AGENCIES: Trump's OPM nominee withdraws

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George Nesterczuk, President Trump's nominee to lead the Office of Personnel Management, has withdrawn his name from consideration.

INTERIOR: Zinke meets with sportsmen as some ask 'what happened' to him

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Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke met today with sporting groups in a closed-door meeting in Washington, even as a national sportsmen's organization launched an ad campaign in Zinke's home state of Montana questioning his ongoing review of national monuments and his overall commitment to public lands.

AIR POLLUTION: Court lets states intervene in ozone fight in setback for EPA

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Dealing a blow to the Trump administration and business groups, a federal appeals court will allow California and a half-dozen other states to intervene in litigation to defend U.S. EPA's 2015 ground-level ozone standard.

JAPAN: Farmers try to shoo away farm pests with robotic wolf

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Farmers in Kisarazu, Japan, are testing out a robotic wolf intended to scare away crop-damaging wildlife.

GERMANY: Companies take on Tesla with battery plant

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A consortium of German companies is taking on Tesla Inc. in the race to build lithium-ion battery gigafactories across the globe.

MONTANA: Paws give it away: Mountain lion turns out to be house cat

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A report of a possible mountain lion sighting in a Montana neighborhood turned out to be a type of house cat, according to officials.

NEW YORK: Officials crush nearly 2 tons of seized ivory

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New York environmental officials this morning crushed nearly 2 tons of seized ivory in Central Park.

MONTANA: DOL gives state $4.6M to retrain coal workers

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The federal government has given Montana $4.6 million to retrain former coal workers for other industries.
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