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WILD HORSES: Exploding population risks starvation — Interior official

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Federally protected wild horses in 10 Western states pose a threat to rangelands, state and federal officials said at a conference yesterday.

NATIONAL PARKS: Missing teen found after 11 days without food

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A missing teenager who spent 11 days without food in Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains National Park has been found, the National Park Service said yesterday.

CHESAPEAKE BAY: EPA cuts funding for Bay Journal

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U.S. EPA has slashed funding for the Bay Journal, a publication that covers Chesapeake Bay environmental issues.

CAMPAIGN 2018: GOP group sends mariachi band to Donnelly event

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The National Republican Senatorial Committee on Monday sent a mariachi band to play outside a campaign event for Sen. Joe Donnelly, amid allegations that the Indiana Democrat outsourced his former company's labor to Mexico.

FISHERIES: Changes to landmark law debated at Alaska hearing

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Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) brought the Senate debate on national fisheries management issues to Soldotna, Alaska, yesterday with a field hearing focused on potential modifications to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.

LOBBYING: Trump ally signs with Russian pipeline

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Former Rep. John Sweeney (R-N.Y.) has a new client: a Russian-owned pipeline company that is contending with U.S. sanctions.

EPA: Data reveal 'evaporation of criminal enforcement'

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The number of U.S. EPA cops on the beat has declined dramatically over the last dozen years, according to data released today by a watchdog group.

FOREST SERVICE: New chief a 'stubborn gentleman' who listens to his rivals

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When Tony Tooke became regional forester for 13 Southern states in 2015, he made a promise that's shaped his reputation at the Forest Service: He wanted to meet soon with every state forester in the region.

CLEAN WATER RULE: Old foes find common ground as fight reaches high court

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On one side of a major environmental judicial review battle playing out in the Supreme Court, four national green groups are siding with industry and state foes of a major regulation.

GRID: 'If it's a plan to save coal, it's not a very good one'

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A "schizophrenic" attempt to rescue the coal industry. A level-headed assessment. A "nothing burger."

NATIONAL MONUMENTS: Zinke pushes to shrink 'handful' of sites, no eliminations

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Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke today recommended that President Trump redraw the boundaries of a "handful" of national monuments but will not call for the elimination of any sites, he told the Associated Press.

KENYA: Making or using plastic bags risks prison time under new law

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Anyone using, selling or producing plastic bags in Kenya could now face a $40,000 fine or four years in prison, as the world's most stringent law targeting plastic waste comes into effect today.

ARIZONA: Politician who challenged Flake dies at 46

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An Arizona politician who ran against Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) for a U.S. Senate seat in 2012 died at age 46 on Saturday.

IDAHO: 5 counties to receive FEMA assistance after floods, mudslides

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Five Idaho counties will get federal disaster assistance after floods and mudslides that happened from May 6 to June 16.

EPA: Medical leave bank open to fraud — IG

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U.S. EPA's internal watchdog today issued a stinging report on the agency's program to help its employees with medical leave.

EPA: Public affairs chief drops 'acting' from title

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U.S. EPA's top spokeswoman under the Trump administration has permanently taken on her position at the agency.

NUCLEAR: Grid study sends subtle message to NRC

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The long-awaited study of the electric grid released last week by the Department of Energy recommends courses of action for federal agencies, utilities and states, pointing heavily at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. But it also tosses a brief recommendation to another federal regulator — the Nuclear Regulatory Commission — which experts say is a significant signal about what the administration is hoping for from the independent agency.

COAL: Killed W.Va. miner was brother of Sago mine victim

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A coal miner who died Friday was the brother of another miner who was killed in the 2006 Sago mine disaster.

OIL AND GAS: White House exempts Citgo from Venezuela sanctions

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The White House has exempted Citgo Petroleum Corp. from the latest round of sanctions against Venezuela's oil sector.

NUCLEAR: After pulling plug on V.C. Summer, utility chief to retire

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Lonnie Carter, CEO and president of Santee Cooper, announced his retirement Friday.
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