Data flaws could present an even bigger threat to the Paris climate agreement than President Trump's intended withdrawal, researchers say.
PARIS AGREEMENT: Questionable greenhouse gas data threaten success
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AIR POLLUTION: Utilities cite EPA sluggishness, seek delay in CSAPR filings
A slow-moving raft of legal challenges to U.S. EPA's Cross-State Air Pollution Rule update would be delayed another four months under a motion filed yesterday with a federal appeals court by a host of power producers and trade groups.
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DRINKING WATER: Appeals court revives Calif. chemical contamination lawsuit
A federal appeals court yesterday breathed new life into a Southern California city's bid to use an expert witness to show that a chemical manufacturer contaminated its groundwater.
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ENDANGERED SPECIES: Court rejects trappers' appeal of lynx settlement
A federal court has tossed out Montana trappers' appeal of a settlement agreement protecting threatened Canada lynx from being inadvertently trapped by hunters.
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PROPERTY RIGHTS: Appeals court won't rehear hot-button Utah prairie dog case
A federal court will not reconsider its decision earlier this year to restore a federal prohibition on harming the Utah prairie dog on private property.
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ARCTIC: Marine atlas to show human, wildlife overlap
A new detailed atlas shows how human activities cross paths with the natural world in Alaska's Arctic waters.
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FISHERIES: Canadians eat 5 tons of GMO salmon — report
Labeling complications have blocked genetically modified salmon from U.S. markets, but Canadians have already consumed 5 tons of hormone-filled fillets, according to a report released last week by AquaBounty Technologies Inc.
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ENDANGERED SPECIES: Sea lions push trout to brink of extinction
California sea lions are eating their way through the steelhead trout population in Oregon's Willamette Falls.
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AGRICULTURE: Group pushes milkweed on farmers in bid to save butterfly
An environmental group is trying a new tactic in its quest to save the monarch butterfly: the profit motive.
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ENERGY POLICY: DOE, FERC officials take their posts
Two of President Trump's energy nominees took their oaths of office this morning, but numerous vacancies continue to hamper the administration's work.
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CAMPAIGN 2018: Outsider to oppose Gianforte in Mont. race
A Montana attorney and business owner announced yesterday that he will run for Rep. Greg Gianforte's (R) seat next year.
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CAMPAIGN 2018: Heller gets Trump-touting, Yucca-supporting primary challenger
Nevada Republican Sen. Dean Heller, widely considered to be one of the GOP's most vulnerable incumbents in 2018, will now face a challenge from his own party.
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COAL: Dem bill would help communities hit by industry downturn
Colorado Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet has authored legislation that would provide tax breaks, job training and other government assistance in counties battered by the decline of the coal industry.
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CLIMATE: Senators urge scientists to study removing CO2 from oceans
Two Democratic senators are urging scientists to find a way to remove carbon dioxide from the oceans.
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ELECTRICITY: Power line pits Dominion against Va. politician
A power line proposal is sparking a battle between a Virginia utility and the state's most controversial GOP politician.
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LOBBYING: Ex-senator advocates for La.'s coast
Former Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) is looking to protect her home state's coast via her K Street work.
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COAL: W.Va. governor pitched Trump on subsidy before party switch
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice went to the White House a Democrat and came out a Republican.
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SAGE GROUSE: Wyo. GOP governor 'concerned' about Zinke plan revisions
Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead (R) says he is "concerned" that proposed changes to Obama-era greater sage grouse conservation plans may complicate efforts in his state to protect the bird and to offer regulatory certainty to energy developers.
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WIND: DOE study shows rapid growth, but trouble looms
Wind energy surged to provide 6 percent of U.S. electricity last year, but long-term growth is "uncertain" because of tax policy and natural gas prices, according to three reports released today by the Department of Energy.
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AUTOS: EPA to broaden review of tailpipe standards
U.S. EPA is set to announce that it will reconsider vehicle greenhouse gas emission standards for model years 2021 to 2025, a year earlier than previously anticipated, sources told E&E News.
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